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ArticleACS omega2020

Geochemical and Physicochemical Characteristics of Clay Materials from Congo with Photocatalytic Activity on 4-Nitrophenol in Aqueous Solutions.

Mukuna P Mubiayi, Adolph A Muleja, Sarre K M Nzaba, Bhekie B Mamba

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Article in ACS omega, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mukuna P MubiayiNanotechnology and Water Sustainability (NanoWS) Research Unit, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Johannesburg 1709, South Africa.
Adolph A MulejaNanotechnology and Water Sustainability (NanoWS) Research Unit, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Johannesburg 1709, South Africa.
Sarre K M NzabaNanotechnology and Water Sustainability (NanoWS) Research Unit, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Johannesburg 1709, South Africa.
Bhekie B MambaNanotechnology and Water Sustainability (NanoWS) Research Unit, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Johannesburg 1709, South Africa.
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Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the geochemical and physicochemical characteristics of natural clay collected in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The optical properties of the sample collected in Golf (GOL) were tested in the removal of 4-nitrophenol in aqueous solution. The geochemical analysis depicted that all the samples are plotted within the shale quadrant. Furthermore, the Chemical Index of Alteration (CIA) indicated that the samples are extremely weathered. The particle size distribution ranged from 0.41 to 418.6 μm, while the pore diameters for all the samples were under 100 Å. A flake-like surface morphology was observed in all the samples. SiO

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PMID33251430
PMCPMC7689898
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