Heterogeneous photocatalysis is an efficient, economical and environmentally friendly
technology for removing organic contaminants from the aqueous environment. Titania is one …

Heterogeneous photocatalysis is an efficient, relatively cheap and environmentally friendly
technology for decomposing various organic and air pollutants. Halloysite is a natural clay …

Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) are not efficiently removed in wastewater
treatment plants and are released into surface waters resulting in toxin accumulation. The …

Abstract MCS-MA-TEPA microparticles, with 251.22 mg g− 1 of adsorption capacity for Cd
(II), higher than most of the counterparts, were first fabricated by chemical coprecipitation …

Metal oxides possess exceptional physicochemical properties which make them ideal
materials for critical photocatalytic applications. However, of major interest, their …

Palygorskite (Pal) is a kind of low-cost and environment-friendly natural nanoclay material
with tubular structure and excellent hydrophilicity. TiO 2 nanoparticles, especially anatase …

Abstract Thought as raw materials clay minerals are often disregarded in the development of
advanced materials. However, clays of natural and synthetic origin constitute excellent …

A purified natural kaolinite was functionalized with titanium (IV) isopropoxide via the
hydrolytic sol-gel route and thermally treated at several temperatures, between 100 and …

Two different nanoclay minerals were combined with nanophase anatase TiO 2 for the
synthesis of clay-based nanocomposites for improved photocatalytic properties. A new …

Un-exchanged and Zn or Cu ion exchanged samples of a newly discovered sepiolite clay
from Greece were combined with nanophase anatase titania for the synthesis of sepiolite …