Clay Nanoparticles

<p> </p> <p>Part I Properties of clay nanoparticles</p> <p>1. Geological overview of clay nanoparticles <br>CRISTINA VILLANOVA-DE-BENAVENT</p> <p>2. Structural characterization of clay systems by small-angle scattering <br>LEONARDO CHIAPPISI</p> <p>3. Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs)/polymer nanocomposites: thermal degradation and flame retardancy<br>HENRI VAHABI, RODOLPHE SONNIER, AURÉLIE TAGUET,<br>BELKACEM OTAZAGHINE, MOHAMMAD REZA SAEB AND GÜNTER BEYER</p> <p>4. Colloidal stability and self-assembling behavior of nanoclays <br>LORENZO LISUZZO, GIUSEPPE CAVALLARO, FILIPPO PARISI, SERENA RIELA,<br>STEFANA MILIOTO AND GIUSEPPE LAZZARA</p> <p>5. Organophilic nature of nanoclay <br>KAUSIK DANA AND MADHUCHHANDA SARKAR</p> <p>6. Computational modeling of nanoclays <br>EVA SCHOLTZOVÁ</p> <p>Part II Technological applications of clay nanoparticles</p> <p>7. Flame retardant potential of clay nanoparticles <br>AYESHA KAUSAR</p> <p>8. Nanoclays in drug delivery systems <br>RAQUEL DE MELO BARBOSA, MARIANNA ARAÚJO FERREIRA, LYGHIA MARIA<br>ARAÚJO MEIRELLES, NICOLE ZORATO AND FERNANDA NERVO RAFFIN</p> <p>9. Decontamination application of nanoclays <br>HUIJUAN GUAN AND YAFEI ZHAO</p> <p>10. Clays in cement production from the nanoscale <br>LIDIA NATALIA TRUSILEWICZ</p> <p>11. Improving the thermal, termite resistance and anti-wetting properties of tropical timber using a polymethyl acrylate/ halloysite coating <br>NISHAL ASHVIN SOLANKI, POORIA PASBAKHSH AND ALI RASHIDI</p> <p>12. Halloysite nanoclay for development of heterogeneous<br>catalysts <br>SAMAHE SADJADI</p> <p>13. Covalently modified nanoclays: synthesis, properties and<br>applications <br>MARINA MASSARO, GIUSEPPE CAVALLARO, GIUSEPPE LAZZARA AND<br>SERENA RIELA</p>