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:
- Development in Alkali-Activated Materials and Applications (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Zeolite: From a Boiling Stone to the Applicable Minerals in Various Industrial Processes, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Applications of Clay Minerals and Engineered Materials in Water and Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Mineralogical, Petrophysical and Hydromechanical Properties of Reservoirs and Caprocks, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Adsorption Properties of Clay and Its Applications in Buildings (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Synthesis, Characterization and Utilization of Clay and Clay Composites: Knowledge in Practice, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Advances in Geosciences and Sustainable Ceramic Materials Research (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Minerals-Enabled Water Innovation: Materials, Processes, and Resource Recovery (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Bauxite: Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Potential Industrial Application (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Recent Advances in Layered Minerals and Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Sustainable Mineral-Based Cementitious Composites: Durability and Performance Enhancement (Deadline: 5 October 2026)
- Clay Minerals for Environmental Remediation and Sustainable Energy (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Microstructure and Reinforcement Mechanisms of Fiber-Reinforced Clay (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Clays in Soil Science and Soil Chemistry (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Clay Minerals in Energy and Environmental Systems: Interfacial Reactions and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Implications of THMC Processes on Long-Term Safety of Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Hydrothermal Synthesis and Transformation of Clay Minerals: From Fundamental Mechanisms to Environmental Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
