- Comparative transcriptomics and co-expression networks reveal cultivar-specific molecular signatures associated with reproductive-stage cold stress in rice. [Journal Article]Plant Cell Rep. 2023 Feb 01 [Online ahead of print]PC
- The resistance of Huaidao5 results from the high constitutive expression of tolerance genes, while that of Huaidao9 is due to the cold-induced resistance in flag leaves and panicles. The regulation mechanism of rice seedlings' cold tolerance is relatively clear, and knowledge of its underlying mechanisms at the reproductive stage is limited. We performed differential expression and co-expression …
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- In situ self-exsolved ultrasmall Fe2P quantum dots from attapulgite nanofibers as superior cocatalysts for solar hydrogen evolution. [Journal Article]Nanoscale. 2023 Jan 25 [Online ahead of print]N
- Developing highly active, stable, and cost-efficient cocatalysts for photocatalytic H2 evolution is pivotal in the area of renewable energy conversion. Herein, we present a straightforward, low-temperature phosphidation strategy for in situ exsolving doped Fe ions from natural attapulgite (ATP) nanofibers into a supported Fe2P cocatalyst for the photocatalytic H2 evolution reaction (HER). The res…
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- Mechanistic insight into gel formation of co-amorphous resveratrol and piperine during dissolution process. [Journal Article]Int J Pharm. 2023 Jan 27 [Online ahead of print]IJ
- Different from previous co-amorphous systems, co-amorphous resveratrol and piperine (namely RES-PIP CM) showed much lower dissolution in comparison to the original two crystalline drugs owing to its gel formation during dissolution. The purpose of this study is to investigate the mechanism of gel formation and seek strategies to eliminate such gelation. It was found that the dissolution performan…
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- Addition of in situ clay catalysts at different process points in a cascaded hydrothermal carbonization-pyrolysis process for agro-industrial waste valorization. [Journal Article]Bioresour Technol. 2023 Jan 20; 372:128649.BT
- Agro-industrial wastes can be thermochemically converted to sustainable fuels and upcycled carbon products. However, processing such feedstocks through pyrolysis or hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) alone yields fuels that require significant downstream upgrading. In this work, apple pomace was treated via a cascaded HTC-pyrolysis process using inexpensive and abundant clay catalysts, montmorillon…
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- Preparation and Properties of Bio-Based Attapulgite Copolymer (BAC) Sand-Fixing Material. [Journal Article]
- Desertification, one of the world's most pressing serious environmental problems, poses a serious threat to human survival as well as to social, economic, and political development. Nevertheless, the development of environmentally friendly sand-fixing materials is still a tremendous challenge for preventing desertification. This study developed a bio-based attapulgite copolymer (BAC) by grafting …
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- A Novel Adsorbent of Attapulgite & Carbon Composites Derived from Spent Bleaching Earth for Synergistic Removal of Copper and Tetracycline in Water. [Journal Article]
- Simultaneously eliminating tetracycline (TC) and copper (Cu-II) from wastewater was investigated by applying a novel adsorbent fabricated by transforming spent bleaching earth (SBE) into attapulgite & carbon composites (A&Cs). Pyrolysis temperature for A&Cs preparation exhibited a positive effect on Cu(II) adsorption, while the AC500 possessed the greatest performance for TC remediation. Interest…
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- The enhanced dewaterability of sludge by a starch-based flocculant combined with attapulgite. [Journal Article]
- Coagulation/flocculation is one of the most widely used and cost-effective pretreatment methods for improving the dewaterability of sludge. In this study, a cationic modified starch-based flocculant (St-CTA) in conjunction with a popular clay, attapulgite (ATP), was used for the conditioning of waste-activated sludge. The dewatering properties, including the filter cake moisture content, filtrati…
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- Insights into enhanced removal of Cd2+ from aqueous solutions by attapulgite supported sulfide-modified nanoscale zero-valent iron. [Journal Article]Water Sci Technol. 2022 Dec; 86(12):3163-3180.WS
- The sulfidation of nanoscale zerovalent iron (nZVI) has received increasing attention for reducing the oxidizability of nZVI and improving its reactivity toward heavy metal ions. Here, a sulfide (S)-modified attapulgite (ATP)-supported nanoscale nZVI composite (S-nZVI@ATP) was rapidly synthesized under acidic conditions and used to alleviate Cd2+ toxicity from an aqueous solution. The degree of o…
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- Attapulgite Nanorod-Incorporated Polyimide Membrane for Enhanced Gas Separation Performance. [Journal Article]
- Polyimide (PI) membrane is an ideal gas separation material due to its advantages of high designability, good mechanical properties and easy processing; however, it has equilibrium limitations in gas selectivity and permeability. Introducing nanoparticles into polymers is an effective method to improve the gas separation performance. In this work, nano-attapulgite (ATP) functionalized with KH-550…
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- Effective diesel removal by a novel electrospun composite nanofibrous membrane with immobilized Bacillus cereus LY-1. [Journal Article]
- Nanofiber membranes have recently been considered as promising supports for the immobilization of microorganisms due to the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of electrostatic spinning technology and the ability to control fiber morphology, such as obtaining higher surface area and porosity. In this study, electrospun polyvinyl alcohol/sodium alginate/attapulgite (PVA/SA/ATP) nanofiber membrane wa…
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- Fabrication porous adsorbents templated from aqueous foams using astragalus membranaceus and attapulgite as stabilizer for efficient removal of cationic dyes. [Journal Article]J Environ Sci (China). 2023 May; 127:855-865.JE
- The water-based foam stabilized by the natural surfactant applied in the fabrication of porous materials has attracted extensive attention, as the advantages of cleanness, convenience and low cost. Particularly, the development of a green preparation method has became the main research focus and frontier. In this work, a green liquid foam with high stability was prepared by synergistic stabilizat…
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- Phosphorus removal from wastewater using Ca-modified attapulgite: Fixed-bed column performance and breakthrough curves analysis. [Journal Article]J Environ Manage. 2023 Feb 15; 328:116905.JE
- The adsorbent calcium-modified attapulgite (Ca-GAT) prepared by calcium chloride modification and high temperature treatment (700 °C) has proved to remove phosphorus in low-concentration phosphorus wastewater in batch adsorption experiments. Dynamic adsorption performance and industrial application potential still need further determination. This study explored the effects of various parameters o…
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- Investigation on the Potential Application of Na-Attapulgite as an Excipient in Domperidone Sustained-Release Tablets. [Journal Article]
- In this study, Na-attapulgite was explored as an excipient to prepare domperidone sustained-release tablets and test them in accordance with United States Pharmacopoeia requirements. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were employed to explore the compatibility between Na-attapulgite and domperidone. The XRD an…
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- Functionalized Nanocomposite Gel Polymer Electrolyte with Strong Alkaline-Tolerance and High Zinc Anode Stability for Ultralong-Life Flexible Zinc-Air Batteries. [Journal Article]Adv Mater. 2022 Dec 01 [Online ahead of print]AM
- Increasing pursuit of next-generation wearable electronics has put forward the demand of reliable energy devices with high flexibility, durability, and enhanced electrochemical performances. Flexible aqueous zinc-air batteries (FAZABs) have attracted great interests owing to the high energy density, safety, and environmental benignity, for which quasi-solid-state gel polymer electrolytes (QSGPEs)…
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- Adsorption and immobilization of phosphorus from eutrophic seawater and sediment using attapulgite - Behavior and mechanism. [Journal Article]Chemosphere. 2023 Feb; 313:137390.C
- The adsorption behavior of phosphorus on raw sediment (RS), attapulgite (AT), purified attapulgite (PAT) and AT/PAT-amended sediments conforms to the Langmuir, pseudo first-order kinetics and liquid film diffusion model. The adsorption process is spontaneous and monolayer adsorption, and the adsorption rate is mainly controlled by liquid film diffusion. The addition of attapulgite improved the ad…
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- Fabrication of an Eco-Friendly Clay-Based Coating for Enhancing Flame Retardant and Mechanical Properties of Cotton Fabrics via LbL Assembly. [Journal Article]
- An eco-friendly clay-based synergistic flame-retardant coating was established on cotton fabrics via facile layer-by-layer assembly derived from polyethyleneimine (PEI), attapulgite clay (ATP), and phytic acid (PA). The fabricated flame-retardant (FR) cotton fabrics demonstrated improved thermal stability. Compared to untreated cotton fabrics, the limiting oxygen index of Cotton-8TL was improved …
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- Study on Preparation of Chitosan/Polyvinyl Alcohol Aerogel with Graphene-Intercalated Attapulgite(GO-ATP@CS-PVA) and Adsorption Properties of Crystal Violet Dye. [Journal Article]
- Adsorption is one of the effective methods of treating dye wastewater. However, the selection of suitable adsorbent materials is the key to treating dye wastewater. In this paper, GO-ATP was prepared by an intercalation method by inserting graphene oxide (GO) into the interlayer of alabaster attapulgite (ATP), and GO-ATP@CS-PVA aerogel was prepared by co-blending-crosslinking with chitosan (CS) a…
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- Enhanced Adsorption of Sulfonamides by Attapulgite-Doped Biochar Prepared with Calcination. [Journal Article]
- The extensive use of sulfonamides seriously threatens the safety and stability of the ecological environment. Developing green inexpensive and effective adsorbents is critically needed for the elimination of sulfonamides from wastewater. The non-modified biochar exhibited limited adsorption capacity for sulfonamides. In this study, the attapulgite-doped biochar adsorbent (ATP/BC) was produced fro…
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- Study on the management efficiency of lanthanum/iron co-modified attapulgite on sediment phosphorus load. [Journal Article]Chemosphere. 2023 Feb; 313:137315.C
- Attapulgite co-modified by lanthanum-iron (MT-LHMT) was used to study its effectiveness and mechanism in controlling phosphorus release from sediments. MT-LHMT has high adsorption capacity for phosphate and the maximum adsorption capacity of MT-LHMT to phosphate can reach 75.79 mg/g. The mechanism mainly involved electrostatic action, surface precipitation and ligand exchange between MT-LHMT bond…
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- Synthesis and characterization of a phosphotungstic acid composite carrier and its application in solid chlorine dioxide disinfectant. [Journal Article]
- Chlorine dioxide (ClO2) is an antimicrobial compound used in water. The short release time of existing solid chlorine dioxide disinfectants significantly inhibits their bactericidal efficiency. We propose a novel approach in which attapulgite was introduced into phosphotungstic acid and SBA-15 to achieve the slow-release of chlorine dioxide disinfectant tablets. The emphasis of the study lies in …
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- Using PVA and Attapulgite for the Stabilization of Clayey Soil. [Journal Article]
- Considering that, in the context of the ecological restoration of a large number of exposed rock slopes, it is difficult for existing artificial soil to meet the requirements of mechanical properties and ecological construction at the same time, this paper investigates the stabilization benefits of polyvinyl acetate and attapulgite-treated clayey soil through a series of laboratory experiments. T…
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- Effects of Inorganic Passivators on Gas Production and Heavy Metal Passivation Performance during Anaerobic Digestion of Pig Manure and Corn Straw. [Journal Article]
- The treatment of livestock manure caused by the expansion of the breeding industry in China has attracted wide attention. Heavy metals in pig manure can pollute soil and water and even transfer to crops, posing harm to humans through the food chain. In this study, corn straw was selected as the additive and introduced into the anaerobic digestion. Sepiolite (SE), ferric oxide (Fe2O3), attapulgite…
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- Lanthanum modified chitosan-attapulgite composite for phosphate removal from water: Performance, mechanisms and applicability. [Journal Article]Int J Biol Macromol. 2023 Jan 01; 224:984-997.IJ
- A novel lanthanum-modified-chitosan-attapulgite (La-CTS-ATP) composite with efficient adsorption of phosphate in water was prepared and characterized. The adsorption properties were investigated by adsorption kinetics, adsorption isotherms and thermodynamics. An orthogonal design test was used to explore the optimal preparation conditions of La-CTS-ATP. Various characterizations exhibited the suc…
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- ZIF-67 In Situ Grown on Attapulgite: A Flame Retardant Synergist for Ethylene Vinyl Acetate/Magnesium Hydroxide Composites. [Journal Article]
- ZIF-67@ATP was prepared by the in situ growth of the zeolite imidazole frame (ZIF-67) on the surface of attapulgite (ATP). The structure and surface morphology of ZIF-67@ATP were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Different m…
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- Dietary Supplementation of Attapulgite Improves Growth Performance in Pigs from Weaning to Slaughter. [Journal Article]
- The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation of attapulgite on the performance of fattening pigs from weaning to slaughter under field conditions in three commercial farrow to finish herds. In total 1890 pigs were used for six months: 720 pigs in Farms A and B, respectively and 450 pigs in Farm C. The pigs were equally allocated in three dietary trea…
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- Mechanism of mercapto-modified palygorskite in reducing soil Cd activity. [Journal Article]Sci Total Environ. 2023 Jan 20; 857(Pt 2):159372.ST
- Mercapto-modified palygorskite (MP) is an efficient novel amendment with superior ability to decrease soil Cd bioavailability, but the unclear immobilization mechanism has become the bottleneck of its performance improvement and precise application. In order to clarify the Cd reducing mechanism of MP, long-term and short-term soil incubation with three types of soils (paddy soil, alluvial soil an…
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- Effects of mercapto-palygorskite application on cadmium accumulation of soil aggregates at different depths in Cd-contaminated alkaline farmland. [Journal Article]Environ Res. 2023 01 01; 216(Pt 1):114448.ER
- Mercapto-palygorskite (MP) is a novel immobilization material for cadmium (Cd) pollution, but the immobilization mechanism on alkaline Cd contaminated soil is not completely clear. In this paper, field experiment was carried out to study the effect of MP on the transfer of Cd in aggregates at different depth, the contribution of soil aggregates to the reduction of Cd in bulk soil and the immobili…
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- Attapulgite Structure Reset to Accelerate the Crystal Transformation of Isotactic Polybutene. [Journal Article]
- Isotactic polybutene (iPB) has a wide application in the water pipe field. However, the most valuable form I, needs 7 days to complete the transformation. In this study, the attapulgite (ATP), which produces lattice matching of the iPB form I, was selected to prepare an iPB/ATP composite. The Fischer-Tropsch wax (FTW) was grafted with maleic anhydride to obtain MAFT, and the ATP structure was res…
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- Attapulgite Nanorods Incorporated MXene Lamellar Membranes for Enhanced Decontamination of Dye Wastewater. [Journal Article]
- Due to its unique physical and chemical properties, MXene has recently attracted much attention as a promising candidate for wastewater treatment. However, the low water permeation flux of MXene membrane remains a challenge that has not been fully solved. In this study, attapulgite was used to increase the flux of MXene membrane through a facile one-pot method, during which the MXene nanosheets w…
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- Polycaprolactone/Gelatin/Hydroxyapatite Electrospun Nanomembrane Materials Incorporated with Different Proportions of Attapulgite Synergistically Promote Bone Formation. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: This study clarified for the first time that the combination of HA and ATP orchestrated biomaterial-induced osseointegration, and the synergistic effect was more significant when the ratio of ATP/HA was 2:1. This conclusion also provides new ideas and a scientific basis for the development of functionalized nanomaterials in bone tissue engineering.
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