Clay minerals retain or adsorb metal ions in the Earth's critical zone. Rocks, sediments and
soils rich in clay minerals can concentrate rare earth elements (REEs) in ion adsorption-type …

This paper reviews atomistic force field parameterizations for molecular simulations of
cementitious minerals, such as tricalcium silicate (C 3 S), portlandite (CH), tobermorites …

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 …

The first edition of the Handbook of Clay Science published in 2006 assembled the
scattered literature on the varied and diverse aspects that make up the discipline of clay …

We present molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of water-filled silica nanopores such as
those that occur in ordered oxide ceramics (MCM-41, SBA-15), controlled pore glasses …

Two magnesium silicate hydrates (MSH) with structural magnesium/silicon ratios of
0.57±0.08 and 1.07±0.13 were synthesized at room temperature, with one year of synthesis …

The dynamics of water confined to mesoporous regions in minerals such as swelling clays
and zeolites is fundamental to a wide range of resource management issues impacting …

Colloidal interactions between clay nanoparticles have been studied extensively because of
their strong influence on the hydrology and mechanics of many soils and sedimentary …

Many countries intend to use compacted bentonite as a barrier in their deep geological
repositories for nuclear waste. In order to describe and predict hydraulic conductivity or …

The diffusion coefficients (D) of water and solutes in nanoporous Na-smectite clay barriers
have been widely studied because of their importance in high-level radioactive waste …