Adsorption performance and mechanism of mycotoxin on montmorillonite modified by organosilicon grafting

Abstract A series of modified montmorillonites were prepared by acid modification method prior to the organosilicon grafting. Aflatoxin B1, zearalenone and deoxynivalenol (DON) were selected to evaluated the mycotoxin adsorption performance of modified montmorrillonites. The experimental results suggest that under acidic conditions, the higher the charge density in the covalent orbital of the active group, the stronger the interaction between it and the DON molecule, and the better the corresponding modified montmorillonite adsorbs DON. Silicified montmorillonite with active groups of cyano group and methacryloyloxy group has the best adsorption performance for DON, and the adsorption degree are 51.6% and 39.0%, respectively. However, under alkaline terms, due to the hydrolysis of active groups, the adsorption degree of montmorillonite on DON dropped steeply.