Montmorillonite clays in Portland clinker-reduced, non-clinker cements, and cement composites: A review

N Rakhimova - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Clays with various chemical and mineralogical compositions are an increasingly important
mineral source for producing sustainable cements, mortars, and concretes. Numerous …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative study of polymer nanocomposites containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoplatelets

X Su, R Wang, X Li, S Araby, HC Kuan, M Naeem… - Nano Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Featuring exceptional mechanical and functional performance, MWCNTs and graphene
(nano) platelets (GNPs or GnPs; each platelet below 10​ nm in thickness) have been …

One-step random-walk process of nanoparticles in cement-based materials

A Bahari, A Sadeghi-Nik, E Cerro-Prada… - Journal of Central South …, 2021 - Springer
Efficient modelling approaches capable of predicting the behavior and effects of
nanoparticles in cement-based materials are required for conducting relevant experiments …

Improvement of stability and mechanical properties of cement asphalt emulsion composites using nano fibrillated celluloses

H Guo, Z Wang, Q Liang, G Li - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
Cement asphalt emulsion composites (CAEC) are a promising environmentally friendly
construction material containing two binders, cement and asphalt emulsion (AE). However …

Functional Surfactant-directing Ultrathin Metallic Nanoarchitecture as High-performance Electrocatalysts

J Zheng, X Xiang, D Xu, Y Tang - Chemical Communications, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The ultrathin nanosheets possess a distinctive structure characterized by an abundance of
active sites fully accessible on their surface. Concurrently, their nanoscale thickness confers …

Seashell-Inspired Switchable Waterborne Coatings with Complete Biodegradability, Intrinsic Flame-Retardance, and High Transparency

Y Wang, Y Cheng, C Yin, J Zhang, X Zhang, J Zhang - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Inspired by the “brick-and-mortar” structure and the whole lifecycle eco-friendliness of
seashells, we have constructed a proof-of-concept and environmentally friendly coating with …

Durable cement/cellulose nanofiber composites prepared by a facile approach

JA Oh, M Aakyiir, Y Liu, A Qiu, TR Meola… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study developed a facile methodology for preparation of nanoscale dispersion of
cellulose nanofibers (CNFs). A suite of methodologies was proposed for the first time to …

Green electrospun membranes based on chitosan/amino-functionalized nanoclay composite fibers for cationic dye removal: Synthesis and kinetic studies

SA Hosseini, S Daneshvar e Asl, M Vossoughi… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chitosan/poly (vinyl alcohol)/amino-functionalized montmorillonite nanocomposite
electrospun membranes with enhanced adsorption capacity and thermomechanical …

Hydration kinetics and phase evolution of Portland cement composites containing sodium-montmorillonite functionalized with a Non-Ionic surfactant

D Luo, J Wei - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates the hydration behavior and phase evolution of portland cement
composites containing montmorillonite (MT) with an objective to address the poor dispersion …

Understanding the role of a novel internal conditioning technique with functionalized montmorillonite in cement hydration kinetics

D Luo, J Wei - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel internal conditioning (InCon) technique based on saturated sodium montmorillonite
(sMT) functionalized with two non-ionic surfactants, polyoxyethylene (9) nonylphenylether …