Characterization and Applications of Clay as a Novel Material

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· Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Clay is an abundant naturally occurring raw material with different unique characteristics such as high surface area, chemical and mechanical stability, cation exchange ability, and more. This book is a comprehensive overview of clay science, covering the characterization and application of clay minerals. Applications such as stratigraphic correlation, environmental deposition indication, pharmaceutical uses, wastewater treatment, construction, and agriculture are explored. This book will provide an important reference for researchers, scientists and engineers who have a keen interest in clay as a sustainable material, solid acid adsorbent, and catalyst.

About the author

Dr Neeraj Kumari is currently Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, K R Mangalam University, Gurugram, India. She did her PhD at the University of Delhi, India. Currently, her research area is water purification and metal oxide nanomaterials. She has published more than 14 research articles in peer reviewed journals. She was awarded the best paper presentation at the Indian Chemical Society national conference.

Dr Chandra Mohan is a senior faculty member at the Department of Chemistry, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, K R Mangalam University, Gurugram, India. He has more than 10 years of teaching and research experience. Dr Mohan obtained his doctorate in chemistry, specifically in the field of chemical sensors, from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India. His research primarily focuses on heterocycle-based transition metal complexes for biological and sensor applications, and clay based solid acid catalysis. He has published more than 40 research papers in peer reviewed journals, 6 book chapters and 6 patents.

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