Essential oils (EOs) are complex natural mixtures of secondary plant metabolites that
function as biocides and therapeutic agents. They are extensively used in bactericidal …

The geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO 2) is a well-studied technology, and a number
of demonstration projects around the world have proven its feasibility and challenges …

The synthesis of Ti3C2Tx (and Ti2CTx alike) MXenes is performed with a new etching
environment (FeF3/HCl). Significant differences in terms of surface functionalization …

The first edition of the Handbook of Clay Science published in 2006 assembled the
scattered literature on the varied and diverse aspects that make up the discipline of clay …

Phyllosilicates, and among them clay minerals, are of great interest not only for the scientific
community but also for their potential applications in many novel and advanced areas …

Water is considered ubiquitous within the shale reservoirs and mainly stored in the
hydrophilic clay minerals. The water distribution characteristics and its effect on pore …

The understanding of the swelling phenomenon of montmorillonite is essential to predict the
physical and chemical behavior of clay-based barriers in geoenvironmental engineering …

The swelling properties of smectite clay minerals are relevant to many engineering
applications including environmental remediation, repository design for nuclear waste …

Water adsorption on kaolinite, illite, and montmorillonite clays was studied as a function of
relative humidity (RH) at room temperature (298 K) using horizontal attenuated total …

Two magnesium silicate hydrates (MSH) with structural magnesium/silicon ratios of
0.57±0.08 and 1.07±0.13 were synthesized at room temperature, with one year of synthesis …