INTRODUCTION Clays, and more specifically 2 :1 phyllosilicates consisting of aluminoor magnesiosilicate negatively charged staked layers separated by van der Walls spacings where inorganic countercations (sodium, calcium,... cations) are located, can be associated with polymers to give interesting new materials called polymer/clay nanocomposites. Polymer/clay nanocomposites have been intensivel...

The present paper should be considered as a review of the application of Fourier Transform Infra-Red for surface clay characterization. The application of surface clay materials for water treatment, oil adsorption, excipients or as active in drugs has largely increased these recent years. The surface clay material presents hydroxyl groups, which can link very easily water molecules. These hydro...

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...

Detailed geological mapping contributed towards the tectonic framework of the Kala Chitta Range for the purpose of a compressive knowledge of the mode of occurrence of the Fire Clay horizons in the Datta Formation .Furthermore, detailed analytical work was carried out to elucidate the mineralogy of the Fire Clays. Lithological details and the depositional style have been highlighted comparative...

Arsenic (As) contaminated aquifers contain iron minerals and clays that strongly bind As at their surfaces. It was suggested that As mobilization is driven by natural organic matter (including fulvic acids (FA) and humic acids (HA)) present in the aquifers either via providing reducing equivalents for reductive dissolution of Fe(III) (hydr)oxides or via competitive desorption of As from the min...

The sorption/desorption characteristics of heavy metals onto/from soil particle surfaces are the primary factors controlling the success of the remediation of heavy-metal contaminated soils. These characteristics are pH-dependent, chemical-specific, and reversible; and can be modified by enhancement agents such as chelates and surfactants. In this study, batch experiments were conducted to eval...

Slow release formulations of the anionic herbicide sulfosulfuron (SFS) were prepared by incorporating it in micelles of an organic cation octadecyltrimethylammonium, which adsorb on the clay-mineral montmorillonite. The fraction of SFS adsorbed on the micelle-clay complex reached 98%, whereas for monomer-clay complexes, its adsorption was insignificant. Fluorescence studies showed surface conta...

This research studies the physical properties of low quality bricks mixed with sandy -soil in home industries located Gunung Sarik Padang City. The ratio mixture brick making material was not measured proper measurement; as a result poor. used 5 x cm and 180 cubes to see changes. materials between soil clay are 0.11.025, 0.43,0.67,1.0, 1.50. procedure for same factory without changing method. p...

The objective of the present study is to effect various micronutrient mixtures on growth and yield parameters cabbage. Randomized Block Design (RBD) was used in with twelve treatments three replications. field experiment carried out farmer’s at Boluvampatti, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) during March June 2023. A conducted where different ratios were applied four levels (15 kg ha-1,20 ha-1, 25 ha -1 ...

QIAN ZHAO: CO2-mediated formation of polymer/clay nanocomposites (Under the direction of Edward T. Samulski) In this thesis, the feasibility of scCO2 as both a processing medium and a polymerization medium for preparation of polymer/clay nanocomposites has been explored, with the first part discussing a CO2-mediated intercalation of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) in clay. It has been shown that CO2...