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 work concerns the application of single and mixed pillared clays in adsorption of
inorganic pollutant in the water: the cadmium, the cobalt, and the copper. Adsorption …

This chapter makes a general overview of pillared clay minerals. First, the general concepts
of the process and the terminology recommended by the IUPAC are summarized, followed …

The book provides insight into the working of clays and clay minerals in speeding up a
variety of organic reactions. Clay minerals are known to have a large propensity for taking …

The characterization of water-based corrosion, geochemical, environmental and catalytic
processes rely on the accurate depiction of stable phases in a water environment. The …

Series of Al-, Ga-, and Zr, Al-pillared clays (Al-MM, Ga-MM, and Zr, Al-MM) were prepared
through the intercalation of Al-, Ga-, and Zr-polyoxocations into three layered …

Novel silica–alumina/sepiolite nanoarchitectures have been prepared by an original
approach based on sol–gel procedures. A commercial organo-sepiolite is used as a starting …

Precursor structures (PSs) in solution are expected to influence both nanocrystal formation
mechanisms, as well as crystallization of specific polymorphs. Herein, Group 13 PS …

Nanoarchitectonics1 is a term coined at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in
Japan to define the preparation of materials by arranging structural units at the nanoscale …

A series of mesoporous, Al-incorporated, silica-pillared clay (Al-SPCs) interlayer materials
with different Al content were prepared in the presence of cationic surfactant by a structure …