Porous and Dense Cordierite Ceramic from Illite Clay

Structural characterization of the clay mineral illite-1M

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia – Earth Sciences Department, Via S. Eufemia 19, 41100 Modena, Italy, University of Trento, Department of Materials Engineering and Industrial Technologies, Via Mesiano 77, 38050 Trento, Italy, Portland State University, Department of Geology, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, USA, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East ...

Synthesis and Characterization of Porous Clay Heterostructures

Porous clay heterostructures (PCH) based on modified montmorillonite were synthesized using different reaction conditions (different hydration degrees, pH values and reaction times). The PCH precursors and PCH were characterized using FTIR Spectroscopy and X-Ray Diffractions (XRD). The XRD results showed that basal distance of porous clay heterostructures was significantly influenced by the mod...

Improving the mechanical and bioactivity of hydroxyapatite porous scaffold ceramic with diopside/forstrite ceramic coating

Objective(s): Scaffolds are considered as biological substitutes in bone defects which improve and accelerate the healing process of surrounding tissue. In recent years a major challenge in biomaterials is to produce porous materials with properties similar to bone tissue. In this study, the natural bioactive hydroxyapatite scaffolds with nano Diopside /Forstrite coating was successfully synthe...

Effective Removal of Lead Ions from Aqueous Solution Using Nano Illite/Smectite Clay: Isotherm, Kinetic, and Thermodynamic Modeling of Adsorption

Illite-smectite clay is a new mixed mineral of illite and montmorillonite. The ability of nano illite/smectite clay to remove Pb(II) from slightly polluted aqueous solutions has been investigated. The effects of pH, contact time, initial concentration of Pb(II), nano illite/smectite clay dosage, and temperature on the adsorption process were studied. The nano illite/smectite clay was characteri...

Cordierite Granite from Terip Terip, Victoria