Montmorillonite with essential oils as antimicrobial agents, packaging, repellents, and insecticides: An overview

LH de Oliveira, P Trigueiro, JSN Souza… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Essential oils (EOs) are complex natural mixtures of secondary plant metabolites that
function as biocides and therapeutic agents. They are extensively used in bactericidal …

Solidification to improve the biopharmaceutical performance of SEDDS: Opportunities and challenges

P Joyce, TJ Dening, TR Meola, HB Schultz… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2019 - Elsevier
Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS) offer potential for overcoming the inherent
slow dissolution and poor oral absorption of hydrophobic drugs by retaining them in a …

Advances in clayff molecular simulation of layered and nanoporous materials and their aqueous interfaces

RT Cygan, JA Greathouse… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
As a general-purpose force field for molecular simulations of layered materials and their fluid
interfaces, Clayff continues to see broad usage in atomistic computational modeling for …

Effect of sodium montmorillonite clay on the kinetics of CH4 hydrate-implication for energy recovery

J Ren, X Liu, M Niu, Z Yin - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Silty-clayey host sediments have been widely identified in naturally-occurring hydrate-
bearing sediments in the South China Sea. However, the effect of clay minerals on the …

Effect of Edge Charges on Stability and Aggregation of Ti3C2Tz MXene Colloidal Suspensions

V Natu, M Sokol, L Verger… - The Journal of Physical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Herein, the stabilities of aqueous Ti3C2T z (MXene) colloidal suspensions were studied as a
function of pH and sodium chloride concentrations using ς-potential and dynamic light …

Removal of heavy metals from water by macro-mesoporous calcium alginate–exfoliated clay composite sponges

SP Santoso, A Kurniawan, AE Angkawijaya… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The contamination of drinking water and freshwater by heavy metals has become a growing
concern for human health and environment that calls for immediate remedial action …

Modeling the acid–base properties of montmorillonite edge surfaces

C Tournassat, JA Davis, C Chiaberge… - Environmental …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The surface reactivity of clay minerals remains challenging to characterize because of a
duality of adsorption surfaces and mechanisms that does not exist in the case of simple …

Determination of the specific surface area of layered silicates by methylene blue adsorption: The role of structure, pH and layer charge

N Hegyesi, RT Vad, B Pukánszky - Applied Clay Science, 2017 - Elsevier
The specific surface area of three layered silicates was determined by three independent
methods; it was estimated from the average dimensions of individual silicate layers …

Competitive adsorption processes at clay mineral surfaces: A coupled experimental and modeling approach

E Orucoglu, S Grangeon, A Gloter… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Quantification of adsorption processes on clay mineral surfaces is often necessary to predict
the extent and the evolution of contaminants' migration in surficial and underground …

Static adsorption of a novel cationic gemini surfactant: A mineralogical study

S Kalam, SA Abu-Khamsin, S Patil… - Geoenergy Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Surfactants are deemed as an advantageous chemical in enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
because of their potential of lowering the interfacial tension and modifying the wettability …