In recent years, experimental and theoretical methods have provided new insights into the
size, shape, reactivity, and stability of clay minerals. Although diverse and complex, the …

Polymer nanocomposites, based on a bacterial biodegradable thermoplastic polyester, poly
(hydroxybutyrate)(PHB), and two commercial montmorillonites (MT), Na-M (MT) and 30B-M …

The influence of the types of interlayer cations on organic intercalation of montmorillonite
(Mt) was studied in this paper. The distribution of Na+, K+, Mg 2+, Ca 2+ and Fe 3+ in …

Since the development of bacterial resistance towards antibiotics has the potential to limit
the effectiveness of antibiotics in the treatment of infectious diseases, it is necessary to try …

The structure of swelling clays consists of a framework composed of negatively charged clay
platelets and interlayer cations. Swelling clays present different behaviors as a function of …

This study shows that flow properties and degree of swelling of sodium (Na) montmorillonite
(MMT) clay depend significantly on the polarity of solvents. The behaviour of sodium MMT …

In developing new generations of coatings for drug and drug controlled release, there is a
need for self-assembled materials that provide controlled sequential release of multiple …

Three kinds of Al-pillared montmorillonite clay minerals (AlPMON) ion-exchanged with
cobalt (II), nickel (II), or copper (II) ions were prepared (abbreviated as CoAlPMON …

Dehydration of a series of homoionic alkali-exchanged montmorillonites is studied at
different treatment temperatures by means of thermogravimetric analysis. More specifically …

In this study, the preparation and characterisation of a new adsorbent prepared by hetero-
coagulation of Algerian bentonite and double hydroxide are reported. The nanocomposite …