Recycling process of spent bleaching clay: Optimization by response surface methodology by A.M. Hatami, M.R. Sabour, A. Amiri

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The Influence of Salt Solution on Morphological Changes in a Geosynthetic Clay Liner by Mochamad Arief Budihardjo

“…Morphological variations of geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) samples, hydrated with two different permeates, distilled water and NaCl solution (100 mM concentration), were observed in detail using microscopic analysis. …”
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Sand-Clay Mix in Phosphate Mine Reclamation: Characteristics and Land Use by Casey Beavers, Edward A. Hanlon, Matt Wilson, James Cates, George J. Hochmuth

“…Getting phosphate rock out of the ground produces a by-produce called phosphate clay, which mining operations must return to the landscape. …”
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Improving the Mechanical Properties of Red Clay Using Xanthan Gum Biopolymer by Lina Wang, Zhiyu Weng, Qiang Liu, Tianliang Wang, Xuemin Pan, Guoyu Li, Zhiliang Wang

“…The traditional treatment of red clay using inorganic materials leads to many serious environmental problems. …”
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An EVP Double-Yield Nonstationary Flow Surface Model for Soft Clay by Liucheng Chang, Hongyu Wang, Ya Wang

“…According to experimental findings, soft clay has compression and shear creep. The goal of the study is to develop an elastic-viscoplastic (EVP) model for the viscous behavior of soft clay. …”
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Effect of Sintering Temperature on Membranes Manufactured with Clays for Textile Effluent Treatment by Mirele Costa da Silva, Hélio de Lucena Lira, Rosa do Carmo de Oliveira Lima, Normanda Lino de Freitas

“…The aim of this work is to use cheap raw materials, such as kaolin and ball clay, for the manufacture of ceramic membranes for application in effluent treatment from textile industry and to evaluate the influence of sintering temperature in the structural and morphological characteristics of those membranes. …”
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Beyond clay: tracing Mekelle’s pottery tradition through ethnoarchaeological and sociocultural lenses by Kibrom Gebremariam

“…Notably, a distinctive tradition of using different clay types for a single pottery type was observed. …”
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Optimization of Ionic Soil Stabilizer Dilution and Understanding the Mechanism in Red Clay Treatment by Xuesong Lu, Jin Luo, Meinan Wan

“…The measurements indicate the thickness of the pair-electricity layer of adjacent clay layers and the repulsion force among soil particles is reduced, which in turn enhances the attraction force of the clay layers. …”
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Composite Sand–Clay Infrastructural Soil Fills: Characteristic Consolidation and Hydraulic Properties by Burcu Dışkaya, Tanay Karademir

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Characterization and enhanced performance of Ivorian clays as potential modifiers in carbon paste electrodes by Legré Paul Gauly, Mariame Coulibaly, Ségnéninhinténin Bakary Soro, Koffi Siméon Kouadio, Seiny Roger N’Dri, Ali Sanou, Albert Trokourey

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The Effect of Clay/Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Fillers on the Properties of Elastomer Nanocomposites by Sung Ho Song

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Removal of Cr(VI) from Aqueous Environments Using Micelle-Clay Adsorption by Mohannad Qurie, Mustafa Khamis, Adnan Manassra, Ibrahim Ayyad, Shlomo Nir, Laura Scrano, Sabino A. Bufo, Rafik Karaman

“…Removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions under different conditions was investigated using either clay (montmorillonite) or micelle-clay complex, the last obtained by adsorbing critical micelle concentration of octadecyltrimethylammonium ions onto montmorillonite. …”
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Modeling the Viscoelastic Behavior of Quartz and Clay Minerals in Shale by Nanoindentation Creep Tests by Jianfeng Wang, Yuke Liu, Chao Yang, Wenmin Jiang, Yun Li, Yongqiang Xiong

“…Moreover, the initial creep rates and depths in clay minerals were higher than those in quartz. However, the creep rates of quartz and clay minerals displayed similar trends, which were independent of peak load. …”
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EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF CLAY-CEMENT BLOCKS REINFORCED WITH COCONUT FIBERS by CONAND HONORÉ KOUAKOU, MORO OLIVIER BOFFOUE, ANGE CHRISTINE DJOHORE, KOFFI CLÉMENT KOUADIO, EDJIKÉMÉ EMERUWA

“…For this fact, compressive and flexural tests were carried out after 28 days of maturation, on dry blocks elaborate with clay stabilized at 8% of cement and containing 0 to 1% of fibers 30 mm length. …”
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Experimental Study on Unconfined Compressive Strength of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Clay Soil by Lei Gao, Guohui Hu, Nan Xu, Junyi Fu, Chao Xiang, Chen Yang

“…In order to study the mechanism and effect of basalt fiber reinforced clay soil, a series of unconfined compressive strength tests conducted on clay soil reinforced with basalt fiber have been performed under the condition of optimum water content and maximum dry density. …”
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Study of the Influence of Clay Minerals on the Mechanical and Percolation Properties of Weakly Cemented Rocks by Shiru Guo, Hai Pu, Mengsen Yang, Ding Liu, Ziheng Sha, Junce Xu

“…The mechanical and seepage characteristics can show significant changes in clay minerals in 20% to 30%.…”
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The Distribution, Structure, and Chemical Composition of Alkali-Silica Gels in Calcined Clay Concretes by Miriam E. Krüger, Anne Heisig, Stefanie Lode, Klaartje de Weerdt, Alisa Machner

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Influence of Fly Ash, Bottom Ash, and Light Expanded Clay Aggregate on Concrete by S. Sivakumar, B. Kameshwari

“…In addition, light expanded clay aggregate has been introduced instead of coarse aggregate to make concrete have light weight. …”
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Green building development utilising modified fired clay bricks and eggshell waste by Wafaa Soliman, Yasser M. Z. Ahmed, Ahmed Ghitas, Abdel‑Hamid El‑Shater, M. Abdelhamid Shahat

Subjects: “…Clay–eggshell composite bricks…”
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Determining the Thermal Conductivity of Clay during the Freezing Process by Artificial Neural Network by Xiuling Ren, Yanhui You, Qihao Yu, Guike Zhang, Pan Yue, Mingyang Jin

“…By measuring the thermal conductivity of clay using a transient hot-wire method in the laboratory, the influential factors of the thermal conductivity of soils during the freezing process were analyzed, and a predictive model of thermal conductivity was developed with an artificial neural network (ANN) technology. …”
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