New insights into alkylammonium-functionalized clinoptilolite and Na-P1 zeolite: Structural and textural features

- With increasing carbon chain length in the surfactant the molecules adopt a more disorder structure.
- FTIR could be used for the determination of modification efficiency in organo-zeolites.
- The salt detachment begins through ammonium head-group decomposition.
- Modification process reduces the specific surface area and porosity of the material.
- With an increasing carbon chain length the textural parameters decrease.