Sorption of chemicals onto soil particle surfaces is an important process controlling their
availability for uptake by organisms and loss from soils to ground and surface waters. The …

Although clay minerals play fundamental roles in many environmental processes, especially
in controlling the movement of various ions and molecules in soils, they are also useful …

Clay nanoparticles, composites and hydrogels are emerging as a new class of biomaterial
with exciting potential for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. Clay …

The contamination of drinking water and freshwater by heavy metals has become a growing
concern for human health and environment that calls for immediate remedial action …

Fine-grained sediments and sedimentary rocks play important roles in a variety of modern
energy technologies from petroleum geology to geological carbon sequestration and …

The prediction of U (VI) adsorption onto montmorillonite clay is confounded by the
complexities of:(1) the montmorillonite structure in terms of adsorption sites on basal and …

Colloidal interactions between clay nanoparticles have been studied extensively because of
their strong influence on the hydrology and mechanics of many soils and sedimentary …

Freshwater suspended particulate matter (SPM) plays an important role in many
biogeochemical cycles and serves multiple ecosystem functions. Most SPM is present as …

Many studies have examined the redox behavior of ferrous ions (Fe (II)) sorbed to mineral
surfaces. However, the associated hydroxyl radical (• OH) formation during Fe (II) oxidation …

The stability and persistence of organic matter (OM) in source rocks are of great significance
for hydrocarbon generation and the global carbon cycle. Clay-OM associations commonly …