“Since, the main cation in an exchangeable position in MONT is calcium, and in …-MONT both calcium and copper, the fact that ion exchange of inorganic cations in MONT … copper increases adsorption of AFB1 suggests that additional interactions between AFB1 and copper ions in Cu-MONT caused greater adsorption.”
“The results of XRPD and SEM/EDS analyses of Cu-MONT suggested partial ion exchange of native inorganic cations in MONT with copper occurred.”