Abstract Hectorite (Na 0.3 Mg 2.7 Li 0.3 Si 4 O 10 (OH) 2) is a trioctahedral clay mineral with
peculiar cation exchange capacity, surface reactivity and adsorption, and easy delamination …

Chromism induced by changes in the electronic states of dye molecules due to surface
adsorption is termed “adsorchromism” in this article. These changes of molecular electronic …

Advanced materials with high performance and distinctive function are one of the main
driving forces for the development of human society. The selection of appropriate materials …

Modification of saponite (Sap) by surface engineering and intercalation chemistry introduces
guest species into the structure of Sap and enhances the functionalities of the resultant Sap …

This critical review points out the most serious and problematic issues to be found in the
literature on the adsorption of dyes on clay minerals. The introduction draws attention to the …

The use of clay minerals has ancient origin and nowadays natural clays are extensively
employed for a large number of applications, including in building, packaging, cosmetics …

The present paper gives a brief account of the latest advances in understanding of the
mechanism and implications of dye adsorption with a special focus on layered silicate …

Multiple (or multivalent) interaction is the key in many biological systems. One of the most
important (photo-) chemical reactions, photosynthesis, is driven by regularly aligned …

Rhodamine 6G (R6G) was adsorbed on smectite clays, a natural montmorillonite, a synthetic
saponite, and synthetic hectorites, and the decolorization of the dyes upon visible light …

In this review, we generalize the research results obtained by Russian scientists in the last
10-15 years for porphyrins, related compounds, and their metal complexes with a …