The utilization of ceramic membranes functionalized with metal oxide for the simultaneous
removal of pollutants (via photocatalysis and membrane filtration processes) has made rapid …

Economic geology is a mixtum compositum of all geoscientific disciplines focused on one
goal, finding new mineral depsosits and enhancing their exploitation. The keystones of this …

Bentonites are clay rocks consisting predominantly of smectite. They form mainly from
alteration of pyroclastic and/or volcaniclastic rocks. Extensive deposits, linked to large …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are an important source of organic matter in soil.
Once released by microorganisms, a portion may be sorbed to mineral surfaces, thereby …

Factors controlling variations in the clay mineralogy and geochemical composition of
volcanic ash beds deposited in different types of depositional environments remain …

Clays have been used by man since prehistoric times. Initially they were used almost
exclusively in the fabrication of ceramics; nowadays they find numerous industrial and …

Abstract Terrestrial Permian–Triassic boundary (PTB) sequences in South China usually
contain one to three ash beds (K-bentonites), which provide evidence of a possible trigger …

The Westerwald region is one of the major ceramic clay mining areas of Germany. The
mined clays were deposited on the weathered Rhenish massif during Eocene and …

Waste recycling with increasing the lifecycle of resource is a novel approach for enhancing
circular economy. Within this context, this study aims to give a second life cycle to …

The Hedley fractionation has become the preeminent measure for estimating the
bioavailability of phosphorus (P) in soils. However, mechanisms underlying P extractability …