Photocatalysis is an effective, inexpensive and environmentally friendly technology for the
decomposition of various aqueous organic pollutants and plays an increasingly critical role …

Increase in industrial and anthropogenic activities leads to a decline in water quality. This
necessitates the need for the removal of contaminants from industrial and domestic …

The composite catalytic materials based on the mineral kaolinite are considered to be a
potential approach for solving global energy scarcity and environmental pollution, which …

Colored contaminants in wastewater need to be removed prior to discharge due to their
negative impacts on public health and the environment. Herein, immobilized TiO 2 on …

Semiconductor-based photocatalysts play vital roles in environmental treatment owing to
their advanced oxidation processes under ultraviolet light irradiationul. However, the …

Synergistic metal oxide nanoparticles​−​ kaolinite couplings have received much research
attention as promising adsorbents because of their porous two-dimensional (2D) …

The processing of clay minerals consists, among other steps, in the removal of isolated
mineral impurities, that is, not associated to crystalline structure of clay minerals, such as …

Abstract TiO2 immobilized in Sepiolite (TiO2/Sep) was successfully prepared by the sol-gel
technique, with titanium isopropoxide as the precursor for the formation of TiO2 in the …

Clay minerals have advantages to be used as supports for obtaining new catalysts, in which
colloidal and surface characteristics play a significant role. In addition to their favorable …

The sol–gel process was applied to prepare ZnO-saponite nanocomposite for environmental
remediation and investigation of photocatalysis mechanisms. The nanocomposite followed …