Latest Articles of Applied Clay Science


Adsorption of linuron by an Algerian palygorskite modified with magnetic iron 10.1016/j.clay.2018.03.021 2018-03-24 Three types of palygorskite nanoparticles for the retention of the herbicide linuron in water were tested: purified palygorskite (Pur Pal), palygorskite modified by magnetic iron oxides (FeO Pal1) and this one synthesized by hydrothermal treatment (FeO Pal2)....
Study on viscoelastic behaviors of bentonite/nitrile butadiene rubber nanocomposites compatibilized by different silane coupling agents 10.1016/j.clay.2018.03.006 2018-03-15 The influences of bentonite and different silane coupling agents (SCA) on the viscoelastic properties of nitrile butadiene rubber were studied in this work. The silane coupling agents compatibilized bentonite/nitrile butadiene rubber nanocomposites were fabri...
Chemically modified kaolinite nanolayers for the removal of organic pollutants 10.1016/j.clay.2018.03.009 2018-03-14 Modified kaolinite nanolayers were prepared from two-dimensional (2D) raw kaolin through a combination of calcination, acid leaching, and ultrasonic dispersion. The obtained nanolayers were subjected to effective modification with amino functional groups thro...
Synthesis and characterization of PMMA and organic modified montmorilonites nanocomposites via in situ polymerization assisted by sonication 10.1016/j.clay.2018.02.035 2018-03-13 A variety of organo-modified montmorillonite (OMMT) and poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) nanocomposites (CPN) were synthetized by in situ polymerization in a chloroform solution under probe sonication at clay loadings of 3 mass%. A factorial experimental desig...
Effect of optimum compaction moisture content formulations on the strength and durability of sustainable stabilised materials 10.1016/j.clay.2018.02.036 2018-03-09 The achievement of Optimum Compaction Moisture Content (OCMC) of clay soil plays an important role in compaction as well as the durability and strength of compacted soil. This is due to its effect on the structure and orientation of the clay soil particles. M...
SEM study of the surface morphology and chemical composition of the MgAl- and MgGa-layered hydroxides in different steps of platinum catalysts Pt/Mg(Al, Ga)Ox synthesis 10.1016/j.clay.2018.03.003 2018-03-09 The surface morphology and chemical composition of the MgAl- and MgGa-layered hydroxides as supports precursors were studied by SEM and EDX in all steps of the platinum catalysts Pt/Mg(Ga, Al)Ox synthesis. The study revealed a higher structural stability of G...
Identifying the differences between clays used in the brick industry by various methods: Iron extraction and NMR spectroscopy 10.1016/j.clay.2018.02.037 2018-03-09 This study focused on identifying the differences in a clay quarry that is used in brick production to understand the variation between samples based on two kinds of clays: the first kind was suitable for brick production, but the second one did not show good...
Reprint of ZnO/sepiolite heterostructured materials for solar photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals in wastewater ☆ ☆☆ 10.1016/j.clay.2018.02.027 2018-03-09 This work deals with the preparation of novel photocatalysts based on the assembly of ZnO nanoparticles on the surface of sepiolite (Sep) fibrous clay mineral, which can be previously modified by treatment with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, tetramethoxyorto...
Hyperspectral remote sensing for mapping and detection of Egyptian kaolin quality 10.1016/j.clay.2018.02.042 2018-03-06 This study aims to use spectral analysis and hyperspectral Hyperion remote sensing images of the Egyptian Abu Zenima Carboniferous and Cretaceous kaolin deposits, located in West-Central Sinai Peninsula, for mapping the spatial distribution of their qualities...
Microbially induced palygorskite-sepiolite authigenesis in modern hypersaline lakes (Central Spain) 10.1016/j.clay.2018.02.020 2018-03-03 This study gives insight into the mechanisms of formation of palygorskite-sepiolite minerals that have remained elusive for many years. The occurrence of palygorskite-sepiolite and minor smectite in association with a variety of authigenic sulphates and Ca-Mg...

Adsorption of linuron by an Algerian palygorskite modified with magnetic iron

10.1016/j.clay.2018.03.021

2018-03-24

Three types of palygorskite nanoparticles for the retention of the herbicide linuron in water were tested: purified palygorskite (Pur Pal), palygorskite modified by magnetic iron oxides (FeO Pal1) and this one synthesized by hydrothermal treatment (FeO Pal2)....

Study on viscoelastic behaviors of bentonite/nitrile butadiene rubber nanocomposites compatibilized by different silane coupling agents

10.1016/j.clay.2018.03.006

2018-03-15

The influences of bentonite and different silane coupling agents (SCA) on the viscoelastic properties of nitrile butadiene rubber were studied in this work. The silane coupling agents compatibilized bentonite/nitrile butadiene rubber nanocomposites were fabri...

Chemically modified kaolinite nanolayers for the removal of organic pollutants

10.1016/j.clay.2018.03.009

2018-03-14

Modified kaolinite nanolayers were prepared from two-dimensional (2D) raw kaolin through a combination of calcination, acid leaching, and ultrasonic dispersion. The obtained nanolayers were subjected to effective modification with amino functional groups thro...

Synthesis and characterization of PMMA and organic modified montmorilonites nanocomposites via in situ polymerization assisted by sonication

10.1016/j.clay.2018.02.035

2018-03-13

A variety of organo-modified montmorillonite (OMMT) and poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) nanocomposites (CPN) were synthetized by in situ polymerization in a chloroform solution under probe sonication at clay loadings of 3 mass%. A factorial experimental desig...

Effect of optimum compaction moisture content formulations on the strength and durability of sustainable stabilised materials

10.1016/j.clay.2018.02.036

2018-03-09

The achievement of Optimum Compaction Moisture Content (OCMC) of clay soil plays an important role in compaction as well as the durability and strength of compacted soil. This is due to its effect on the structure and orientation of the clay soil particles. M...

SEM study of the surface morphology and chemical composition of the MgAl- and MgGa-layered hydroxides in different steps of platinum catalysts Pt/Mg(Al, Ga)Ox synthesis

10.1016/j.clay.2018.03.003

2018-03-09

The surface morphology and chemical composition of the MgAl- and MgGa-layered hydroxides as supports precursors were studied by SEM and EDX in all steps of the platinum catalysts Pt/Mg(Ga, Al)Ox synthesis. The study revealed a higher structural stability of G...

Identifying the differences between clays used in the brick industry by various methods: Iron extraction and NMR spectroscopy

10.1016/j.clay.2018.02.037

2018-03-09

This study focused on identifying the differences in a clay quarry that is used in brick production to understand the variation between samples based on two kinds of clays: the first kind was suitable for brick production, but the second one did not show good...

Reprint of ZnO/sepiolite heterostructured materials for solar photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals in wastewater ☆ ☆☆

10.1016/j.clay.2018.02.027

2018-03-09

This work deals with the preparation of novel photocatalysts based on the assembly of ZnO nanoparticles on the surface of sepiolite (Sep) fibrous clay mineral, which can be previously modified by treatment with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, tetramethoxyorto...

Hyperspectral remote sensing for mapping and detection of Egyptian kaolin quality

10.1016/j.clay.2018.02.042

2018-03-06

This study aims to use spectral analysis and hyperspectral Hyperion remote sensing images of the Egyptian Abu Zenima Carboniferous and Cretaceous kaolin deposits, located in West-Central Sinai Peninsula, for mapping the spatial distribution of their qualities...

Microbially induced palygorskite-sepiolite authigenesis in modern hypersaline lakes (Central Spain)

10.1016/j.clay.2018.02.020

2018-03-03

This study gives insight into the mechanisms of formation of palygorskite-sepiolite minerals that have remained elusive for many years. The occurrence of palygorskite-sepiolite and minor smectite in association with a variety of authigenic sulphates and Ca-Mg...