Separation and identification of soil nanoparticles by conventional and synchrotron X-ray diffraction

Separation and collection of environmental nanoparticles (ENPs) in natural systems are of paramount importance in research on their nature and physicochemical properties for understanding their associated properties of adsorbing or binding to organic and trace metal contaminants. However, efficient...

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Published in:Applied clay science 2013-11, Vol.85, p.1-7
Main Authors: Tsao, Tsungming, Chen, Yueming, Sheu, Hwoshu, Tzou, Yuming, Chou, Yuming, Wang, Mingkuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Goethite
Hematite
Illite
Kaolinite
Mineralogy
Nanoparticles
Nanostructure
Separation
Silicates
Soil (material)
Soil nanoparticles
Synchrotron radiation
Synchrotrons
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Summary:Separation and collection of environmental nanoparticles (ENPs) in natural systems are of paramount importance in research on their nature and physicochemical properties for understanding their associated properties of adsorbing or binding to organic and trace metal contaminants. However, efficient separation and collection of ENPs in nature system remain obscure. This study aimed to use an automated ultrafiltration device (AUD) to demonstrate efficient collection of ENPs from highly weathered red soils. Synchrotron and conventional X-ray diffraction (XRD) with oriented and random powder specimens were employed to identify the composition of clay minerals with various particle-size fractions (PSFs,
ISSN:0169-1317
1872-9053
DOI:10.1016/j.clay.2013.09.005