Hybrids based on recycled high density polyethylene (RHDPE) and organic clay were made by melt compounding. The influence of blending method, compatibilizers, and clay content on clay intercalation and exfoliation, RHDPE crystallization behavior, and the mechanical properties of RHDPE/clay hybrids were investigated. Both maleated polyethylene (MAPE) and titanate could improve the compatibilizat...

The thermal properties such as specific heat capacity and heat dissipation of peloids play an important role in therapeutic applications. Therefore, these properties were determined on the peloids samples taken from spas where peloid applications are used in Turkey. In addition, some pure clay minerals were investigated to determine their suitability as possible constituents of therapeutic pelo...

* Corresponding author Abstract – Land degradation processes in the subtropical Thicket Biome in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, are observed and monitored. As a result, a significant loss of soil quality on such sites has been recorded. This study focuses on the determination of fundamental soil parameters like organic carbon, iron, and clay in order to assess ecosystem degradation. T...

To control the molecular organization of octadecyl rhodamine B (RhB18), hybrid Langmuir–Blodgett monolayers containing clay minerals were prepared. The orientation and conformation of the RhB18 molecule were analyzed by polarized attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR–FTIR) spectroscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy. Monomers and dimers of RhB18 were observed by UV-Vis abso...

In this paper, a set of physical, geochemical and mineralogical indicators are proposed for the correlation of soil age. The parameters studied allowed the highlighting of trends in soil aging as well as the relating of these trends to specific soil forming processes. Soil aging was marked by a progressive increase in clay content and a decrease in silt/clay ratio, a slight reduction in the CEC...

15. Supplementary Notes Project performed in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. Project Title: Rapid Field Detection of Sulfate and Organic Content in Soils URL:http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/0-6362-1.pdf 16. Abstract In recent years, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has experienced problems chemically stabilizing modera...

a gel composite (based on polyacrylamide and crosslinker cr(iii) acetate) was prepared by solvent method (distillate and water formation) and nanoclay particle (kaolinite). using xrd tests, d001 was evaluated for kaolinite nanoparticles in gel composite. kaolinite modification using dimethyl-sulfoxide led to increase interlamellar spacing from 7.21 to 10.82 o a. based on the results obtained fo...