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

Table 6

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

Carrier	O	Si	Al	Mg	Others (i.e., Ag^*, Fe, Na, Ca, and P)
	(wt%)	(wt%)	(wt%)	(wt%)	(wt%)
Kaolinite	60.90	16.30	16.18	0.14	6.48
Clinoptilolite	55.11	16.53	22.01	0.11	6.24
Sepiolite	55.38	22.13	1.65	14.48	6.36

Detailed analysis results are tabulated in Table 4.