Montmorillonite and modified montmorillonite as adsorbents for removal of water soluble organic dyes: A review on current status of the art

M Al Kausor, SS Gupta, KG Bhattacharyya… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Clays are naturally occurring environment-friendly materials possessing high specific
surface area and good cation exchange capacity. Montmorillonite, one of the widely …

New insights into the capture performance and mechanism of hazardous metals Cr3+ and Cd2+ onto an effective layered double hydroxide based material

S Zhu, MA Khan, T Kameda, H Xu, F Wang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The phosphonate functionalized layered double hydroxide constructed through intercalation
reaction, and efficiently applied to capture toxicant metal ions. The characterization results …

In-depth study of heavy metal removal by an etidronic acid-functionalized layered double hydroxide

S Zhu, Y Chen, MA Khan, H Xu, F Wang… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Sorption methodologies play a pivotal role in heavy metal removal to meet the global
requirements for uninterrupted access to drinkable water. Standard sorption technologies …

Interlayer adsorption of cationic dye on cationic surfactant-modified and unmodified montmorillonite

LL Zhang, A Zaoui, W Sekkal, YY Zheng - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Water pollution by toxic organic dyes is one of the most critical health and environmental
problems worldwide. By means of molecular dynamics method, the present work aims to …

Investigation of the adsorption performance and mechanism of 2-mercaptoethane sulfonic acid intercalated modified layered double hydroxide on heavy metal ions

X Hong, M Xia, M Shi, C Liu, Y Yan, Y Tao… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the adsorption process of functionalized layered double hydroxide (LDH) to target
pollutants it, is essential to investigate the role of functional groups. In this work, 2 …

Study on ionic liquid modified montmorillonite and molecular dynamics simulation

F Xiao, B Yan, X Zou, X Cao, L Dong, X Lyu, L Li… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the montmorillonite was modified by the ionic liquid 1-hexadecyl-3-
methylimidazolium chloride (C 16 mimCl) and then characterized by the XRD, FTIR, BET …

Molecular dynamics insight into the adsorption and distribution of bitumen subfractions on Na-montmorillonite surface

H Zhang, J Cao, H Duan, H Luo, X Liu - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
How bitumen works with clay minerals is an essential matter for the application of nano-clay
minerals (eg, montmorillonite, vermiculite) in bitumen modification. In this paper, the …

Determination of clay-water contact angle via molecular dynamics and deep-learning enhanced methods

X Song, Z Zhang - Acta Geotechnica, 2021 - Springer
Molecular dynamics modeling is a useful tool to study the interface physics of the clay-water
system at the nanoscale. A key parameter to characterize the interface physics of …

Microstructural modification of organo‐montmorillonite with Gemini surfactant containing four ammonium cations: molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and …

Y Chu, MA Khan, S Zhu, M Xia, W Lei… - Journal of Chemical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Copper is a heavy metal that is widely available in nature and has attracted
people's attention because of its toxicity and difficult biodegradability. Using modified …

Adsorption properties and mechanism of montmorillonite modified by two Gemini surfactants with different chain lengths for three benzotriazole emerging …

H Zhang, M Xia, F Wang, P Li, M Shi - Applied Clay Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Two gemini surfactants propylbis (dodecyldimethyl) ammonium chloride (12− 3− 12) and
propylbis (octadecyldimethyl) ammonium chloride (18–3-18) with different chain lengths …