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The non-natural substances in commonly used UV protection creams such as TiO2, are known to have a photocatalytic side effect, which is very harmful to human skin. This study presents some properties of clays and clays minerals concerning UV protection potential, which can be very helpful for the development of new UV protection cream generation. Clays and clay minerals are demonstrated that they have potential to absorb UV-radiation. The structures of clay particles in cream were shown to be dependent on the layer charge of clay minerals. The total amount of Fe2C>3 in chemical composition of clay plays a key role in determining the UV-absorption ability of the clay matter. Moreover, the UV-absorption ability also depends on the expandable or non- expandable property of the clay. The studies were also performed on the mixtures of wool-wax-alcohol cream and nanosuspension obtained by the extraction of fungi mass Ganoderma pfeifferi by using plantacare together with clay. The combination of clays and nanosuspension increased its UV-absorption ability. The skin model test was performed in vivo in mouse ears with skin flora Escherichia coli and infectious bacteria Staphylococcus aureus in order to determine the effects of cream samples on skin under UV irradiation and skin infection. From the results of characterization of clays and clay minerals properties in UV protection cream, this study also brings some ideas about products designing.
Recent geochemical and mineralogical alteration processes in tropical coastal sediments of Vietnam
(2006)
The dissertation contains two main parts: (i) Syn-sedimentary hydrodynamic processes & relationship with elemental distribution, clay matter, (ii) Short-term mineral alteration during early diagenes. Samples were taken from the uppermost one metre (<50 year old in RRD, < 300 y old in south central VN). In part one, three principal hydrodynamic factors can be revealed based on End-Member Modelling Algorithm (EMMA), for the polymodal grain-size distribution patterns in coastline of VN (i) Accumulation factor: accumulation of terrigenous sediments linked with a grain size separation (distance dependence), (ii) Erosion factor: synsedimentary erosion by wave activities, (iii) Aeolian factor: deposition from neighbour sand bar by wind (typically only for low sedimentation rate, like in South Central Coast but not to detect in RRD). Distributions of clay matter and chemical elements in the coastal sediments in Vietnam are strongly influenced by hydrodynamic forces (distance from the coastline). In part two, particle-wise analysis by TEM allowed to determined four main mixed layer series: di-Vermiculite/Smectite-ml, Kaolinite/ Expandable-ml, Illite/Smectite-ml, Chlorite/Saponite-ml. Three principal mineral alteration processes can be detected in coastal sediments during early diagenesis: Dissolution, Smectitization, Kaolinitization, based on XRD (CSD, peak area) & TEM-EDX (particle morphology, chemical formula, polytype, particle frequency). Dissolution process of clay matter is typically in the coastal alkaline condition. It is a function of diagenetic time. Dissolution begins with a higher degree of dislocation and is followed by step-wise delamination & dissolution of the first stacks Smectitization (mirrored in diVS-ml series) alters mica-like structures (illite, dioctahedral vermiculite) to smectitic structures (Beidellite, Montmorillonite). Smectitization process occurs in group-wise layer by layer transforming mechanism (mica-like layer to smectitic layer). Each step is indicated by a gauss-like distribution of the octahedral layer charge with K as trigger. Kaolinitization of KE series alters smectitic structure (beidellite, smectitic KE-ml) to kaolinitic structure (kaolinitic KE-ml, kaolinite) "interlayer by interlayer" transformation of KE-ml series is comparable to kaolinitization mechanism discussed by Dudek et al. (2006).OH- groups in ambient could be the trigger. Mangroves biota influences the sediments in two main pathways: Nutrients supply & trapping function (clay matter, heavy metals)Interaction of active root-layer: intensification of dissolution, smectitization & kaolinitization: uptake of K, Na by mangrove root is possible trigger Human activities like shrimp cultivation have stopped the influences of the former active roots.Besides, erosion process related to water discharge gives rise to dispersion of clay species & heavy metals => more toxic for ecosystem.
The thesis contains 6 chapter and mentions about the influences of sea level change, climate, tectonic into the sedimentary process. The results show that late Pleistocene facies mostly are weathered facies which content gibbsite-kaolinite, limonite. In transgression, facies assemblage includes lagoon, tidal and estuary. The composition are in-situ reworked minerals like illite, gypsum. In regression, facies are shallow marine, prodelta, delta front, distributary lobe, swamp, tidal and beach, channel infill, flood plain, lake. Abundant minerals are named like smectite, illite, chlorite, quartz, feldspar, rock fragments, gypsum.Gypsum is the evaporited mineral easily to be formed in coastal environment of Red River Delta. It is a good indicative mineral for distinguishing the deposits formed in dry season of monsoon regions. Smectite is good indicative mineral for sea environment which mostly related with the transference and low accumulation and new formed in climate with wet and dry periods. Kaolinite-gibbsite is an indicator of strong chemical weathering with high precipitation. The stratigraphy can be divide into trangressive systems tract (10-8.5 cal. kyr BP) and highstand systems tract with aggradational-progradational parasequence set (8.5-6.5 cal. kyr BP) and progradational parasequence set (6.5 cal. kyr BP-today, with subsets 6.5-4.0; 4.0-1.5; and 1.5-0.0 cal. kyr BP). The subsidence process which reflex in accumulation rate regarded to not only sea level change, tectonics but also human impact - dyke build plays the main role to increased sedimentary thickness. The influence of source variation and climate change are recorded on mineral composition. In late Pleistocene, materials are chemical weathering authigenic components during warm/wet climate. In transgression, dominated materials are reworked terrigenous and chemical weathering components during warm/dry and cool/wet climate. In regression, materials are low maturity, suffered by physical weathering transported from surrounding mountains during 3 warm/dry or wet - cool/dry or wet big climate cycles.