Controlled Release

Application of Inhibitor-Loaded Halloysite Nanotubes in Active Anti-Corrosive Coatings Research
Dmitri Fix, Daria V. Andreeva, Yuri M. Lvov, Dmitry G. Shchukin, and Helmuth Mohwald, Advanced Functional Materials, 19: 1720-1727 (2009).

Halloysite Tubes as Nanocontainers for Anticorrosion Coating with Benzotriazole
Elshad Abdullayev, Ronald Price, Dmitry Shchukin, and Yuri Lvov, Applied Materials and Interfaces, 1(7): 1437-1443 (2009).

Characterisation of halloysite for use as a microtubular drug delivery system
S.R. Levis, P.B. Deasy, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 243: 125–134 (2002).

Clay nanotubes for corrosion inhibitor encapsulation: release control with end stoppers
Elshad Abdullayev and Yuri Lvov, J. Mater. Chem., 20: 6681-6687 (2010).

Organized Shells on Clay Nanotubes for Controlled Release of Macromolecules
Nalinkanth G. Veerabadran, Dmitriy Mongayt, Vladimir Torchilin, Ronald R. Price, Yuri M. Lvov, Macromol. Rapid Commun., 30: 99–103 (2009).

Halloysite Nanotubules a Novel Substrate for the Controlled Delivery of Bioactive Molecules
Yuri M. Lvov and Ronald R. Price, Chapter 14 in Bio-Inorganic Nanostructured Hybrid Materials, Wiley-VCH (2008).

Investigation of Smart Nanocapsules Containing Inhibitors for Corrosion Protection of Copper
A.H. Jafari, S.M.A. Hosseini, E. Jamalizadeh, Electrochimica Acta, (55): 9004-9009 (2010).

Effect of nanoparticles on the anticorrosion and mechanical properties of epoxy coating
Xianming Shi, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Zhiyong Suo, Yajun Liu, Recep Avci, Surface & Coatings Technology, 204: 237-245 (2009).

Electrospun poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)/halloysite nanotube composite nanofibers for drug encapsulation and sustained release
R. Qi, R. Guo, M. Shen, X. Cao, L. Zhang, J. Xu, J. Yu and X. Shi, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20(47): 10622-10629 (2010).

Environmental Remediation / Sorbents

Adsorption of dyes from aqueous solutions or suspensions with clay nano adsorbents
Peng Liu, Liuxue Zhang, Separation and Purification Technology, 58: 32–39 (2007).

Adsorption of Hydrocarbons on Thermally Treated Aluminosilicate
F. Carrasco-Marín, M. Domingo-García, I. Fernández-Morales, and F. J. López-Garzón, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 126(2): 552-560 (1988).

A comparative study on adsorption behavior of heavy metal elements onto soil minerals: illite, halloysite, zeolite, goethite
Chang-oh Choo, Ig-Hwan Sung, Journal of koSES, Vol.4, No.1 57-68, 1999

Adsorption of methyl violet from aqueous solution by halloysite nanotubes
Ruichao Liu, Bing Zhang, Dandan Mei, Haoqin Zhang, Jindun Liu, Desalination, 268(1-3): 111-116 (2011).

Removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions by adsorption onto chemically activated halloysite nanotubes
Luo, P., Zhang, B., Zhao, Y., Wang, J., Zhang, H., Liu, J., Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 28(3): 800-807 (2011).

Removal of phenol from aqueous solutions by sorption on low cost clay
Preeti Sagar Nayak and Binay Kumar Singh, Desalination, 207: 71-79 (2007).

Application of mineral sorbents to filtration of air contaminated by odorous compounds
Sebastian Opalinski, Mariusz Korczynski, Marek Szoltysik, Roman Kolacz, Zbigniew Dobrzanski, Wojciech Gbiorczyk, NOSE2010 International Conference on Environmental Odour Monitoring and Control.

Cr(VI) adsorption on mercaptopropyl-functionalized halloysite nanotubes
Jingmin, D., Wang, J. , Zhang, B., Zhao, Y., Liu, J, Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 19(12): 2783-2787 (2010).

Study on the adsorption of Neutral Red from aqueous solution onto halloysite nanotubes
Peng Luo, Yafei Zhao, Bing Zhang, Jindun Liu, Yong Yang, Junfang Liu, Water Research, 44: 1489-1497 (2010).

Rapid adsorption of Cr (VI) on modified halloysite nanotubes
Wang Jinhua, Zhang Xiang, Zhang Bing, Zhao Yafei, Zhai Rui, Liu Jindun, Chen Rongfeng, Desalination, 259: 22-28 (2010).

Polymer Composites

POLYPROPYLENE

Processing and characterization of halloysite nanotubes filled polypropylene nanocomposites based on a masterbatch route: effect of halloysites treatment on structural and mechanical properties
K. Prashantha, M. F. Lacrampe, P. Krawczak, eXPRESS Polymer Letters, 5(4): 295-307 (2011).

Morphology and properties of halloysite nanotubes reinforced polypropylene nanocomposites
Mingliang Du, Baochun Guo, Xiaojia Cai, Zhixin Jia, Mingxian Liu, Demin Jia, e-Polymers, 130: 1-14 (2008).

Effects of Halloysite Nanotubes on Kinetics and Activation Energy of Non-Isothermal Crystallization of Polypropylene
Mingliang Du & Baochun Guo & Jingjing Wan & Quliang Zou & Demin Jia, J. Polym. Res., 17: 109-118 (2010).

Thermal stability and flame retardant effects of halloysite nanotubes on poly(propylene)
Mingliang Du, Baochun Guo,  and Demin Jia, European Polymer Journal, 42(6): 1362-1369 (2006).

POLYETHYLENE

Reinforcing and Flame-Retardant Effects of Halloysite Nanotubes on LLDPE
Zhixin Jia, Yuanfang Luo, Baocchun Guo, Bongtao Yang, Mingliang Du, Demin Jia. Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 48: 6, 607-613 (2005).

NYLONS

Composites of polyamide 6 and silicate nanotubes of the mineral halloysite: Influence of molecular weight on thermal, mechanical and rheological properties
Ulrich A. Handge, Katrin Hedicke-Höchstötter, Volker Altstädt, Polymer, 51: 2690-2699 (2010).

Structure and Performance of Polyamide 6/Halloysite Nanotubes Nanocomposites
Baochun Guo, Quanliang Zou, Yanda Lei, and Demin Jia, Polymer Journal, 41(10): 835-842 (2009).

Structure-property relationships in polyamide 12/halloysite nanotube nanocomposites
B. Lecouvet, J.G. Gutierrez, M. Sclavons and C. Bailly, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 96(2): 226-235 (2011).

Novel polyamide nanocomposites based on silicate nanotubes of the mineral halloysite
K. Hedicke-Höchstötter, G. T. Lim, V. Altstädt, Composites Science and Technology, 69: 330-334 (2009).

STYRENIC POLYMERS

High-impact polystyrene/halloysite nanocomposites prepared by emulsion polymerization using sodium dodecyl sulfate as surfactant
Yong Lin, Kai Mo Ng, Chi-Ming Chan, Guoxing Sun and Jingshen Wu, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 358: 423–429 (2011).

Halloysite Nanotubes/Polystyrene (HNTs/PS) Nanocomposites Via in situ Bulk Polymerization
M. Zhao and P. Liu, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 94(1): 103-107 (2008).

Barrier Properties of Filled High-impact Polystyrene

Zuzana Dujkova, Dagmar Merinska, Miroslav Slouf, David Pistek, Advances in Sensors, Signals and Materials, Proceedings of the 3rd WSEAS international conference on Advances in sensors, signals and materials.

Performance of pyrophyllite and Halloysite Clays in Catalytic Degradation of Polystyrene
Kyo-Hyun Cho, Byung-Sik Jang, Kyung-Hoon Kim and Dae-Won Park, Reaction. Kinet. Catal. Lett., 88(1): 43-50 (2006).

FLUOROELASTOMERS

Tube-like natural halloysite/fluoroelastomer nanocomposites with simultaneous enhanced mechanical, dynamic mechanical and thermal properties
S. Rooj, A. Das, G. Heinrich, European Polymer Journal doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.06.007

ELASTOMERS

Morphological, thermal and tensile properties of halloysite nanotubes filled ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) nanocomposites
H. Ismail, Pooria Pasbakhsh, M.N. Ahmad Fauzi, A. Abu Bakar, Polymer Testing, 27: 841-850 (2008).

Preparation and properties of natural nanocomposites based on natural rubber and naturally occurring halloysite nanotubes
Sandip Rooj, Amit Das, Varun Thakur, R.N. Mahaling, Anil K. Bhowmick, Gert Heinrich, Materials and Design, 31: 2151-2156 (2010).

Carboxylated butadiene–styrene rubber/halloysite nanotube nanocomposites: Interfacial interaction and performance
Mingliang Du, Baochun Guo, Yanda Lei, Mingxian Liu, Demin Jia, Polymer, 49: 4871-4876 (2008).

Morphology, Interfacial Interaction and Properties of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber/Modified Halloysite Nanotube Nanocomposites
Zhi-xin Jia, Yuan-fang Luo, Shu-yan Yang, Bao-chun Guo, Ming-liang Du and De-min Jia, Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 27(6): 857-864 (2009).

The Partial Replacement of Silica or Calcium Carbonate by Halloysite Nanotubes as Fillers in Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer Composites
Pooria Pasbakhsh, Hanafi Ismail, Mohd Noor Ahmad Fauzi, Azhar Abu Bakar, Journal ofAppliedPolymer Science, 113: 3910–3919 (2009).

Bio-based Nanocomposites: An Alternative to Traditional Composites (Halloysite in Polyurethane VARTM Elastomer)
J. S. Tate, A. T. Akinola, and D. Kabakov, The Journal of Technology Studies, 35(1): 25-32 (2009).

Styrene-butadiene rubber/halloysite nanotubes nanocomposites modified by sorbic acid
B. Guo, F. Chen, Y. Lei, X.g Liu, J. Wan, D. Jia, Applied Surface Science, 225: 7329–7336 (2009).

Curing characteristics, tensile properties and morphology of palm ash/halloysite nanotubes/ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM) hybrid composites
H. Ismail, S.M. Shaari, Polymer Testing, 29: 872-878 (2010).

Experimental Damping Studies of FRP Hybrid Nanocomposites with Nano Reinforcement
D. Lingaraju, K. Ramji, M. Pramiladevi, Ganesh Kumar P.V.S. and B. Satya Kumar, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 5(1): 149-156 (2010).

Interlaminar properties of carbon fiber composites with halloysite nanotube-toughened epoxy matrix
Y. Ye, H. Chen, J. Wua, C. M. Chan, Composites Science and Technology, 71: 717-723 (2011).

EPOXY

High Impact Strength Epoxy Nanocomposites with Natural Nanotubes
Yueping Ye, Haibin Chen, Jingshen Wu, Lin Ye, Polymer, 48: 6426-6433 (2007).

Toughening epoxies with halloysite nanotubes
Shiqiang Deng, Jianing Zhang, Lin Ye, Jingshen Wu, Polymer, 49: 5119-5127 (2008).

Natural Inorganic Nanotubes Reinforced Epoxy Resin Nanocomposites
Mingxian Liu, Baochun Guo ,Mingliang Du, Yanda Lei, Demin Jia, J. Polym. Res., 15: 205-212 (2008).

Characterization and Tribological Behavioral Studies of Polymer –Halloysite HNT Clay Nanocomposites
D. Lingaraju, K.Ramji, M. Pramila devi and U. Rajya lakshmi, International Journal of Materials Science, 4(3): 267-282 (2009).

PVC

Enhancement of mechanical properties of poly(vinyl chloride) with polymethyl methacrylate-grafted halloysite nanotube
C. Liu, Y. F. Luo, Z. X. Jia, B. C. Zhong, S. Q. Li, B. C. Guo, D. M. Jia, eXPRESS Polymer Letters: 5 (7), 591–603 (2011).

Structure and Properties of Poly(vinyl chloride)/Halloysite Nanotubes Nanocomposites
Cong Liu, Yuanfang Luo, Zhixin Jia, Shuangquan Li, Baochun Guo, and Demin Jia, Journal of Macromolecular Science, 51: 968-981 (2012).

Thermal Degradation Behaviors of Poly(vinyl chloride)/Halloysite Nanotube Nanocomposites
Wanjun Lin, Aihua Yi, Xia Zhao, Advanced Materials Research, 554-556: 28-285 (2012)

GREEN POLYMERS

Synthesis of polylactide/clay composites using structurally different kaolinites and kaolinite nanotubes
Jakub Matusik, Ewa Stodolak, Krzysztof Bahranowski, Applied Clay Science, 55(1-2): 102-109 (2011).

Preparation and properties of halloysite nanotubes/plasticized Dioscorea opposita Thunb. starch composites
Yanfang Xiea, Peter R. Changb, Shujun Wangc, Jiugao Yua, Xiaofei Ma, Carbohydrate Polymers, 83: 186–191 (2011).

Electrospun poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)/halloysite nanotube composite nanofibers for drug encapsulation and sustained release
R. Qi, R. Guo, M. Shen, X. Cao, L. Zhang, J. Xu, J. Yu and X. Shi, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20(47): 10622-10629 (2010).

Paints and Coatings

Smart self-repairing protective coatings
Daria V. Andreeva and Dmitry G. Shchukin, Materials Today, 11(10): 24-30 (2008).

Halloysite Tubes as Nanocontainers for Anticorrosion Coating with Benzotriazole
Elshad Abdullayev, Ronald Price, Dmitry Shchukin, and Yuri Lvov, Applied Materials and Interfaces, 1(7): 1437-1443 (2009).

SEE CONTROLLED RELEASE

Cosmetics

Natural Nanocontainer for the Controlled Delivery of Glycerol as a Moisturizing Agent
Y.  Suh, D.  Kil, K. Chung, E. Abdullayev, Y.  Lvov, V. Torchilin, J. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, v.10, 8687-8700, 2010.

Catalysts

Contribution to catalytic cracking in the petroleum industry
Applied Clay Science, 5: 445-468 (1991).

Performance of pyrophyllite and Halloysite Clays in Catalytic Degradation of Polystyrene
Kyo-Hyun Cho, Byung-Sik Jang, Kyung-Hoon Kim and Dae-Won Park, Reaction. Kinet. Catal. Lett., 88(1): 43-50 (2006).

Raw halloysite as reusable heterogeneous catalyst for esterification of lauric acid
Leandro Zatta, José Eduardo Ferreira da Costa Gardolinski, Fernando Wypych, Applied Clay Science, 51: 165-169, (2011).

The effect of halloysite additive on operation of boilers firing agricultural biomass
Kazimierz Mroczek, Sylwester Kalisz, Marek Pronobis, Józef Sołtys, Fuel Processing Technology, 92(5): 845-855 (2011).

Immobilization of metalloporphyrins into nanotubes of natural Halloysite toward selective catalysts for oxidation reactions
Guilherme Sippel Machado, Kelly Aparecida Dias de Freitas Castro, Fernando Wypych, Shirley Nakagaki, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 283: 99-107 (2008).

Palygorskite- and Halloysite-TiO2 nanocomposites: Synthesis and photocatalytic activity
D. Papoulis, S. Komarneni, A. Nikolopoulou, P. Tsolis-Katagas, D. Panagiotaras, H.G. Kacandes, P. Zhang, S. Yin, T. Sato, H. Katsuki, Applied Clay Science, 50: 118-124 (2010).

Flame Retardancy

Thermal stability and flame retardant effects of halloysite nanotubes on poly(propylene)
Mingliang Du, Baochun Guo,  and Demin Jia, European Polymer Journal, 42(6): 1362-1369 (2006).

The suitability of halloysite nanotubes as a fire retardant for nylon 6
D.C.O. Marneya, L.J. Russell, D.Y. Wu, T. Nguyen, D. Cramm, N. Rigopoulos, N. Wright and M. Greaves, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 93(10): 1971-1978 (2008).

Reinforcing and Flame-Retardant Effects of Halloysite Nanotubes on LLDPE
Jia, Zhixin , Luo, Yuanfang , Guo, Baochun , Yang, Bingtao , Du, Mingliang and Jia, Demin, Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 48: 6, 607 – 613 (2009).

Morphological, thermal and tensile properties of halloysite nanotubes filled ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) nanocomposites
H. Ismail, Pooria Pasbakhsh, M.N. Ahmad Fauzi, A. Abu Bakar, Polymer Testing, 27: 841-850 (2008).

Thermal Stability of Halloysite by High-Pressure Differential Thermal Analysis
S. L. Johnson, S. Guggenheim and A. F. Koster van Groos, Clay and Clay Minerals, 38(5): 477-484 (1990).

Thermal Degradation Behaviors of Poly(vinyl chloride)/Halloysite Nanotube Nanocomposites
Wanjun Lin, Aihua Yi, Xia Zhao, Advanced Materials Research, 554-556: 28-285 (2012)

 

METALIZATION & CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS

Electroless Metalization of Halloysite, a Hollow Cylindrical 1:1 Aluminosilicate of Submicron Diameter
Subhash Baral, Susan Brandow and Bruce P. Gaber, Chem. Mater., 5: 1227-1232 (1993).

Silver nanoparticle-clay composites
Burridge, K., Johnston, J., Borrmann, T., Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21(3): 734-742 (2011).

Simultaneous deposition of Ni nanoparticles and wires on a tubular halloysite template: A novel metallized ceramic microstructure
Yubin Fua and Lide Zhang, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 178: 3595-3600 (2005).

Facile Fabrication of Uniform Polyaniline Nanotubes with Tubular Aluminosilicates as Templates
Long Zhang & Peng Liu, Nanoscale Res. Lett., 3: 299–302 (2008).

Preparation and characterization of coaxial halloysite/polypyrrole tubular nanocomposites for electrochemical energy storage
Chao Yang, Peng Liu, Yongqing Zhao, Electrochimica Acta, 55: 6857-6864 (2010).

Intercalation and polymerisation of aniline within a tubular aluminosilicate
V. Luca and S. Thomson, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 10: 2121-2126 (2000).

HALLOYSITE PROPERTIES & REVIEW PAPERS

Newly Emerging Applications of Halloysite Nanotubes: A Review
Mingliang Du, Baochun Guo, and Demin Jia, Polymer Int., 59(5): 574-582 (2010).

Halloysite clay minerals - a review
E. Joussein, S. Petit, J. Churchman, B. Theng, D. Righi and B. Delvaux, Clay Minerals, 40: 383-426 (2005).

Structural, Electronic, and Mechanical Properties of Single-Walled Halloysite Nanotube Models
Luciana Guimarães, Andrey N. Enyashin, Gotthard Seifert and Hélio A. Duarte, J. Phys. Chem. C, 114(26): 11358–11363 (2010).

The Rheological Behavior of Kaolin Suspensions
Apinon Nuntiya and Sitthisak Prasanphan, Chiang Mai J. Sci., 33(3): 271 – 281 (2006).

The Flow Characteristics of Halloysite Suspensions
B. K. G. Theng and N. Wells, Clay Minerals, 30: 99-106 (1995).

Surface studies of halloysite nanotubes by XPS and ToF-SIMS
Kai-Mo Ng, Yiu-Ting R. Lau, Chi-Ming Chan, Lu-Tao Weng and Jingshen Wu, Surface and Interface Analysis, 43(4): 795-802 (2010).

Study of Thermal Properties of Endellite Clay Compound
M. S. Mostafa and A. Gaber, Journal of Thermal Analysis, 35: 2311-2321 (1989).

Thermal Stability of Halloysite by High-Pressure Differential Thermal Analysis
S. L. Johnson, S. Guggenheim and A. F. Koster van Groos, Clay and Clay Minerals, 38(5): 477-484 (1990).