Synthesis and application of modified membranes for efficient cationic and anionic dye elimination by Meriem Mansour Hafifi, Abdelkader Chougui, Mohammed Amin Chemrak, Aissa Belouatek

“… This study focuses on developing ceramic ultrafiltration membranes using locally sourced kaolin clay and feldspar. An active layer composed of graphene and alkoxide is added to enhance the performance of these clay supports. …”
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Greener Method for the Application of TiO2 Nanoparticles to Remove Herbicide in Water by Hoang Hiep, Pham Tuan Anh, Van-Duong Dao, Dang Viet Quang

“…Accordingly, TiO2 nanoparticles (10–45 nm) were synthesized and grafted on lightweight fired clay to generate a TiO2-based floating photocatalyst. …”
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The Influence of Organic Cosolvent (Methanol) on the Adsorption of Carbofuran on Three Different Types of Indian Soils by R.P. Singh

“…The adsorption of carbofuran on three different types of uncontaminated Indian soils (loam, silt clay loam, sandy loam) at various volume fractions (0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.0) of methanol (f S ) has been studied by the batch shake technique. …”
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A Simplified Method for Analysis of Laterally Loaded Piles considering Cyclic Soil Degradation by Yuzhe Yang, Xiaodong Gao, Wenbing Wu, Kangyu Xing

“…Then, a cyclic degradation model of soft clay considering the accumulation of plastic strain and pore water pressure is presented based on the cyclic triaxial test. …”
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Production of Emulsion Paint Using Locally Available Materials. by Turyarugayo, Emmanuel

“…Using experimental methods, an emulsion paint product was prepared in the laboratory using water, lime, clay, milk, rice flour, and lampblack as raw materials. …”
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Soil organic carbon contents and their major influencing factors in mangrove tidal flats: a comparison between estuarine and non-estuarine areas by Ting Wu, Jia Guo, Gang Li, Yu Jin, Wei Zhao, Guangxuan Lin, Fang-Li Luo, Yaojun Zhu, Yifei Jia, Li Wen

“…Soil particle size (clay, silt, and sand) indirectly positively influenced SOC contents by positively influencing soil nutrient (TN and TP). …”
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Pore Structure and Its Fractal Dimension: A Case Study of the Marine Shales of the Niutitang Formation in Northwest Hunan, South China by Wei Jiang, Yang Zhang, Tianran Ma, Song Chen, Yang Hu, Qiang Wei, Dingxiang Zhuang

“…This is mainly because clay mineral particles are small in size and have weak resistance to compaction. …”
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Nutrient availability in tropical soils fertilized with sewage sludge and natural phosphate by Rodinei Facco Pegoraro, Jefferson Rodrigo Teixeira Silva, Leidivan Almeida Frazão, Regynaldo Arruda Sampaio, Silvana Ferreira Bicalho, Verônica Aparecida Santos Ferreira Soares

“…From this perspective, this study evaluated changes in the chemical soil attributes and the nutrient availability rate after the application of sewage sludge, natural phosphate, and elemental sulfur in soils with different clay contents. Method: The study was conducted in a controlled environment and was set up in a completely randomized design with four replications in a 3 x 5 x 5 factorial arrangement consisting of soil with three clay contents: 28%, 34%, and 42%; five fertilization managements: unfertilized (Control), fertilized with natural phosphate (NF), fertilized with sewage sludge (SS), fertilized with natural phosphate and elemental sulfur (NF+S), and fertilized with NF+S+SS; and five evaluation times: 0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 days after fertilization. …”
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Advantageous Reservoir Characterization Technology in Extra Low Permeability Oil Reservoirs by Yutian Luo, Zhengming Yang, Lixin Meng, Shutie Li

“…The physical properties of reservoirs with different depth are different. Clay mineral variation range is 7.0%, and throat radius variation range is 1.81 μm, and start pressure gradient range is 0.23 MPa/m, and movable fluid percentage change range is 17.4%. …”
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Once Again about Women's Burials with Jewelry Tools from the Muroma Burial Grounds in the Lower Oka Region by Olga V. Zelentsova

“…A typological analysis of the most common objects – clay ladles for pouring molten metal, allowed us to identify the early types of this instrument, which have been used since the VI century. …”
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Material Weakening of Slip Zone Soils Induced by Water Level Fluctuation in the Ancient Landslides of Three Gorges Reservoir by Yu-Yong Jiao, Liang Song, Hui-Ming Tang, Yun-An Li

“…The variations in the plasticity index of the slip zone soil, as well as the increase in its clay mineral content, play important roles in the strength reduction. …”
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Improving the accuracy of soil texture determination using pH and electro conductivity values with ultrasound penetration-based digital soil texture analyzer by Emre Kilinc, Umut Orhan

“…Simulations showed that RF yielded the best results, improving R2 values to 0.52, 0.33, and 0.31 for sand, silt, and clay, respectively. The enhanced model performance demonstrates the viability of integrating pH and EC with advanced machine learning techniques to improve soil texture analysis accuracy. …”
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The Characteristics and Geological Significances of Tectonic Regime Changes in Chepaizi Uplift, Junggar Basin, Western China by Bang An, Weifeng Wang, Baogang Li, Zhaobing Wang, Shuaijie Yang, Yifei Sun, Xin Li

“…The unconformity structure has obvious stratification, including the bottom conglomerate layer, the weathered clay layer, and the semiweathered rock layer, and plays an important role in controlling oil and gas migration and accumulation. …”
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Soil-Structure Interaction of Flexible Temporary Trench Box: Parametric Studies Using 3D FE Modelling by Miah Alam, Omar Chaallal, Bertrand Galy

“…The FEA results were compared to empirical apparent earth pressure diagrams for a sensitive clay. Comparisons showed that the parameters related to the soil and the trench box have a significant influence on earth pressures.…”
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Response Analysis of the Free Field under Fault Movements by H. L. Qu, Y. Wu, B. K. Zhang, Q. D. Hu, Z. L. Xiao

“…Free field-fault systems were simulated with two types of fault types (normal and reverse faults), four fault dip angles (45°, 60°, 75°, and 90°), and two kinds of soil (sand and clay). Moreover, the rupture laws and sensitivities of the sand and clay were studied with different soil thicknesses and different fault dip angles in the free field. …”
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Influence of Processing Type in the Morphology of Membranes Obtained from PA6/MMT Nanocomposites by Rodholfo da Silva Barbosa Ferreira, Caio Henrique do Ó Pereira, Rene Anisio da Paz, Amanda Melissa Damião Leite, Edcleide Maria Araújo, Hélio de Lucena Lira

“…In this work, Brazilian clay was used (Brasgel PA) for the preparation of polyamide/clay nanocomposite. …”
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Contact Dermatitis and Chemical Sensitivity among Ceramics Workers by Rachel E. Tao, Jessica N. Pixley, Steven R. Feldman

“…Some of these cases occur in ceramics workers who are in direct and prolonged contact with clays, glazes, and pastes that may cause allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) and irritant contact dermatitis (ICD). …”
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Deformation Analysis of Reinforced Retaining Wall Using Separate Finite Element by Xingli Jia, Jinliang Xu, Yuhai Sun

“…The results show that the increase of elastic modulus of foundation soil will reduce the vertical deformation of the wall but increase the horizontal deformation. The silty clay is not suitable as filler, and lime soil is slightly better than fly ash. …”
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7 800-year-old Female Figurine Found at Anatolia’s Ulucak Mound by Sahir Pandey

“…One of the most prominent and oldest Neolithic sites found in what is now Turkey has yielded yet another interesting find – a clay statuette of a female figurine has been unearthed in Izmir, dated to 7,800 years ago.…”
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Micro-nano aerated subsurface drip irrigation and biochar promote photosynthesis, dry matter accumulation and yield of cucumbers in greenhouse by Zan Ouyang, Jie Zhang, Xueli Liang, Hui Wang, Zhenfeng Yang, Rong Tang, Qihua Yu, Yong Zhang

“…The study examined the aeration practices of the red soil (clay) and the responses of greenhouse-grown cucumbers to SDI over the first and second growing seasons. …”
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