The shortage of water resources and increasingly serious water pollution have driven the
development of high-efficiency water treatment technology. Among a variety of technologies …

Pollution due to heavy metals is currently a serious problems affecting water bodies. The
removal of heavy metals is of great concern due to their toxicity at trace levels and …

This review discusses the recent trends in the research over the last 30 years to use clay
minerals in natural and modified forms for removing different toxic organic/inorganic …

Adsorption is a competitive technology for the treatment and purification of wastewater,
groundwater, and industrial effluents. This separation process may offer a satisfactory cost …

Abstract Magnetic magnetite (Fe 3 O 4) nanoparticles synthesized by chemical co-
precipitation were characterized using XRD, TEM, SEM-EDX, FT-IR, ED-XRF, PPMS, point …

Halloysite is a natural nanosized tubular clay mineral that has many potentially important
uses in different industrial fields. In this paper, the key structural characteristics and …

Cellulose hydrogel coated nanometer zero-valent iron intercalated montmorillonite (CH-
MMT-nFe 0) was innovatively designed and fabricated, and applied for the removal of Cr …

The quantification of clay minerals is essential for the evaluation of clay-rich rock and soil,
but it remains challenging due to the unique structures and various element compositions of …

Clay minerals and their modified derivatives have composed a large family of adsorbents
which can be used for the adsorption of most of the chemical contaminants from aqueous …

With increasing trend in industrialization, heavy metals possess a great threat to the
environment due to their discharge in water and wastewater above permissible limits. Heavy …