Adsorption-desorption of the herbicide glyphosate (GPS) onto the clay mineral montmorillonite has been studied in presence of copper, in order to clarify the effects that this strongly complexing metal could have on the availability and mobility of GPS in soil environment. In contrast with previous findings, GPS adsorption on montmorillonite decreases in the presence of Cu, in solution or adsor...

Abstract The temperature dependence of the optical constants materials (refractive index, absorption and extinction coefficients, dielectric function) can be determined with spectroscopic ellipsometry over a broad range temperatures photon energies or wavelengths. Such results have practical value, for example applications at cryogenic elevated temperatures. gaps their broadenings also provides...

-Acidified suspensions of Al-saturated kaolinite, montmorillonite, mica, illite, and biotite in 10 -a M NaNO3 were potentiometrically titrated with 0.1 N NaOH and 0.1 N HNO3 in succession in a COz-free nitrogen atmosphere. The resulting curves were compared with those for AI(NO3)3 solutions of similar AI concentration in the supernatant solution and corrected for Al in the entrained solution in...

Nature is full of various nanomaterials and nanostructures that have inspired helped human life civilization in the advancement science technology. Among these materials are clays, which abundantly found rocks earth structures. The mineral montmorillonite, known as a clay nanoparticle, major phase bentonite. This nanoclay, with thickness about 10 angstroms, includes unique properties such expan...

Conducting polymers, because of their special properties, are used to introduce conductive polymeric composites. Also, clays have recently been used for preparation of polymer composites with enhanced mechanical and thermal properties. The aim of this work is to study the synergetic effect of the co-presence of conducting polyaniline and montmorillonite in the polyethylene matrix. Polyethylene ...

Conducting polymers, because of their special properties, are used to introduce conductive polymeric composites. Also, clays have recently been used for preparation of polymer composites with enhanced mechanical and thermal properties. The aim of this work is to study the synergetic effect of the co-presence of conducting polyaniline and montmorillonite in the polyethylene matrix. Polyethylene ...

Molecular dynamics simulations were carried out to investigate the diffusive behavior of aqueous uranium species in montmorillonite pores. Three uranium species (UO(2)(2+), UO(2)CO(3), UO(2)(CO(3))(2)(2-)) were confirmed in both the adsorbed and diffuse layers. UO(2)(CO(3))(3)(4-) was neglected in the subsequent analysis due to its scare occurrence. The species-based diffusion coefficients in m...

Manganese is an essential micronutrient for all organisms; however at high concentrations it has a toxic effect. Manganese toxicity is a serious constraint to crop cultivation since it is taken-up by plants and can easily be passed into the food chain again causing symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. A fully validated square-wave adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry method has been developed ...

USE of a platy internal standard that will orient to the same degree as clay minerals preserves the relative diffraction intensities between the basal reflections from the platy components, regardless of degree of orientation. The method is illustrated with basic zinc chloride and pyrophyllite as the internal standards for quantitative clay mineral anMysis in the systems kaolinite-liVid illite ...

Background: Ramsar, a northern city in Iran, lies on the coast of the Caspian Sea. This city has areas with some of the highest levels of natural radiation measured to date. The radon concentration in some areas of Ramsar is up to 3700 Bq m–3. On the other hand, due to high level of humidity, damp-proof barriers should be used in construction of new buildings in radon prone areas of this cit...