MODELING OF SPIRAL HALLOYSITE NANOTUBES

Authors: Ferrante, F.; Armata, N.; Lazzara, G.; Milioto, S.
Publication year: 2013
Type: Poster pubblicato in volume
OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/71589

Abstract

Halloysite is an economically viable clay mineral, belonging to the kaolinite group and occurring in nature with a hollow tubular shape. The size of halloysite nanotubes are between 500 and 1000 nm in I and 15-100 nm in inner diameter, depending on the deposit.