Focusing on layered compounds at the core of materials intercalation chemistry, this reference comprehensively explores clays and other classes of materials exhibiting the ability to pillar, or establish permanent intracrystalline porosity within layers. It offers an authoritative presentation of their fundamental properties as well as summaries of

Scott M. Auerbach (Author) , Kathleen A. Carrado (Author) , Prabir K. Dutta (Author)

CLAY MINERALS. Introduction: Clay Structure, Surface Acidity, and Catalysis. Molecular Modeling of Clay Mineral Structure and Surface Chemistry. Clay-Organic Interactions: Organoclay Complexes and Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites. Sorption of Nitroaromatic Compounds on Clay Surfaces. Photoprocesses in Clay-Organic Complexes. Pillared Clays and Porous Clay Heterostructures. OTHER LAYERED MATERIALS. Layered alpha-Zirconium Phosphates and Phosphonates. Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs). Layered Manganese Oxides: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications. Layered Metal Chalcogenides. Alkali Silicates and Crystalline Silicic Acids.