Special issue

Clay and Water Treatment

Guest Editors:

Giora Rytwo, Shlomo Nir and Uri Shuali

Contents

Research PapersInfluence of cement addition on the geotechnical properties of an Iranian clay

M.S. Pakbaz and R. Alipour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Solid-state NMR and FTIR studies of lime stabilized montmorillonitic and lateritic clays

A. Eisazadeh, K.A. Kassim and H. Nur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Preparation and photocatalytic properties of visible light driven Ag–AgBr/attapulgite nanocomposite

Y. Yang and G. Zhang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Preparation and characterization of nanocontainers of corrosion inhibitor based on layered double hydroxides

T.T.X. Hang, T.A. Truc, N.T. Duong, P.G. Vu and T. Hoang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Poly (oxypropylene)-amidoamine modified bentonite as potential shale inhibitor in water-based drilling fluids

H. Zhong, Z. Qiu, W. Huang and J. Cao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Palygorskite-cerium oxide filled rubber nanocomposites

G. Zhao, L. Shi, X. Feng, W. Yu, D. Zhang and J. Fu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Pre-intercalation of long chain fatty acid in the interlayer space of layered silicates and preparation of montmorillonite/natural rubber

nanocompositesS. Rooj, A. Das, K.W. Stöckelhuber, N. Mukhopadhyay, A.R. Bhattacharyya, D. Jehnichen and G. Heinrich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Mineral assemblages and distribution of phyllosilicates composition along the main section of the Agua Rica deposit, Catamarca,Argentina. Implications for future mine developmentM. Franchini, A. Impiccini, D. Beaufort, P. Patrier, C.G. Anderson and J. Pons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Variability of the surface properties of sepioliteM. Suárez and E. García-Romero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

A novel LDH nanofiller intercalated by silsesquioxane for preparing organic/inorganic hybrid compositesY. Yuan and W. Shi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Comparison between granular pillared, organo- and inorgano–organo-bentonites for hydrocarbon and metal ion adsorptionC. Ouellet-Plamondon, R.J. Lynch and A. Al-Tabbaa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Influence of iron removal on the synthesis of pillared clays: A surface study by nitrogen adsorption, XRD and EPRJ.G. Carriazo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Adsorptive removal of thorium (IV) using calcined and flux calcined diatomite from Turkey: Evaluation of equilibrium, kinetic andthermodynamic dataS. Yusan, C. Gok, S. Erenturk and S. Aytas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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NotesOptimization of molding sand composition for quality improvement of iron castings

C. Saikaew and S. Wiengwiset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Polypyrrole/palygorskite nanocomposite: A new chromate collector

C. Yao, Y. Xu, Y. Kong, W. Liu, W. Wang, Z. Wang, Y. Wang and J. Ji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Potential application of geopolymers as protection coatings for marine concrete III. Field experiment

Z. Zhang, X. Yao and H. Wang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Special section on Clays and Water TreatmentPreface: Applied Clay Sciences special issue: "Clay and Water Treatment"

G. Rytwo, S. Nir and U. Shuali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Brine wastewater pretreatment using clay minerals and organoclays as flocculants

T.N. König, S. Shulami and G. Rytwo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Organic cation exchanged montmorillonite and vermiculite as adsorbents for Cr(VI): Effect of layer charge on adsorption properties

S. Dultz, J.-H. An and B. Riebe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Simulation of adsorption and flow of pollutants in a column filter: Application to micelle–montmorillonite mixtures with sand

S. Nir, D. Zadaka-Amir, A. Kartaginer and Y. Gonen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Mechanochemistry: A review of surface reactions and environmental applications

A. Nasser and U. Mingelgrin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141The potential of thermally treated organobentonites to adsorb organic compounds from water

M. Borisover, N. Bukhanovsky, I. Lapides and S. Yariv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Adsorption of tetracycline on 2:1 layered non-swelling clay mineral illite

P.-H. Chang, Z. Li, J.-S. Jean, W.-T. Jiang, C.-J. Wang and K.-H. Lin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Adsorption of low concentration humic acid from water by palygorskite

M. Wang, L. Liao, X. Zhang and Z. Li . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

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