Identification of mycotoxin absorption materials in clay deposits
A method for determining absorption properties in clay deposits is provided that includes obtaining a clay sample, preparing the clay sample, analyzing the clay sample, and applying one or more correlative models to the clay sample. Additionally a system for use in determining absorption properties in clay deposits is provided that includes a plurality of inorganic particles, an analytical instrument configured to gather physical and/or chemical data about the inorganic particles, and a computer system configured to accept the physical and/or chemical data and/or generate correlations between the inorganic particles based on the data.
1. A method for determining absorption properties in clay deposits comprising:
obtaining a clay sample;
preparing the clay sample by at least one of crushing drying or grinding;
analyzing the clay sample by at least two of X-Ray Diffraction, X-Ray Fluorescence determining a free swell index, PH reading, or determination of clay composition to generate clay sample data; and
calculating a capacity for aflatoxin binding (Omax) of the clay sample using the clay sample data as an input to one or more multivariant correlative models for determining Qmax.
2. A method of determining absorption properties in clay deposits comprising:
obtaining a clay sample;
preparing the clay sample by at least one of crushing drying or grinding;
analyzing the clay sample by at least two of X-Ray Diffraction, X-Ray Fluorescence determining a free swell index PH reading or determination of clay composition to generate clay sample data;
applying one or more correlative models to the clay sample data; and
determining mycotoxin binding performance of the clay sample using the one or more correlative models.
3. The method of claim 2 further comprising the step of categorizing the clay sample into an alpha pile or a beta pile.
4. A system for use in determining absorption properties in clay deposits:
a plurality of clay sample particles;
an analytical instrument configured to gather physical and/or chemical data about the inorganic particles; and
a computer system configured to accept the physical and/or chemical data and/or generate correlations between the inorganic particles based on the data and calculate a capacity for aflatoxin binding (Omax) of the clay sample using the physical and/or chemical data as an input to one or more multivariant correlative models for determining Qmax.
5. The system of claim 4 wherein at least one of the inorganic particles comprises bentonite.
6. The system of claim 4 wherein the analytical instrument is configured to perform X-Ray fluorescence.
7. The system of claim 4 wherein the analytical instrument is configured to perform X-Ray fluorescence and determine a free swell value.
8. The system of claim 4 wherein the analytical instrument is configured to perform X-Ray diffraction.
9. The system of claim 4 wherein the analytical instrument is configured to perform X-Ray diffraction and determine a free swell value.
10. The system of claim 4 wherein the analytical instrument is configured to perform X-Ray fluorescence, X-Ray diffraction, and determine a free swell value.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more multivariant correlative models comprises a correlation of Qmax to a ratio of Mg/K of the clay sample.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more multivariant correlative models comprises a correlation of Qmax to a ratio of Mg/K of the clay sample and free swell index of the clay sample.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more multivariant correlative models comprises a correlation of Qmax to a ratio of Mg/K of the clay sample, free swell index of the clay sample, cristobalite content of the clay sample, and iron content of the clay sample.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more multivariant correlative models comprises a correlation of Qmax to a ratio of Mg/smectite of the clay sample, calcium content of the clay sample, Barium content of the clay sample, and aluminum content of the clay sample.
15. The method of claim 2 wherein the one or more multivariant correlative models comprises a correlation of mycotoxin binding performance to a ratio of Mg/K of the clay sample.
16. The method of claim 2 wherein the one or more multivariant correlative models comprises a correlation of mycotoxin binding performance to a ratio of Mg/K of the clay sample and free swell index of the clay sample.
17. The method of claim 2 wherein the one or more multivariant correlative models comprises a correlation of mycotoxin binding performance to a ratio of Mg/K of the clay sample, free swell index of the clay sample, cristobalite content of the clay sample, and iron content of the clay sample.
18. The method of claim 2 wherein the one or more multivariant correlative models comprises a correlation of mycotoxin binding performance to a ratio of Mg/smectite of the clay sample, calcium content of the clay sample, Barium content of the clay sample, and aluminum content of the clay sample.