About this Research Topic
Clay minerals are natural hydrous magnesium/aluminum-rich phyllosilicates with diverse morphologies. Among them, attapulgite or palygorskite, and sepiolite present one-dimensional rod-like or fibrous morphologies with zeolite-like channels, allowing active components and target objects to be anchored on their surface and confined into unique nanochannels. Halloysite and imogolite possess a hollow nanotubular morphology, which provides an opportunity to realize the selective decoration of their lumen and external wall, based on their different inside/outside surface charges. Therefore, one-dimensional clay minerals have been widely employed to fabricate different functional materials, including adsorbents, antibacterial materials, catalyst, inorganic/organic composites, etc. due to their unique structures and surface properties.
Due to the different structural features of one-dimensional clay minerals, different target objects can be incorporated by surface modification or structural transformation to design functional materials. The active sites of one-dimensional clay minerals include the external surface, nanochannels or nanopores, lumen, and inner surface. In addition, incorporation of one-dimensional clay minerals can enhance the environmental stability of active components, improve the mechanical properties of polymers, and endow composites with new functionalities.
This Research Topic will collect high-quality Original Research and Review articles focused on the unique structure and chemical properties of one-dimensional clay minerals, such as adsorption, colloid, carrier and reinforcing functions. Relevant subject areas include, but are not limited to, the chemistry of:
• surface modification & structural transformations of one-dimensional clay minerals
• adsorption & antibacterial materials from one-dimensional clay minerals
• hybrid pigments
• catalysts & functional coatings
• energy storage
Due to the different structural features of one-dimensional clay minerals, different target objects can be incorporated by surface modification or structural transformation to design functional materials. The active sites of one-dimensional clay minerals include the external surface, nanochannels or nanopores, lumen, and inner surface. In addition, incorporation of one-dimensional clay minerals can enhance the environmental stability of active components, improve the mechanical properties of polymers, and endow composites with new functionalities.
This Research Topic will collect high-quality Original Research and Review articles focused on the unique structure and chemical properties of one-dimensional clay minerals, such as adsorption, colloid, carrier and reinforcing functions. Relevant subject areas include, but are not limited to, the chemistry of:
• surface modification & structural transformations of one-dimensional clay minerals
• adsorption & antibacterial materials from one-dimensional clay minerals
• hybrid pigments
• catalysts & functional coatings
• energy storage
Keywords: Attapulgite, Palygorskite, Halloysite, Sepiolite, Imogolite
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