Chitosan–montmorillonite bionanocomposite (CTS–MMT) was prepared for removing the herbicide quinclorac (QC) from aqueous solution. The resulting nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area and Barrett–Joyner–Halenda (BJH) pore size distribution analysis. The adsorption of QC onto CTS–MMT as a function of adsorbent dosage, pH, temperature, ionic strength, contact time, and initial QC concen...
