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Industrial Application of Clays and Clay Minerals
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Dear Colleagues,
Clay minerals, such as kaolinites, micas, and smectites, are the basic constituents of clay raw materials, which are classically employed in the ceramic industry to produce porcelain, fine ceramics, coarse ceramics, cements, electro-ceramics, tiles and refractories. These products are mainly used in sectors of economic importance, such as agriculture, civil engineering, and environment. Clays are largely dependent on their structural, physical and chemical properties, including color and brightness, particle shape, size, and distribution, surface charge and area, viscosity, and other properties that are specific for certain applications. Clays are distinguished by their geological formation (residual and sedimentary), and their complexity and variability are due to the quantitative and qualitative variation of the clayey and non-clay minerals that form them, to the variation in the dimensional distribution of the mineral particles and to their textural characteristics. Many new industrial applications of clays have been developed. Clays are widely used in pharmaceutical formulations, spas and aesthetic medicine as active ingredients or excipients. Clay minerals are of paramount importance in diverse applications such as paper, paints and coatings, polymers and films. As new high-performance materials become more commonplace, the challenge is to find new ways of transforming clay minerals to provide the necessary functionality for them.
Prof. Dr. Fernando Rocha
Prof. Dr. Mazen Alshaaer
Topic Editors
Keywords
- clays and clay minerals
- industrial applications
- geopharmacy
- geopolymers
- ceramics
- paper
Participating Journals
Journal Name | Impact Factor | CiteScore | Launched Year | First Decision (median) | APC |
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Minerals
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2.2 | 4.1 | 2011 | 18 Days | CHF 2400 |
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Catalysts
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3.8 | 6.8 | 2011 | 13.9 Days | CHF 2200 |
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Ceramics
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2.7 | 3.0 | 2018 | 20.7 Days | CHF 1600 |
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Polymers
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4.7 | 8.0 | 2009 | 14.5 Days | CHF 2700 |
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