Catalytic hydroprocesses play a significant role in oil refining and petrochemistry. The
tailored design of new metal nanosystems and optimization of their support, composition …

Clay minerals are layered materials with a number of peculiar properties, which find many
relevant applications in various industries. Since they are easily found everywhere, they are …

The application of biopolymers as food packaging materials is limited because they exhibit
low mechanical, thermal, and barrier properties. However, this limitation can be countered …

Hair care and treatment has evolved significantly through the years as new formulations are
continuously being explored in an attempt to meet the demand in cosmetic and medicinal …

The halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) are naturally found in New Zealand, China, Brazil,
America, and France. Halloysite nanotubes have unique physical, chemical, and …

In this work, films of polylactide (PLA) prepared by extrusion and thermo-compression were
plasticized with oligomer of lactic acid (OLA) at contents of 5, 10, and 20 wt%. The PLA …

The increased demands of our rapidly developing way of life lead to the broadening of the
ceramic market among other effects. Due to the advanced ceramic properties of halloysite …

Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) are hollow clay nanotubes in the nanometer size range, made
up of double-layered aluminum silicate mineral layers. HNTs represent an extremely …

Halloysite nanotubes are cheap, abundant in their deposits, natural green clays with
cylindrical structure having a chemical composition similar to that of kaolin. Because of their …

Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) are abundant naturally-occurring hollow aluminosilicate clay
mineral fibers with a typical diameter< 100 nm and an aspect ratio of up to 200. Here we …