Kaolinite properties and advances for solid acid and basic catalyst synthesis

PA Alaba, YM Sani, WMAW Daud - RSC advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Historically, clay mineral catalysts have found industrial applications since the early 1930s.
However, inherent limitations such as impurities, porosity, low surface area and acidity …

IR spectra of clay minerals

J Madejová, WP Gates, S Petit - Developments in clay science, 2017 - Elsevier
This chapter presents typical mid-IR (MIR) and near-IR (NIR) spectra of different clay mineral
families and discusses how basic information on crystal chemistry can be derived. MIR …

Direct acid activation of kaolinite and its effects on the adsorption of methylene blue

W Gao, S Zhao, H Wu, W Deligeer, S Asuha - Applied Clay Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Coal-bearing kaolinite was directly treated with concentrated sulfuric acid to improve its
surface properties and adsorption ability. Acid treatment was carried out at various …

Effect of acidification on microscopic properties and pore structure of coal

Z Wei, L Baiquan, L Tong, L Ting, Y Wei - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Acidification is a common method for removing minerals from coal. In this study, four groups
of acidification samples were evaluated: raw coal (Raw), hydrofluoric acid (HF), hydrochloric …

Chitosan composite hydrogels reinforced with natural clay nanotubes

B Huang, M Liu, C Zhou - Carbohydrate polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
Here, chitosan composites hydrogels were prepared by addition of halloysite nanotubes
(HNTs) in the chitosan KOH/LiOH/urea solution. The raw chitosan and chitosan/HNTs …

Construction of **dingshan coal molecular model based on FT-IR and 13C-NMR

Z Wei, L Baiquan, L Tong - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2022 - Elsevier
To construct a molecular model of coal and study the adsorption characteristics from the
perspective of microscopic molecules, the microstructure of coal samples from **dingshan …

Insight into the physicochemical aspects of kaolins with different morphologies

P Hu, H Yang - Applied Clay Science, 2013 - Elsevier
The physicochemical aspects of four soft kaolins were investigated using X-ray diffraction
(XRD), scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) …

Selective adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of chlortetracycline hydrochloride using a La2Ti2O7/acid-modified coal-bearing strata kaolinite composite

Y Zhao, Z Cao, J Li, B Bai, Y Jia, Q Wang… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract A La 2 Ti 2 O 7/acid-modified coal-bearing strata kaolinite (La 2 Ti 2 O 7/AK)
composite was successfully prepared using a simple hydrothermal method. The composite …

Kaolinite-based form-stable phase change materials for thermal energy storage

H Cheng, Y Zhou, P Xu, M Zhang, L Sun - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage has emerged as a prominent and rapidly expanding area of
renewable energy research. It holds significant promise in enhancing energy efficiency …

Highly efficient degradation of azo dye Orange G using laterite soil as catalyst under irradiation of non-thermal plasma

JB Tarkwa, E Acayanka, B Jiang, N Oturan… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, laterite soil containing various mineral oxides (eg, Al 2 O 3, Fe 2 O 3 and TiO 2),
used as an alternative catalyst, was combined with gliding arc plasma treatment for Orange …