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Provides the latest coverage from leading scientists on a wide field of expertise regarding the current state of knowledge about nanosized tubular clay minerals, bringing a clear view of the fundamental properties of clay materials and how their properties vary in chemical composition, structure, and the ways in which their modes of occurrence affect their engineering applications

Table of Contents

1. General Introduction F. Bergaya, P. Yuan and A. Thill Part I. Geology and Mineralogy of Nanosized Tubular Clay Minerals 2. Geology and Mineralogy of Nanosized Tubular Halloysite E. Joussein 3. Geology and Mineralogy of Imogolite-Type Materials C. Levard and I. Basile-Doelsch Part II. Structure and Properties of Nanosized Tubular Clay Minerals 4. Physicochemical Properties of Halloysite H. Yang, Y. Zhang, and J. Ouyang 5. Characterisation of Halloysite by Electron Microscopy T. Kogure 6. Characterisation of Halloysite by Spectroscopy J. T. Kloprogge 7. Thermal-Treatment-Induced Deformations and Modifications of Halloysite P. Yuan 8. Surface Modification of Halloysite D. Tan, P. Yuan, D. Liu and P. Du 9. Physicochemical Properties of Imogolite A. Fernandez-Martinez and L.J. Michot 10. Characterization of Imogolite by Microscopic and Spectroscopic Methods A. Thill 11. Deformations and Thermal Modifications of Imogolite S. Rouzière, M.S. Amara, E. Paineau, and P. Launois 12. Surface Chemical Modifications of Imogolite B. Bonelli 13. Liquid-Crystalline Phases of Imogolite and Halloysite Dispersions P. Davidson and I. Dozov 14. Molecular Simulation of Nanosized Tubular Clay Minerals H.A. Duarte Part III. Synthesis of Nanosized Tubular Clay Minerals 15. Why a 1:1 2D Structure Tends to Roll? A Thermodynamic Perspective L. Belloni and A. Thill 16. Formation Mechanisms of Tubular Structure of Halloysite J. Niu 17. Halloysite-like Structure via Delamination of Kaolinite J. Matusik 18. From Molecular Precursors to Imogolite Nanotubes A. Thill 19. Imogolite-Like Family N. Arancibia-Miranda and M. Escudey Part IV. Applications of Nanosized Tubular Clay Minerals 20. An Overview on the Safety of Tubular Clay Minerals M.-C. Jaurand 21. Halloysite Polymer Nanocomposites J. Huang, Z.H. Tang, X.H. Zhang, and B.C. Guo 22. Halloysite for Controllable Loading and Release E. Abdullayev and Y. Lvov 23. Halloysite for Adsorption and Pollution Remediation J. Matusik 24. Imogolite Polymer Nanocomposites W. Ma, Y. Higaki, and A. Takahara 25. Imogolite for Catalysis and Adsorption E. Garrone and B. Bonelli 26. Health and Medical Applications of Tubular Clay Minerals C. Aguzzi, G. Sadri, P. Cerezo, E. Carazo, and C. Viseras 27. Industrial Implications in the Uses of Tubular Clay Minerals O. Poncelet and J. Skrzypski 28. Epilogue F. Bergaya, A. Thill, and P. Yuan

About the Author

Professor Peng Yuan is a professor at Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Dr Faiza Annabi-Bergaya obtained a Licence-ès-Science in Physical-Chemistry from the University of Tunis in 1966, a first PhD in Inorganic Chemistry in 1971 from University La Sorbonne-Paris VI and a second PhD in Physics in 1978 from the University of Orleans (France). She started her career in 1971 at the CNRS from which she is presently Emeritus Research Director. Her research interest is focused on the Physics and Chemistry of clays and clay minerals. She is member of the AIPEA Nomenclature Committee. She was Secretary of the ECGA in 1999-2003. As President of the GFA (French Clay Group) in 2003-2007, she created the annual meetings of the GFA, organizing the first two meetings in Orleans. She launched the Series Developments in Clay Science with the publication in 2006 of Volume 1 (Handbook of Clay Science) and she is Series Editor since 2013. She is Editor-in-Chief of Applied Clay Science since 2012.