Development of Silver Ion Doped Antibacterial Clays and Investigation of Their Antibacterial Activity

Table 5

EDX analysis results of the physically treated clays after 30 days of exposure to water media.

Carrier	O	Si	Al	Mg	Others (i.e., Ag^*, Fe, Na, and Ca)
	(wt%)	(wt%)	(wt%)	(wt%)	(wt%)
Kaolinite	57.22	18.83	20.17	0.19	3.78
Clinoptilolite	59	16.08	18.90	0.17	6.08
Sepiolite	59.36	15.78	0.94	15.95	7.98

Detailed analysis results are tabulated in Table 4.