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Mineral Acquisition from Clay by Budongo Forest Chimpanzees. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Chimpanzees of the Sonso community, Budongo Forest, Uganda were observed eating clay and drinking clay-water from waterholes. We show that clay, clay-rich water, and clay obtained with leaf sponges, provide a range of minerals in different concentrations.
Vernon Reynolds, Andrew W Lloyd, Christopher J English, Peter Lyons, Howard Dodd, Catherine Hobaiter, Nicholas Newton-Fisher, Caroline Mullins, Noemie Lamon, Anne Marijke Schel, Brittany Fallon   +10 more
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Mechanochemical preparation and performance regulation mechanism of highly durable and multifunctional iron red nanocomposite pigments derived from natural mixed-dimensional palygorskite clay

Nano Materials Science
Iron oxide red pigments are one of the most widely used inorganic red pigments around the world. It is always pursed to improve their physicochemical properties.
Hao Yang, Bin Mu, Lei Wu, Jiang Xu, Aiqin Wang   +4 more
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Adsorption of Nucleic Acid Bases, Ribose, and Phosphate by Some Clay Minerals

Life, 2015
Besides having a large capacity for taking up organic molecules, clay minerals can catalyze a variety of organic reactions. Derived from rock weathering, clay minerals would have been abundant in the early Earth. As such, they might be expected to play a
Hideo Hashizume
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Superabsorbent incorporating coal gasification fine slag for enhanced water absorption

Materials Today Sustainability
Incorporating inorganic components into a polymer matrix represents an effective strategy for enhancing the performance of superabsorbent polymers (SAPs), with the final properties largely determined by the strength of the interaction between the ...
Yali Yu, Yan Liu, Yongfeng Zhu, Bin Mu, Xicun Wang, Aiqin Wang   +5 more
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Quantification of clay mineral microporosity and its application to water saturation and effective porosity estimation: A case study from Upper Ordovician reservoir, Libya

Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience, 2019
The relative volume of clay minerals contributing to the microporosity is the main feature that influences the estimation of water saturation in hydrocarbon reservoirs.
Abubaker Alansari, Ahmed Mohamad Ahmed Salim, Hammad Tariq Janjuhah, Abdul Hadi Bin Abd Rahman, Nuri Mohamed Fello   +4 more
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DFT Study on the Compatibility Between Bentonite Clay Mineral and Hydration Products With the Polycarboxylate Water Reducer in the Cement Hydration Process

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022
As one of the most used grouting materials, cement has the characteristics of low price and a wide resource of raw material. With the in-depth research and application of cement admixture, the compatibility between different water-reducing agents and ...
Huang Teng, Huang Teng, Zhihao He, Zhihao He, Zhihao He, Gao Meiben, Jiaxing Zhang, Jiaxing Zhang   +7 more
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Influence of Clay Minerals on Some Soil Fertility Attributes: A Review

Open Journal of Soil Science, 2019
Clay minerals constitute an important component of the soil system and knowledge of their role in soil fertility is imperative for sustainable soil management and productivity.
G. K. Kome, R. K. Enang, F. O. Tabi, B. Yerima   +3 more
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Cinnamaldehyde release behavior of Pickering emulsion synergistically stabilized by Sapindus mukorossi modified palygorskite and chitosan

Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications
Most of the studies are committed to explore the natural green stabilizer or bio-stabilizer to design biocompatible Pickering emulsion, while few works focus on developing a dynamic interfacial regulatory effect for the slow-release of active molecules ...
Aiping Hui, Bin Mu, Yongfeng Zhu, Peng Liu, Aiqin Wang   +4 more
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Leaching Process of Weathered Crust Elution-Deposited Rare Earth Ore With Formate Salts

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020
To strengthen the rare earth leaching process and weaken the hydration of clay minerals for preventing landslides, it is of great importance to adopt a green and sustainable leaching agent in the industry.
Zhuo Chen, Zhenyue Zhang, Zhenyue Zhang, Ruan Chi, Ruan Chi   +4 more
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Mineralogical Vertical Distribution of Sediments for Selected Area in Basrah, Southern Iraq

Iraqi Geological Journal
The presence of clay in the sediments can lead to various engineering problems. For this reason, a study was conducted on both clay minerals and non-clay minerals to determine their distribution spatially and vertically and to analyze the grain ...
Zainab Alsaad, Harith Al-Saad
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