An important goal in environmental research for industrial activity and sites is the
investigation and development of effective adsorbents for chemical pollutants that are …

Surfactant-modified clay minerals are known for their good sorption properties of both
organic and inorganic compounds from aqueous solutions. However, the current knowledge …

Based on the adsorption mechanism analysis of polyhydroxy organic compound on a shale
surface, a novel polyhydroxy organic amine shale hydration inhibitor N, N, N′, N′-tetrakis …

Abstract Composite beads (APEI*), obtained by the controlled interaction of algal biomass
with PEI, followed by ionotropic gelation and crosslinking processes using CaCl …

Ball milling was used to fabricate a nanocomposite of 20% hickory biochar (600° C) and
80% expanded vermiculite (20%-BC/VE). This novel composite adsorbent had much higher …

Abstract Background Dysprosium (Dy) is a critical resource for developing high-tech green
energies, and its growing demand implying the need to recover it from secondary sources …

This study focuses on the fabrication and characterization of vermiculite-filled flexible
polymer composites. Exfoliated vermiculite was incorporated into triblock thermoplastic …

Arsenic is a crystalline metalloid present in the earth's crust in different minerals. Various
natural processes and human interventions have mobilized As into the groundwater system …

The search for new sources of rare earth metals (REM), such as neodymium and
dysprosium, has ensued globally due to their strategic value for the sustainability of the …

In this work, the clay mineral vermiculite (VT) was treated using the bromide form of
quaternary alkylammonium salts—ethylhexadecyldimethylammonium (EHDDMAB) …