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 …

Clay minerals and their modified derivatives have composed a large family of adsorbents
which can be used for the adsorption of most of the chemical contaminants from aqueous …

Solid additives were used as a microwave absorber to improve the low microwave
absorption rate of switchgrass going through pyrolysis, and as a catalyst to improve the bio …

Hydraulic conductivity tests were conducted on two commercially available bentonite–
polymer composite (BPC) geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) containing the same dry blend of …

Engineered biochars produced from microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis of switchgrass
have been evaluated in terms of their ability on improving water holding capacity (WHC) …

Clay minerals are abundant, inexpensive, and generally safe materials for environmental
applications. Because of their large specific surface area, high porosity, surface charge, and …

The growth of science and technology over the world has led to the establishment of various
industries which has helped the industrial, technological, and agricultural development of …

Investigation of the organization of interlayer water and cations in smectite is a permanent
topic in clay science for environmental science, civil engineering, materials science, and …

The ability of geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) to contain acidic mining leachates is examined.
The results of saturated hydraulic conductivity (k) of two GCLs permeated with sulfuric acid …

GCLs containing powdered Na-bentonite treated with different dosages of a proprietary
additive intended to reduce the impacts of chemical interactions were permeated with three …