Adsorption of dyes onto palygorskite and its composites: a review

B Mu, A Wang - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
With the continuous increase in the demand of dyes, the dye wastewater is becoming a
major environmental threat. Adsorption techniques are widely used to remove dyes from …

From structure evolution of palygorskite to functional material: A review

Y Lu, A Wang - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Palygorskite (PAL) is a modulated rod-like phyllosilicate with abundant reserves in nature,
which has the characteristics of a 2: 1 layered-chain crystal structure, one-dimensional …

Acid activated clays: Materials in continuous demand

P Komadel - Applied Clay Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Acid activation is a chemical treatment traditionally used on clays, typically bentonites in
hydrochloric or sulphuric acid, to obtain partly dissolved materials with enhanced surface …

A high value utilization process for coal gasification slag: Preparation of high modulus sodium silicate by mechano-chemical synergistic activation

J Qu, J Zhang, H Li, S Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Coal gasification coarse slag (CGCS) is solid waste generated during coal gasification. The
mainly treatment method of CGCS is storage and landfill, which causes severe …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorption of chromium (VI) and iron (III) ions onto acid-modified kaolinite: Isotherm, kinetics and thermodynamics studies

PE Dim, LS Mustapha, M Termtanun… - Arabian Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The pollution of aquatic bodies by heavy metals effluent from many industrial activities is a
significant environmental challenge affecting the ecosystem. Batch process was conducted …

Comparative FT-IR study of structural modifications during acid treatment of dioctahedral smectites and hectorite

J Madejová, J Bujdák, M Janek, P Komadel - spectrochimica acta part a …, 1998 - Elsevier
Seven dioctahedral smectites of various composition and one trioctahedral smectite
(hectorite) were leached in the HCl under different treatment conditions. Hectorite is much …

Effects of binders on the performance of shaped hierarchical MFI zeolites in methanol-to-hydrocarbons

NL Michels, S Mitchell, J Pérez-Ramírez - ACS Catalysis, 2014 - ACS Publications
The scale-up of zeolite catalysts from powder to industrially relevant shapes is widely
neglected in fundamental research because of the added preparative and analytical …

Removal of Cu (II) from aqueous solution by adsorption onto acid-activated palygorskite

H Chen, Y Zhao, A Wang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2007 - Elsevier
A series of activated palygorskite clay by HCl with different concentrations was prepared and
applied as adsorbents for removal of Cu (II) from aqueous solutions. The effects of contact …

Recent progress in dispersion of palygorskite crystal bundles for nanocomposites

W Wang, A Wang - Applied Clay Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Palygorskite (Pal), as a valuable naturally available one-dimensional (1D) nanomaterial,
has received greater attention in both academic and industrial areas. However, the rod …

Textural characteristics, surface chemistry and activation of bleaching earth: A review

F Hussin, MK Aroua, WMAW Daud - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2011 - Elsevier
The unique properties of clay and clay minerals had made them valuable in the wide range
of industrial applications. Low cost, local availability and effectiveness are the prevailing …