{"title":"A mixture of bis(tetrazole)methane and ammonium dinitramide as a gas generator: synthesis, characterization, thermal behavior and kinetic study","authors":"Mohammad Eghdamtalab, Seyed Ghorban Hosseini, Shahram Ghanbari Pakdehi, Saeed Tavangar, Keivan Malekei","doi":"10.1007/s11144-026-03170-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11144-026-03170-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Bis(tetrazole)methane (H<sub>2</sub>BTM), an eco-friendly nitrogen-rich compound, is insensitive to impact, friction, and static electricity, making it suitable for use as a solid fuel in gas-generating compositions for automotive airbag systems. In this study, firstly a novel complex, diammine-(5,5'-methylenebis(tetrazolato))zinc(II), Zn(BTM)(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, was synthesized and characterized; subsequently, H<sub>2</sub>BTM via a one-pot process was obtained from synthesized complex as a novel precursor. Finally, the thermal behavior of mixture containing H<sub>2</sub>BTM as a solid fuel and ammonium dinitramide (ADN) was investigated. For the characterization of the investigated compounds, PXRD, DSC/TGA, bomb calorimetry, ICP‒AES, CHN and FT-IR techniques were employed. The combustion reaction between the fuel and the oxidizer is a relatively complete reaction, accompanied by approximately 95% mass loss of the total mixture due to gas generation. The Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose (KAS) and Ozawa–Flynn–Wall (OFW) methods indicate an increase of 28.8 kJ mol⁻<sup>1</sup> in the activation energy of the mixture compared to pure ammonium dinitramide (ADN). Meanwhile, the decomposition reaction rate of the mixture is 2.6 times higher than that of either the pure fuel or the pure oxidizer. These results confirm that H<sub>2</sub>BTM can be considered as new component in the chemical gas generating system.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":750,"journal":{"name":"Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis","volume":"139 5","pages":"4241 - 4256"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149098343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Catalytic performance of sulfated SiO2, ZrO2, and TiO2 in the treatment of free fatty acids from waste cooking oil and coconut oil","authors":"Remi Ayu Pratika, Zahrotun Nafisah, Dwi Hermayantiningsih, Septaria Yolan Kalalinggi, Muhammad Irmawan, Ysrafil Ysrafil, Karna Wijaya","doi":"10.1007/s11144-026-03181-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11144-026-03181-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The synthesis of acid catalysts such as SiO<sub>2</sub>, ZrO<sub>2</sub>, and TiO<sub>2</sub> through the sulfation process to diminish the free fatty acid content in waste cooking oil and coconut oil has been conducted. Catalyst characterization was performed to examine the effect of the sulfation process at 1, 2, and 3 M on SiO<sub>2</sub>, ZrO<sub>2</sub>, and TiO<sub>2</sub> materials. The catalyst acidity test indicates a relationship with the intensity of the generated sulfate groups. The SO<sub>4</sub>/SiO<sub>2</sub> 2 M, SO<sub>4</sub>/ZrO<sub>2</sub> 2, and SO<sub>4</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> 3 M catalysts exhibited optimal acidity values of 4.2, 7.65, and 4.98 mmol NH<sub>3</sub>/g. They demonstrated the highest peak intensity of the sulfate group in the FTIR spectra and a decrease in the FFA content for each variable. Waste cooking oil and coconut oil with initial FFA 4.21% and 3.54% show an optimum decrease in FFA level with the use of SO<sub>4</sub>/SiO<sub>2</sub> 2 M catalyst (0.79% and 0.92%). Whereas, the SO<sub>4</sub>/ZrO<sub>2</sub> 2 M catalyst only decreases the FFA content by 0.98% and 1.22%; and SO<sub>4</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> 3 M catalysts decrease it by 1.02% and 1.77%. SO<sub>4</sub>/SiO<sub>2</sub> 2 M catalysts exhibit high catalytic activity in the esterification reaction due to the high surface area and acidity value characteristic. The reusability study of the SO<sub>4</sub>/SiO<sub>2</sub> 2, SO<sub>4</sub>/ZrO<sub>2</sub> 2, and SO<sub>4</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> 3 M catalysts with 4th reuse showed a progressive decrease in catalyst activity with repeated uses. SO<sub>4</sub>/SiO<sub>2</sub> 2 M exhibited the highest catalytic activity in the reusability test among the sulfated metal oxide catalysts. Catalyst stability of all catalysts with the 2nd reuse still produces oil that require FFA standard (≤ 2%), while at the 3rd and 4th cycles it does not. The FTIR spectra of esterified coconut oil show the presence of high -OCH<sub>3</sub> bonds as the ester groups, confirming that esterification of coconut oil with SO<sub>4</sub>/SiO<sub>2</sub> 2 M catalyst produces strong ester carbonyl absorption compared to the waste cooking oil.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":750,"journal":{"name":"Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis","volume":"139 5","pages":"4333 - 4357"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149098342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paula A. Pinto, João Matias, Albino A. Dias, Rui M. F. Bezerra
{"title":"Conditions that can lead to biased kinetic parameters in reactions with enzymes simultaneously inhibited by reaction product and another inhibitor","authors":"Paula A. Pinto, João Matias, Albino A. Dias, Rui M. F. Bezerra","doi":"10.1007/s11144-026-03171-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11144-026-03171-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In reactions where the enzyme is inhibited by the product, using the classical method based on initial rates to determine kinetic parameters may give rise to biased values. In fact, under certain conditions, failure to include the effect of product inhibition may generate errors of such magnitude that estimated parameters may not deserve any credit. In this work, three substrate depletion thresholds were used to obtain initial rates in reactions inhibited by the product and by a second different inhibitor. Kinetic parameters were determined by Michaelis–Menten rate equation using initial rates obtained from the slopes of theoretical curves product <i>versus</i> time simulated by MATLAB (in silico data). Errors in estimated parameters, including those of second inhibitor (K<sub>ic2</sub> and K<sub>iu2</sub>), were quantified for each of the three substrate thresholds. As expected, in the absence of reaction product inhibition, i.e., when its inhibition constant tends towards infinity, minimal errors are observed in remaining estimated parameters. However, depending on the magnitude of product inhibition, percentage error in estimated parameter values can exceed 100%, being influenced by the parameter type (K<sub>ic2</sub> and K<sub>iu2</sub> are the most biased) and also by the substrate depletion threshold for determining initial rates (greater bias when substrate depletion exceeds 1%). In this work, we prove that when product inhibition occurs, the kinetic constants determined from the initial rates are generally subject to errors and, therefore, this is not a reliable method. Thus, in order to avoid determining potentially biased kinetic parameters values, we suggest an alternative methodology.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":750,"journal":{"name":"Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis","volume":"139 5","pages":"4223 - 4239"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11144-026-03171-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149098591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kai Wu, Jun Yuan, Wei-Qiang Wang, Yuan-Bo Zheng, Su-Ning Mei, Hao Lu, Yu-Hao Qiao, Dong Xie, Pan-Pan Zhou, Qinwei Yu
{"title":"Theoretical investigation of the synthesis mechanism of dinitraminic acid (HDN) through ammonium amidosulfonate nitration in H2SO4/HNO3 mixed solvent","authors":"Kai Wu, Jun Yuan, Wei-Qiang Wang, Yuan-Bo Zheng, Su-Ning Mei, Hao Lu, Yu-Hao Qiao, Dong Xie, Pan-Pan Zhou, Qinwei Yu","doi":"10.1007/s11144-026-03143-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11144-026-03143-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Density functional theory (DFT) was employed to systematically investigate the stepwise nitration mechanism of ammonium amidosulfonate (NH<sub>4</sub>SO<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>2</sub>) with the NO<sub>2</sub>⁺ ion in a mixed H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>/HNO<sub>3</sub> solvent environment in synthesising dinitraminic acid (<b>HDN</b>). Within the temperature range from 253.15 to 293.15 K at 0.1 MPa, the thermodynamic and kinetic parameters along the reaction pathway were obtained. The results reveals that the reaction follows a two-step electrophilic nitration mechanism, that is, the reaction initiates with the formation of a complex between NH<sub>4</sub>SO<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>2</sub> and NO<sub>2</sub>⁺ (or NO<sub>2</sub>HSO<sub>4</sub>), which then undergoes the first nitration event via a rate-determining transition state to generate the key intermediate H<sub>2</sub>N–NO<sub>2</sub>. Subsequently, this intermediate reacts with NO<sub>2</sub>HSO<sub>4</sub> through a second transition state to yield the final product <b>HDN</b>. As the temperature increases from 253.15 to 293.15 K at 0.1 MPa, the thermodynamic and kinetic profiles of the reactions are altered. This work elaborates how temperature regulates the reaction pathway in a complex solvated system, thereby establishing a theoretical foundation for the efficient and controllable synthesis of <b>HDN</b>. And it will provide valuable insights into the actual nitration process and promote the practical application of <b>HDN</b>-based energetic materials.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":750,"journal":{"name":"Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis","volume":"139 4","pages":"3575 - 3587"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148613402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lumped kinetic study of non-isothermal decomposition of urea using combined model-free and Coats-Redfern methods","authors":"Mehdi Shiva, Hadi Nasiri, Morteza Golmohammadi","doi":"10.1007/s11144-026-03151-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11144-026-03151-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Kinetic modeling of urea decomposition under very high heating rates is essential for a wide range of applications. In this work, a lumped kinetic analysis of the decomposition process is presented. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was employed to measure the mass loss of urea at various heating rates. Based on TGA and XRD results, the decomposition pathway was classified into two principal stages: (i) pyrolysis of urea to biuret, followed by subsequent decomposition, and (ii) decomposition of cyanuric acid. For each stage, kinetic parameters were evaluated using Coats–Redfern (CR) integral approximations in conjunction with Flynn–Ozawa–Wall (FWO) and distributed activation energy model (DAEM) methods. The average activation energies derived from the FWO and DAEM approaches were 97.4 and 93.9 kJ/mol for the first stage, and 200.2 and 190.7 kJ/mol for the second stage. Utilizing these values, CR-based kinetic analysis indicated that the first stage follows a first order reaction model (<i>n</i> = 1), with an average activation energy of 94.9 kJ/mol, whereas the second stage is best described by a third order reaction model (<i>n</i> = 3), with an average activation energy of 196.9 kJ/mol.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":750,"journal":{"name":"Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis","volume":"139 5","pages":"4179 - 4195"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149098416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kumera Takele Yadeta, Mitiku Daba Firdi, Tamirat Temesgen Dufera
{"title":"Stability analysis and fractional hopf bifurcation in a three-dimensional fractional-order brusselator system","authors":"Kumera Takele Yadeta, Mitiku Daba Firdi, Tamirat Temesgen Dufera","doi":"10.1007/s11144-026-03160-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11144-026-03160-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study examines the dynamics of a three-dimensional fractional-order Brusselator system using the Caputo fractional derivative, which accounts for memory and hereditary effects absent in classical models. The equilibrium point is derived and linearized, and local stability is analyzed using Matignon’s criterion, highlighting the influence of the fractional order on the stability region. The emergence of oscillations is investigated via fractional-order Hopf bifurcation theory, and conditions for bifurcation are established. A Lyapunov-based approach is used to confirm global asymptotic stability under suitable conditions. Numerical simulations based on the <span>(L_1)</span> approximation method validate the theoretical results and illustrate the transition from stable equilibrium to oscillatory behavior. Overall, the results demonstrate that fractional-order modeling provides improved stability and richer dynamics, making it an effective framework for analyzing nonlinear chemical reaction systems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":750,"journal":{"name":"Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis","volume":"139 5","pages":"3977 - 4006"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149098415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Casuarina equisetifolia as a biosorbent for crystal violet removal from aqueous solutions: characterization and adsorption studies","authors":"Djihad Telhas, Ines Hamdi, Khadidja Bouzid, Hanane Rehali, Fedia Bekiri, Sihem Djebabra, Loubna Sadaoui","doi":"10.1007/s11144-026-03166-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11144-026-03166-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, raw <i>Casuarina equisetifolia</i> cones (RCE) were evaluated as a natural, low-cost biosorbent for the elimimation of crystal violet (CV) dye from aqueous solutions. Comprehensive physicochemical characterization was performed using ATR-FTIR, XRD, SEM–EDS, BET surface area, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA/DTG), confirming the lignocellulosic structure, irregular surface morphology, thermal stability, and presence of active functional groups. Batch adsorption experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of contact time, pH, adsorbent dosage, dye concentration, and ionic strength. The adsorption kinetics followed the pseudo-second order model. The Freundlich isotherm model provided the best description of equilibrium data, indicating multilayer adsorption on a heterogeneous surface. According to the Langmuir model, the maximum adsorption capacity obtained was 88.94 mg/g. Thermodynamic analysis revealed that the process is spontaneous (Δ<i>G°</i> < 0), endothermic (Δ<i>H°</i> > 0), and accompanied by increased randomness (Δ<i>S°</i> > 0) at the solid–liquid interface.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":750,"journal":{"name":"Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis","volume":"139 5","pages":"4099 - 4129"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149098038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modelling of drying kinetics of groundnuts in a convective cabinet tray dryer using physics-informed neural networks","authors":"Rajasekar Subramanyam, Meyyappan Narayanan, Harish Kumar Nagalapuram Nandagopal","doi":"10.1007/s11144-026-03169-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11144-026-03169-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The drying kinetics of groundnut samples were experimentally investigated using a convective cabinet tray dryer under controlled operating conditions. Moisture ratio data obtained from experiments were used to develop drying kinetic models using physics-informed neural networks (PINNs), namely Standard PINN, Hybrid PINN, and Adaptive PINN architectures. In addition, six widely used thin-layer drying models were implemented for comparative evaluation against the PINN-based predictions. The drying rate was obtained directly from the predicted moisture ratio through automatic differentiation, thereby eliminating the need for separate experimental determination of rate of drying data. Among all evaluated approaches, the Adaptive PINN demonstrated superior predictive performance, achieving a coefficient of determination (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup>) of 0.991, with a root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.028 and a mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.022. Furthermore, the effective moisture diffusivity increased with drying temperature, ranging from 2.14 × 10⁻<sup>10</sup> to 3.64 × 10⁻<sup>10</sup> m<sup>2</sup> s⁻<sup>1</sup> across the investigated air velocities. The activation energy for moisture diffusion ranged from 11.01 to 11.73 kJ mol⁻<sup>1</sup>, indicating a moderate energy requirement for the drying process. The results demonstrate that physics-informed neural network (PINN) modeling, particularly the Adaptive PINN framework, provides an accurate and physically consistent approach for representing groundnut drying kinetics. The proposed methodology enables reliable prediction of drying behavior and offers a useful framework for drying process analysis and optimization.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":750,"journal":{"name":"Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis","volume":"139 5","pages":"4197 - 4222"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149098037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Issaad Ibrahim, Amin Naifar, Chaima Bouraoui, Yosra Ben Torkia, Mohamed Bouzid, Hasna Tiss, Abdelmottaleb Ben Lamine
{"title":"Analyzing phenol adsorption behavior on natural sorbents using kinetics and probabilistic physics: clay, pomegranate and Vicia faba","authors":"Issaad Ibrahim, Amin Naifar, Chaima Bouraoui, Yosra Ben Torkia, Mohamed Bouzid, Hasna Tiss, Abdelmottaleb Ben Lamine","doi":"10.1007/s11144-026-03167-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11144-026-03167-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this current research, we investigate the phenol adhesion to three natural sorbents (Clay, Pomegranate Peel, and Vicia faba) employing two numerical schemes (Probabilistic formalism and Kinetics) to describe the recorded isotherms corresponding to the selected adsorbents. For Vicia faba, the Hill model exhibited the best fit, while for Pomegranate Peel, the multilayer saturation model performed best. For Clay, the single-layer model with two energy levels achieved the highest agreement. Several key statistical physics parameters were extracted to probe accumulation kinetics. At very low concentrations, adsorption half-times (<i>τ</i><sub>1/2</sub>) were moderate for Vicia faba and Pomegranate Peel (~ 90 to 120 s), whereas Clay exhibited larger fluctuations exceeding 300 s. Our achieved calculation has pointed to van der Waals interactions dominative in adhesion energy values (Δ<i>E</i> ~ 32 kJ mol<sup>−1</sup>). From a structural viewpoint, the filling rate for Vicia faba (<i>δ</i> = 0.7687) suggests fewer than one phenol molecule per site. In contrast, Clay exhibits dual-layer adhesion (<i>δ</i><sub>1</sub> = 3.5004, <i>δ</i><sub>2</sub> = 1.6703), indicating multiple entities per cavity. Pomegranate Peel also supports multi-molecular retention, with a single-layer δ = 1.9166.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":750,"journal":{"name":"Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis","volume":"139 5","pages":"4155 - 4178"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149098017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Salma Bikerchalen, Lhoussain Mllaoiy, Amal Chtouki, Bahcine Bakiz, Sylvie Villain, Aziz Taoufyq, Frédéric Guinneton, Jean Raymond Gavarri, Abdeljalil Benlhachemi
{"title":"Purification and comprehensive characterization of montmorillonite-rich bentonite for aqueous dye depollution via adsorption and photocatalysis","authors":"Salma Bikerchalen, Lhoussain Mllaoiy, Amal Chtouki, Bahcine Bakiz, Sylvie Villain, Aziz Taoufyq, Frédéric Guinneton, Jean Raymond Gavarri, Abdeljalil Benlhachemi","doi":"10.1007/s11144-026-03162-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11144-026-03162-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study presents a sustainable and cost-effective strategy for the valorization of natural bentonite sourced from Jbel Terbia deposit in northeastern Morocco through an optimized physical purification protocol designed to isolate high-purity sodium-montmorillonite for environmental remediation applications. The purification process, based on sedimentation and centrifugation, effectively removed non-clay impurities such as quartz and feldspar, yielding a structurally well-ordered lamellar material with an expanded basal spacing (d<sub>001</sub>) of 14.0 Å. Comprehensive characterization by XRD, FTIR, SEM–EDS, BET, and UV–Vis DRS confirmed the successful enrichment of the montmorillonite phase, preservation of structural hydroxyl groups, flaky morphology, and a predominant Si/Al/Mg/Na composition. The purified bentonite exhibited a high specific surface area of 87.93 m<sup>2</sup>/g and a mesoporous volume of 0.127 cm<sup>3</sup>/g, highlighting its strong adsorption potential. Optical analysis revealed a wide band gap of 3.86 eV, confirming its photochemical inertness under visible light and suitability as a stable support matrix for photocatalytic systems. Application tests using rhodamine B as a model pollutant demonstrated significant dye removal efficiency, achieving 54% adsorption under dark conditions after 240 min, while visible light irradiation enhanced removal to 71% within only 30 min through a synergistic adsorption-photosensitization mechanism. These findings demonstrate that purified Jbel Terbia bentonite is an eco-friendly, high-performance material with dual functionality as an efficient adsorbent and an ideal support for advanced clay-based photocatalytic composites, offering strong potential for integrated wastewater treatment technologies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":750,"journal":{"name":"Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis","volume":"139 5","pages":"3955 - 3975"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149099182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}