
Clay Nanoparticles
Properties and Applications
- 1st Edition - February 19, 2020
- Editors: Giuseppe Cavallaro, Rawil F. Fakhrullin, Pooria Pasbakhsh
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 6 7 8 3 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 6 7 8 4 - 7
Clay Nanoparticles: Properties and Applications sets out the major properties of clay nanoparticles and their technological applications. The first part of the book focuses on the… Read more
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Clay Nanoparticles: Properties and Applications sets out the major properties of clay nanoparticles and their technological applications. The first part of the book focuses on the characterization of nanoclays, including layered, fibrous and tubular clay minerals. The second part illustrates the current and potential applications of nanoclays within material science and biotechnology. These include the development of geopolymers and bionanocomposites based on sustainable polymers filled with ecocompatible nanoclay. The potential use of nanoclays as flame retardants is also discussed, along with the correlation between the properties and potential applications of several nanoclay types.
In particular, the applications explored include nanoclays as drug delivery systems and for environmental protection. The book provides a complete and multidisciplinary exploration of nanoclays, highlighting a range of perspectives within current nanotechnology research.
- Assesses the advantages of using nanoclays instead of conventional clay materials in product design
- Describes the major characterization techniques – both experimental and computational – for nanoclays
- Explores new fabrication techniques based on pristine and modified clay nanoparticles that are being used both in materials science and biotechnology
Part I Properties of clay nanoparticles
1. Geological overview of clay nanoparticles
CRISTINA VILLANOVA-DE-BENAVENT
2. Structural characterization of clay systems by small-angle scattering
LEONARDO CHIAPPISI
3. Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs)/polymer nanocomposites: thermal degradation and flame retardancy
HENRI VAHABI, RODOLPHE SONNIER, AURÉLIE TAGUET,
BELKACEM OTAZAGHINE, MOHAMMAD REZA SAEB AND GÜNTER BEYER
4. Colloidal stability and self-assembling behavior of nanoclays
LORENZO LISUZZO, GIUSEPPE CAVALLARO, FILIPPO PARISI, SERENA RIELA,
STEFANA MILIOTO AND GIUSEPPE LAZZARA
5. Organophilic nature of nanoclay
KAUSIK DANA AND MADHUCHHANDA SARKAR
6. Computational modeling of nanoclays
EVA SCHOLTZOVÁ
Part II Technological applications of clay nanoparticles
7. Flame retardant potential of clay nanoparticles
AYESHA KAUSAR
8. Nanoclays in drug delivery systems
RAQUEL DE MELO BARBOSA, MARIANNA ARAÚJO FERREIRA, LYGHIA MARIA
ARAÚJO MEIRELLES, NICOLE ZORATO AND FERNANDA NERVO RAFFIN
9. Decontamination application of nanoclays
HUIJUAN GUAN AND YAFEI ZHAO
10. Clays in cement production from the nanoscale
LIDIA NATALIA TRUSILEWICZ
11. Improving the thermal, termite resistance and anti-wetting properties of tropical timber using a polymethyl acrylate/ halloysite coating
NISHAL ASHVIN SOLANKI, POORIA PASBAKHSH AND ALI RASHIDI
12. Halloysite nanoclay for development of heterogeneous
catalysts
SAMAHE SADJADI
13. Covalently modified nanoclays: synthesis, properties and
applications
MARINA MASSARO, GIUSEPPE CAVALLARO, GIUSEPPE LAZZARA AND
SERENA RIELA
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 19, 2020
- Language: English
GC
Giuseppe Cavallaro
RF
Rawil F. Fakhrullin
PP
Pooria Pasbakhsh
Prof. Pooria holds a bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Engineering with a focus on Ceramics, a master’s degree in Metallurgy and Materials Selection, and a Ph.D. in Polymer Composites. With over 17 years of research, academic, and industrial experience, he has worked on numerous industrial, government-funded, and research projects in various countries, including Australia, Malaysia, Italy, the UK, Denmark, Singapore, and Iran. His areas of expertise included polymers, fibers, coatings, minerals, nanomaterials, biomedical applications, fuel cells, building materials, and composites. Throughout his career, he has held positions as an Associate Professor at Monash University Malaysia, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Adelaide, and a Technical Sales Specialist at Anton Paar Australia. Additionally, he has been recognized as one of the “World’s Top 2% Scientists” since 2020 for his research impact in the fields of “Materials,” “Polymers,” and “Chemistry,” according to data released by Stanford University and Elsevier.