Removal of heavy metals and dyes by clay-based adsorbents: From natural clays to 1D and 2D nano-composites

T Zhang, W Wang, Y Zhao, H Bai, T Wen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural and synthetic clays have been used as adsorbents for removal of heavy metals and
dyes from aqueous solution for many decades. In the last decade, exfoliating the natural …

Properties and applications of halloysite nanotubes: recent research advances and future prospects

P Yuan, D Tan, F Annabi-Bergaya - Applied Clay Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Halloysite is a natural nanosized tubular clay mineral that has many potentially important
uses in different industrial fields. In this paper, the key structural characteristics and …

Polysaccharides/Halloysite nanotubes for smart bionanocomposite materials

V Bertolino, G Cavallaro, S Milioto, G Lazzara - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Biopolymers as alternative to fossils-derived polymers are attracting the interest of
researcher in material science. Besides the economic advantages, the sustainability makes …

The one-step synthesis of a novel metal–organic frameworks for efficient and selective removal of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) from wastewater: Kinetics, thermodynamics and …

H Wang, S Wang, S Wang, L Fu, L Zhang - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2023 - Elsevier
The removal of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) from wastewater is one of the methods to ensure water
safety. However, it is still a difficult point to design efficient and selective adsorbent. In this …

Novel polyvinylidene fluoride nanofiltration membrane blended with functionalized halloysite nanotubes for dye and heavy metal ions removal

G Zeng, Y He, Y Zhan, L Zhang, Y Pan, C Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2016 - Elsevier
Membrane separation is an effective method for the removal of hazardous materials from
wastewater. Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) were functionalized with 3 …

Past, present and future perspectives on halloysite clay minerals

M Massaro, R Noto, S Riela - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs), clay minerals belonging to the kaolin groups, are emerging
nanomaterials which have attracted the attention of the scientific community due to their …

Novel synthesis of Ni/Fe layered double hydroxides using urea and glycerol and their enhanced adsorption behavior for Cr (VI) removal

GY Abo El-Reesh, AA Farghali, M Taha… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Novel modified Ni/Fe layered double hydroxides with different morphology of
spherical–like shape were fabricated via using urea as a ligand and glycerol (Ni/Fe LDH/GL) …

A review on thermophysical properties of nanoparticle dispersed phase change materials

MA Kibria, MR Anisur, MH Mahfuz, R Saidur… - Energy conversion and …, 2015 - Elsevier
A review of current experimental studies on variations in thermophysical properties of phase
change material (PCM) due to dispersion of nanoparticles is presented in this article …

A review on halloysite-based adsorbents to remove pollutants in water and wastewater

I Anastopoulos, A Mittal, M Usman, J Mittal, G Yu… - Journal of Molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Adsorption is a very promising and efficient technology for the removal of hazardous
pollutants from water. In this regard, clay minerals have gained prime importance because of …

Applications and interfaces of halloysite nanocomposites

Y Zhang, A Tang, H Yang, J Ouyang - Applied Clay Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) showed natural nanotubular structures with similar chemical
composition to kaolin. This paper reviewed the exciting applications of HNTs due to their …