Organoclays used as colloidal and rheological additives in oil-based drilling fluids: An overview

G Zhuang, Z Zhang, M Jaber - Applied Clay Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to give an overview of the synthesis, properties of different
organoclays, including organo-montmorillonite, organo-sepiolite and organo-palygorskite …

Synthesis of an attapulgite clay@ carbon nanocomposite adsorbent by a hydrothermal carbonization process and their application in the removal of toxic metal ions …

LF Chen, HW Liang, Y Lu, CH Cui, SH Yu - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
A new kind of attapulgite clay@ carbon (ATP@ C) nanocomposite adsorbent has been
synthesized by a one-pot hydrothermal carbonization process under mild conditions using …

Recent advances on fibrous clay-based nanocomposites

E Ruiz-Hitzky, M Darder, ACS Alcântara… - Organic-inorganic hybrid …, 2015 - Springer
This review critically introduces recent results on nanocomposite materials derived from the
fibrous clay silicates sepiolite and palygorskite and combined with diverse types of …

Fabrication of fungus/attapulgite composites and their removal of U (VI) from aqueous solution

W Cheng, C Ding, Y Sun, X Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
A new adsorbent of fungus/attapulgite (F/ATP) composites was synthesized by one-pot
hydrothermal carbonization method under mild conditions and characterized by scanning …

Lanthanum activated palygorskite for selective phosphate separation from aqueous media: Comprehensive understanding of adsorptive behavior and mechanism …

X Mi, F Yu, H Zhang, R Chen, X Hu, W Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Eutrophication problem in surface waterbodies has attracted increasing attention. Herein,
raw palygorskite (PAL) was activated by lanthanum engineering in alkaline surrounding for …

Polyurethane-coated urea using fully vegetable oil-based polyols: Design, nutrient release and degradation

G dong Feng, Y Ma, M Zhang, P you Jia… - Progress in Organic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fully vegetable oil-based polyols with a low hydroxyl value and viscosity were designed and
prepared using epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) and oleic acid as raw materials, which were …

Adsorption of phosphate by acid-modified fly ash and palygorskite in aqueous solution: Experimental and modeling

F Li, W Wu, R Li, X Fu - Applied Clay Science, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, a class F fly ash and palygorskite have been acid-modified and then evaluated
for the adsorption of phosphate in aqueous solution via bench-scale batch experiments …

Advanced materials and new applications of sepiolite and palygorskite

E Ruiz-Hitzky, P Aranda, A Álvarez, J Santarén… - Developments in Clay …, 2011 - Elsevier
Sepiolite and palygorskite are versatile clay minerals deserving many diverse applications
due to their unique textural and structural characteristics compared to layered clay minerals …

Thermal and dynamic mechanical characterization of thermoplastic polyurethane/organoclay nanocomposites prepared by melt compounding

AK Barick, DK Tripathy - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2010 - Elsevier
Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) nanocomposites based on organically modified layered
silicate (OMLS) were prepared by melt intercalation process followed by compression …

Synergistic effect of intumescent flame retardant and attapulgite on mechanical properties and flame retardancy of glass fibre reinforced polyethylene composites

J Chen, J Wang, H Chen, A Ni, A Ding - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
The synergistic flame retardant system consisted of intumescent flame retardant (IFR) and
organic modified attapulgite (OATP) synergist was used to improve the mechanical …