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Preparation of Maya Blue analogues using natural zeolites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

S. Kowalak  and
A. Zywert
S. Kowalak*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Chemistry, A. Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Chemistry, Grunwaldzka 6, 60-780 Poznań, Poland
A. Zywert
Affiliation:
Faculty of Chemistry, A. Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Chemistry, Grunwaldzka 6, 60-780 Poznań, Poland
*
*E-mail: skowalak@amu.edu.pl
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Abstract

Pigments similar to the famous Maya Blue were prepared by entrapment of indigo inside the channels of natural zeolites such as clinoptilolite and mordenite. The zeolites were mixed and ground with indigo and then heated at 150°C. Surplus (unbound) dye was removed by solvent extraction or by vacuum sublimation. As is the case when synthetic zeolites are used as matrices, the colouration of the resulting pigments could be modified by the previous cation exchange of the zeolite.

Keywords

pigmentsMaya Blueindigozeolite matricesnatural zeolitescation modificationUV-vis spectra

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Research Article
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Clay Minerals , Volume 46 , Issue 2 , June 2011 , pp. 197 - 204
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2011

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