Constituent
Name
Adsorbed - Interlayer H2O
Family
adsorbed
Class
hydrogen bonded molecular liquid
Compound type
physically adsorbed phase
Comments
sample analysis: H2O = 14.6% total mass loss after 15h at 300°C: Physically adsorbed + interlayer molecular phases on the Montmorillonite. No change in H2O adsorption expected after sample cooled at 263 K in a cold room with low humidity
Constituent abundance in material
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
sorbed phase
Adsorbat name
Na-Montmorillonite
Mass fraction
0.181 $\pm$ 0.01 g/g adsorbat
Chemical composition
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Mass fraction State Relevance Comments
$H_2O$ Water molecule 1.0 1.0 physically adsorbed main physically adsorbed: surface and interlayer
Chemical functions
  Function Number Relevance
$R-OH$ 2 main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
$-O-H$ 2 main
Phase type
adsorbed+interlayer