"Clays, Clay Minerals and Ceramic Materials Based on Clay Minerals" ed. by Gustavo Morari do Nascimento

This book presents the state-of-the-art results of characterization of clays, clay minerals and ceramic materials based on clay minerals. The main goal of this work is to contribute to the rationalization of some important results obtained in the open area of clays and clay materials characterization.

This book also provides a comprehensive account on polymer and biopolymer-clay nanocomposites, use of clay as adsorption materials for industrial pollutants, ceramic materials in cultural heritage and physical-chemistry aspects of clay and clay minerals aqueous dispersions.

This book will be beneficial for students, teachers and researchers of many areas who are interested to expand their knowledge about clays and its derivates in the fields of Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Environmental Science, Industrial Remediation, Cultural Heritage, etc.

Contents
Preface
1 Structure of Clays and Polymer–Clay Composites Studied by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopies
2 Clay Minerals and Clay Mineral Water Dispersions — Properties and Applications
3 Charging Behavior of Clays and Clay Minerals in Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions — Experimental Methods for Measuring the Charge and Interpreting the Results
4 Adsorption of Industrial Pollutants by Natural and Modified Aluminosilicates
5 Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Cementitious and Hybrid Materials Based on Nacrite
6 Clay/Biopolymer Composite and Electrorheological Properties
7 Ceramic Materials Based on Clay Minerals in Cultural Heritage Study

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