A critical review of membrane modification techniques for fouling and biofouling control in pressure-driven membrane processes

B Díez, R Rosal - Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering, 2020 - Springer
The demand for new water resources has been increasing worldwide due to the growing
global population and industrialization. Membranes play a central role in water purification …

A novel alkali activated magnesium silicate as an effective and mechanically strong adsorbent for methylene blue removal

K Kaya-Özkiper, A Uzun, S Soyer-Uzun - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel, cheap, and easy-to-synthesize sepiolite-based alkali-activated material (Sep-AAM),
synthesized by the reaction of a magnesium silicate source, sepiolite, with sodium silicate …

Influence of CoAl2O4 spinel and Co-phyllosilicate structures derived from Co/sepiolite catalysts on steam reforming of bio-oil for hydrogen production

Y Wang, C Wang, M Chen, J Hu, Z Tang, D Liang… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Extensive attentions have been paid to develop steam reforming of bio-oil, which was
considered as one of the sustainable technologies for producing eco-friendly next …

A comprehensive study on the applications of clays into advanced technologies, with a particular attention on biomedicine and environmental remediation

R Nisticò - Inorganics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, a great interest has arisen around the integration of naturally occurring clays
into a plethora of advanced technological applications, quite far from the typical fabrication …

Novel sepiolite reinforced emerging composite polymer electrolyte membranes for high-performance direct methanol fuel cells

F Altaf, S Ahmed, D Dastan, R Batool… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Methanol permeation is the main issue of Nafion membranes when they are used as a
polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). In the current …

Advanced materials and new applications of sepiolite and palygorskite

E Ruiz-Hitzky, P Aranda, A Álvarez, J Santarén… - Developments in Clay …, 2011 - Elsevier
Sepiolite and palygorskite are versatile clay minerals deserving many diverse applications
due to their unique textural and structural characteristics compared to layered clay minerals …

Modified nanosepiolite as an inexpensive support of tetraethylenepentamine for CO2 sorption

M Irani, M Fan, H Ismail, A Tuwati, B Dutcher… - Nano Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, an inorganic-organic CO 2 sorbent was prepared by immobilizing
tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA) onto acid-modified nanosepiolite, a low cost and widely …

Current industrial applications of palygorskite and sepiolite

A Alvarez, J Santarén, A Esteban-Cubillo… - Developments in clay …, 2011 - Elsevier
Sepiolite and palygorskite are very versatile materials due their properties. This chapter
gives an overview of the applications and markets of the products that are currently …

Hydrogen production via catalytic pyrolysis of biomass in a two-stage fixed bed reactor system

S Liu, J Zhu, M Chen, W **n, Z Yang, L Kong - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
This study introduces an innovative process of generating hydrogen-rich gas from biomass
through the catalytic pyrolysis of biomass in a two-stage fixed bed reactor system. Water …

Sepiolite nanomaterials: structure, properties and functional applications

G Tian, G Han, F Wang, J Liang - Nanomaterials from Clay Minerals, 2019 - Elsevier
Sepiolite is a naturally occurring hydrated magnesium-rich silicate clay mineral with fiber-
shaped crystalline morphologies, special pore structures, and active surface groups. As a …