Montmorillonite with essential oils as antimicrobial agents, packaging, repellents, and insecticides: An overview

LH de Oliveira, P Trigueiro, JSN Souza… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Essential oils (EOs) are complex natural mixtures of secondary plant metabolites that
function as biocides and therapeutic agents. They are extensively used in bactericidal …

What is the range of soil water density? Critical reviews with a unified model

C Zhang, N Lu - Reviews of Geophysics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The soil water density is defined as the ratio of soil water mass to soil water volume. It is a
cornerstone in defining thermodynamic states of either saturated or unsaturated soils for …

Advances in clayff molecular simulation of layered and nanoporous materials and their aqueous interfaces

RT Cygan, JA Greathouse… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
As a general-purpose force field for molecular simulations of layered materials and their fluid
interfaces, Clayff continues to see broad usage in atomistic computational modeling for …

Molecular dynamics simulation of hydrogen diffusion in water-saturated clay minerals; implications for Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS)

M Ghasemi, S Omrani, S Mahmoodpour… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
A suitable option for Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS) is aquifers composed of porous
and permeable media. However, the successful execution and long-term safety of the UHS …

Effect of interlayer cations on montmorillonite swelling: Comparison between molecular dynamic simulations and experiments

K Yotsuji, Y Tachi, H Sakuma, K Kawamura - Applied Clay Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The understanding of the swelling phenomenon of montmorillonite is essential to predict the
physical and chemical behavior of clay-based barriers in geoenvironmental engineering …

Understanding the sorption behaviors of heavy metal ions in the interlayer and nanopore of montmorillonite: A molecular dynamics study

L Liu, C Zhang, W Jiang, X Li, Y Dai, H Jia - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The molecular-scale adsorption mechanism of heavy metal ions in the interlayer and
nanopore regions of montmorillonite (MMT) were investigated by molecular dynamics …

A facile synthesis of boron nitride supported zinc cobalt sulfide nano hybrid as high-performance pseudocapacitive electrode material for asymmetric supercapacitors

CK Maity, N Goswami, K Verma, S Sahoo… - Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
High specific energy, extended working potential, and elevated cyclic stability are the major
issues regarding supercapacitor technology. To fabricate a competent hybrid supercapacitor …

Adsorption of anionic dye on the acid-functionalized bentonite

JV Fernandes, AM Rodrigues, RR Menezes, GA Neves - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The efficiency of acid treatment on natural calcium bentonite (natural bentonite) for anionic
dye adsorption was investigated using methyl orange (MO) as a probe. Additionally …

Large-scale molecular dynamics simulation of the dehydration of a suspension of smectite clay nanoparticles

TR Underwood, IC Bourg - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2020 - ACS Publications
Fine-grained sediments and sedimentary rocks play important roles in a variety of modern
energy technologies from petroleum geology to geological carbon sequestration and …

Application of conventional and emerging low-cost adsorbents as sustainable materials for removal of contaminants from water

JO Eniola, B Sizirici, Y Fseha, JF Shaheen… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The impact of water pollution has led to the search for cost-effective and environmentally
friendly treatment processes to alleviate the associated environmental hazards. Adsorption …