Clay minerals are critical components for fired bricks because they provide plasticity,
porosity and adequate strength for desired products. Investigations on clay minerals have …

Palygorskite (PAL) is a modulated rod-like phyllosilicate with abundant reserves in nature,
which has the characteristics of a 2: 1 layered-chain crystal structure, one-dimensional …

Phyllosilicates, and among them clay minerals, are of great interest not only for the scientific
community but also for their potential applications in many novel and advanced areas …

A novel efficient adsorbent was prepared by the modification of magnetic palygorskite (MPG)
by polyamide via the interfacial polymerization of trimesoyl chloride with m …

In this work, palygorskite clay was activated by heat treatment method and its capacity for the
removal of a typical cationic dye, methylene blue, was studied. The activated samples were …

Abstract Development of polymeric magnetic adsorbents is a promising approach to obtain
efficient treatment of contaminated water. However, the synthesis of magnetic composites …

Nano-modified cements have gained significant interest due to their ability to enhance fresh
and hardened properties and it is suggested that for a given nanomaterial, matrix or …

Adsorption has been the most common technology used for water and wastewater treatment
for a number of reasons including simplicity, flexibility in design, high efficiency and cost …

Many studies of the chemical composition of sepiolite and palygorskite have been carried
out using analytical electron microscopy (AEM). According to the literature, a compositional …

Agricultural soils contribute a significant amount of anthropogenic CO 2 emission, a
greenhouse gas of global environmental concern. Hence, discovering sustainable materials …