Advances in alkali-activation of clay minerals

AZ Khalifa, Ö Cizer, Y Pontikes, A Heath… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
To future-proof alkali-activation technology, there is a need to look beyond well-established
precursors such as fly ash and blast furnace slag, due to resource competition, geographical …

Recent advances in lithium extraction from lithium-bearing clay minerals

H Zhao, Y Wang, H Cheng - Hydrometallurgy, 2023 - Elsevier
The metallic element lithium (Li) has become a strategically prominent element in many
fields which has caused significantly increased demand for Li-related resources. The main …

Effect of sodium montmorillonite clay on the kinetics of CH4 hydrate-implication for energy recovery

J Ren, X Liu, M Niu, Z Yin - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Silty-clayey host sediments have been widely identified in naturally-occurring hydrate-
bearing sediments in the South China Sea. However, the effect of clay minerals on the …

Portland versus alkaline cement: continuity or clean break:“a key decision for global sustainability”

A Palomo, O Maltseva, I Garcia-Lodeiro… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This review undertakes rigorous analysis of much of the copious literature available to the
scientific community on the use of alkali-activated binders (AABs) in construction. The …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation of chitosan/tannin and montmorillonite films as adsorbents for Methyl Orange dye removal

N Tahari, PL de Hoyos-Martinez, N Izaguirre… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
A series of novel chitosan/tannin/montmorillonite (Cs/Tn/MMT) films were synthesised by
loading different (from 0.2 to 0.5 wt%) and MMT (from 0.5 to 1.5 wt%) ratios, to be used as …

A comprehensive review on geotechnical properties of alkali activated binder treated expansive soil

M Maheepala, MCM Nasvi, DJ Robert… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Geopolymer based soil stabilization is an emerging research field as shown by recent
research studies which indicate strong potential of their wide use for sustainable ground …

Alkaline fused phosphate mine tailings for geopolymer mortar synthesis: Thermal stability, mechanical and microstructural properties

S Moukannaa, A Nazari, A Bagheri, M Loutou… - Journal of Non …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the efficiency of alkaline fusion method to enhance the
geopolymeric reactivity of phosphate mine tailings. The effect of sodium hydroxide content …

Highly efficient adsorbent material for removal of methylene blue dye based on functionalized polyacrylonitrile

ER Kenawy, H Tenhu, SA Khattab, AA Eldeeb… - European Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Considerable interest has been allocated for developing novel materials as adsorbents to
be used in wastewater treatment. In the current work, aminated polyacrylonitrile (AMPAN) …

Adsorption of chromium (VI) and crystal violet onto granular biopolymer-silica pillared clay composites from aqueous solutions

H Najafi, N Asasian-Kolur, S Sharifian - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study deals with the adsorption of chromium oxyanions (Cr (VI)) as a metallic
pollutant and Crystal Violet (CV) dye from an aqueous solution. Silica Pillared Clay (SPC) …

Development of novel and green NiFe2O4/geopolymer nanocatalyst based on bentonite for synthesis of imidazole heterocycles by ultrasonic irradiations

Z Hajizadeh, F Radinekiyan, R Eivazzadeh-Keihan… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Geopolymers as aluminosilicate inorganic polymers and eco-friendly building materials
which can be used as substrate for different kinds of composite. In this research, according …