Clay minerals have advantages to be used as supports for obtaining new catalysts, in which
colloidal and surface characteristics play a significant role. In addition to their favorable …

Clay has been used in several important applications such as ceramics, fillers (in papers,
plastics, rubbers etc.), adsorption, catalysis etc. Because of low cost and easy availability …

The heterogeneous photocatalysis combined with the use of nanostructured materials has
proven to be a viable and highly efficient technology in the degradation of numerous organic …

Reaction between titanium hydrate sol of strong acidity and four smectite clays were utilized
to create composite nanostructures of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and silicate nanoparticles. The …

Photocatalysis is a remarkable methodology that is popular and applied in different
interdisciplinary research areas such as the degradation of hazardous organic contaminants …

Photocatalytic methods for environmental pollution abatement have been an active field of
research endeavor for over three decades. However, the effectiveness of this approach is …

Semiconductor-based photocatalysts play vital roles in environmental treatment owing to
their advanced oxidation processes under ultraviolet light irradiationul. However, the …

Pure air and water are essential requirements for sustainability of human civilization and
wildlife on earth. However, due to illicit industrial practices of waste disposal, the presence of …

Abstract Thought as raw materials clay minerals are often disregarded in the development of
advanced materials. However, clays of natural and synthetic origin constitute excellent …

Photocatalytic microcompartments have attracted increasing interests in the field of
photocatalytic degradation. This work focused on the construction and characterization of a …