In the petroleum industry, one of the most important functions fluids must perform is to carry cuttings efficiently. In this context, the contaminatio......
期刊： CLAY MINERALS, 2023; 58 (3)
Adsorption of nanoparticles on minerals affects the fate and transport of nanoparticles directly and is of great significance to many fields, includin......
Mineral-organic matter (OM) associations play an important role in determining the long-term retention of OM in soils. However, the retention mechanis......
期刊： CLAY MINERALS, 2023; 58 (3)
Bentonites are proposed to be used as buffers in high-level radioactive waste repositories. The elevated temperatures in repositories may, however, af......
This study reports a leaching process along with a novel physical pretreatment technique to remove iron impurities from kaolin using oxalic acid. A de......
The present work aims to prospect and study the plastic and superplastic clay deposits in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, as a source of raw materials......
期刊： CLAY MINERALS, 2023; 58 (3)
Physical and/or chemical changes such as refinement, component dissolution, exchange/adsorption, structural evolution and recombination of phyllosilic......
Nine halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) have been examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and (cross-sectional) tran......
期刊： CLAY MINERALS, 2023; 58 (1)
Water pollution by hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) is widespread and problematic. As a result, more research into economic Cr(VI) removal is needed. In t......
期刊： CLAY MINERALS, 2023; 58 (1)
Various approaches have been used for the preparation of heterostructured materials based on clay minerals, with numerous potential applications offer......
期刊： CLAY MINERALS, 2023; 58 (3)
Clay minerals are effective adsorbents used for the remediation of toxic heavy metals from wastewater due to their large surface areas and great catio......
Pyrophyllite is an important layered phyllosilicate material that is used in many fields due to its beneficial physicochemical and mechanical properti......
期刊： CLAY MINERALS, 2023; 58 (1)
In this study, aluminium fluoride trihydrate (AlF3 center dot 3H(2)O) was used to inhibit the sintering of calcined coal-series kaolin (CCSK). In addi......
期刊： CLAY MINERALS, 2023; 58 (3)
To investigate the influence of clay mineral microstructures on mechanical properties across varying hydration levels, this study employed molecular d......
期刊： CLAY MINERALS, 2023; 58 (1)
The adsorption mechanisms of hazardous gas molecules such as NH3, H2S and SO2 on sepiolite have not yet been elucidated. Therefore, molecular dynamics......
