a r t i c l e i n f o Mineral particles are used in many industrial applications as fillers, in coatings, as ad-and absorbers or in catalysis. In these manifold fields the particle size and shape control the final performance and properties of the minerals. Much has been published using different techniques to describe the aspect ratio of platy particles. This study describes a simple method to...

Global water pollution by organic dyes and metals may be solved adsorption. In particular, hydrogel adsorbents display unique advantages due to their three-dimensional porous structure. Here, a new type of self-healing hydrogels based on boronate amide bonds were prepared. The precursor polymer, 2-aminophenylboronic acid-modified polyacrylic acid (PAA-2APBA), was firstly synthesized amidation, ...

Clay sediments are the main component of seabed sediment. Interactions between nano-sized, disk-shaped and charged clay particles complicated, as they control sediment’s rheology. In this study, we studied rheological behavior sediment modeled by laponite bentonite suspensions experimentally using a rotational rheometer. The yield stress decreased when water content increased. Meanwhile, suspen...