Clay Nanoparticles

Part I Properties of clay nanoparticles

1. Geological overview of clay nanoparticles
CRISTINA VILLANOVA-DE-BENAVENT

2. Structural characterization of clay systems by small-angle scattering
LEONARDO CHIAPPISI

3. Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs)/polymer nanocomposites: thermal degradation and flame retardancy
HENRI VAHABI, RODOLPHE SONNIER, AURÉLIE TAGUET,
BELKACEM OTAZAGHINE, MOHAMMAD REZA SAEB AND GÜNTER BEYER

4. Colloidal stability and self-assembling behavior of nanoclays
LORENZO LISUZZO, GIUSEPPE CAVALLARO, FILIPPO PARISI, SERENA RIELA,
STEFANA MILIOTO AND GIUSEPPE LAZZARA

5. Organophilic nature of nanoclay
KAUSIK DANA AND MADHUCHHANDA SARKAR

6. Computational modeling of nanoclays
EVA SCHOLTZOVÁ

Part II Technological applications of clay nanoparticles

7. Flame retardant potential of clay nanoparticles
AYESHA KAUSAR

8. Nanoclays in drug delivery systems
RAQUEL DE MELO BARBOSA, MARIANNA ARAÚJO FERREIRA, LYGHIA MARIA
ARAÚJO MEIRELLES, NICOLE ZORATO AND FERNANDA NERVO RAFFIN

9. Decontamination application of nanoclays
HUIJUAN GUAN AND YAFEI ZHAO

10. Clays in cement production from the nanoscale
LIDIA NATALIA TRUSILEWICZ

11. Improving the thermal, termite resistance and anti-wetting properties of tropical timber using a polymethyl acrylate/ halloysite coating
NISHAL ASHVIN SOLANKI, POORIA PASBAKHSH AND ALI RASHIDI

12. Halloysite nanoclay for development of heterogeneous
catalysts
SAMAHE SADJADI

13. Covalently modified nanoclays: synthesis, properties and
applications
MARINA MASSARO, GIUSEPPE CAVALLARO, GIUSEPPE LAZZARA AND
SERENA RIELA

Clay Nanoparticles: Properties and Applications sets out the major properties of clay nanoparticles and their technological applications. The first part of the book focuses on the characterization of nanoclays, including layered, fibrous and tubular clay minerals. The second part illustrates the current and potential applications of nanoclays within material science and biotechnology. These include the development of geopolymers and bionanocomposites based on sustainable polymers filled with ecocompatible nanoclay. The potential use of nanoclays as flame retardants is also discussed, along with the correlation between the properties and potential applications of several nanoclay types.

In particular, the applications explored include nanoclays as drug delivery systems and for environmental protection. The book provides a complete and multidisciplinary exploration of nanoclays, highlighting a range of perspectives within current nanotechnology research.

• Assesses the advantages of using nanoclays instead of conventional clay materials in product design
• Describes the major characterization techniques – both experimental and computational – for nanoclays
• Explores new fabrication techniques based on pristine and modified clay nanoparticles that are being used both in materials science and biotechnology

Materials Scientists and Engineers, Biomedical Scientists and Environmental Scientists