journal article·2025-09

Enhancing soil organic carbon fixation with modified bentonite composites

Bing Liu, Yuwen Shen, Deshui Tan, Bohan Cheng, Haitao Lin, Rui Xue, Zongxin Li, Qiang Yao, Shuying Jiao

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Modified bentonite composites (Fe-CTAB modified bentonite) were synthesized by intercalating cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) into the interlayer spaces of raw bentonite, followed by the embedding of iron oxide. The structural and physicochemical characteristics of the modified bentonite were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and zeta potential measurements. Our findings indicated that the modified bentonite exhibited a larger interlayer distance due to the introduction of CTAB, and the surface charge transitioned from negative to positive. The adsorption capacity of the Fe-CTAB modified bentonite for fulvic acid (FA) in an aqueous solution reached 368.4 mg/g, which was an increase of 2150 % compared to raw bentonite. In soil incubation experiments, the soil organic carbon content exhibited a 32.2 % decline in the FA treatment relative to the Fe-CTAB modified bentonite with FA treatment. The higher soil organic carbon sequestration in the treatment combining FA with Fe-CTAB modified bentonite led to increased biomass of crops.
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OpenAlex topics: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics · Clay minerals and soil interactions · Soil and Unsaturated Flow

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