The world resources of all clays are extremely large. Among the various types of clays, the
world mine production of kaolin in 2016 was 37.0 Mt, the largest mined clay. Kaolin is …

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage techniques are required to address concerns
related to global warming resulting from the rising atmospheric CO 2 concentration …

Owing to their abundance, ecofriendliness, and multifaceted properties, natural clay
minerals are among the most trusted and widely utilized materials on earth. One of the most …

Halloysite clay nanotubes (HNTs) are emerging nanomaterials for numerous environmental
applications, including catalysis and biomass valorization. The efficacy of halloysite as a …

Recent years have witnessed a significant level of interest on the properties and
applications of halloysite. Despite the widespread interest, little is known about the nature of …

Expanded kaolinite without impurities was found to serve as a suitable raw material for the
rapid formation of metastable CaAl2Si2O8 with the suppression of byproduct formation. This …

The synthesis and structural characterization of synthetic zinc oxide and halloysite-based
zinc oxide nanocomposites (with 2–28 m/m% ZnO content) are presented. The chemical …

The interaction of water with clay minerals is central to a wide range of disciplines that span
from fundamental particles used in materials science and engineering to applied aspects in …

The present study considered the problem of halloysite nanoscroll synthesis by energy
modeling of the formation of chrysotile and halloysite particles. The main aim of the study …

Kaolinite (Kaol) nanoscrolls with a diameter of~ 20 to 100 nm and length of~ 0.25 to 2 μm
were prepared from the exfoliation of Kaol precursor. New interlayer space and lumens …