Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials
A section of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X).
Section Information
The Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials covers, in one respect, various aspects related to the mineralogy, geochemistry and genesis of natural clay materials and other associated industrial minerals. In addition, the Section covers the topics of experimental and theoretical research on the structure, properties, and applications of broadly described natural and engineered layered and nanoporous minerals, including clays, layered double hydroxides (LDHs), zeolites, cementitious phases, and other related mineral materials. The focus is on linking together their detailed characterization using various diffraction, scattering, and spectroscopic techniques (X-ray, neutron, NMR, IR, Raman, AFM, etc.), multiscale modeling computational of their properties, and their diverse applications in geological and technological settings, such as mineral weathering, geological disposal of chemical and radioactive wastes, geological carbon sequestration, exploration of conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon resources, catalysis, construction, health care products, etc.
Keywords
- Clay minerals
- Layered double hydroxides
- Zeolites
- Cement
- Nanomaterials
- Crystal structure
- Mineral deformation
- Microstructure
- Phase transformations
- Adsorption
- Swelling
- Mineral–fluid interfaces
- Engineered barriers
- Clays
- Industrial minerals
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Clay Minerals: Roles in Oil and Gas Generation, Drilling, and Enhanced Recovery (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Diagenetic and Paleoenvironmental Significance of Clay Minerals (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- From Clay Minerals to Ceramics: Progress and Challenges (Deadline: 26 September 2025)
- Development in Alkali-Activated Materials and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Organo-Clays: Preparation, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Advances in the Petrography of Natural Fine-Grained Materials: A Microscale Answer to Their Genetic Pathways and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Alkali Activation of Clay-Based Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Bauxite: Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Potential Industrial Application (Deadline: 28 October 2025)
- Advances in Kaolinite Group Clay Minerals and Their Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Applications of Clay Minerals and Engineered Materials in Water and Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Role of Clay Mineralogy in Geotechnical Engineering Behavior of Clay Soils (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Use of Clay Minerals in Adsorption and Photocatalysis Technologies (Deadline: 15 November 2025)
- Mineralogical, Petrophysical and Hydromechanical Properties of Reservoirs and Caprocks, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Adsorption Properties of Clay and Its Applications in Buildings (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Clay Minerals: From Paleoclimatic and Paleoenvironmental Indicators to Industrial Raw Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Synthesis, Characterization and Utilization of Clay and Clay Composites: Knowledge in Practice, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 1 December 2025)
- Implications of THMC Processes on Long-Term Safety of Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Long-Term Radionuclide Immobilization by Minerals: Applications in Environmental Remediation and Waste Disposal (Deadline: 30 January 2026)
- Clays in Soil Science and Soil Chemistry (Deadline: 24 February 2026)
- Alkali-Activated Cements and Concretes, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
