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Overview

Janos Kristof is affiliated with the University of Pannonia in Hungary and has contributed extensively to the field of Materials Science, with a particular focus on clay minerals and iron oxide chemistry. Their research explores the interactions of clay minerals with soils, as well as the chemical and structural properties of iron-containing materials.

The scientist has published work touching on several subfields, including biomaterials, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, geochemistry and petrology, and environmental chemistry. These areas intersect to characterize the chemical and physical behaviors of mineral-based materials, especially in photocatalytic applications and environmental contexts.

The main topics covered in Janos Kristof's research include:

  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Iron oxide chemistry and applications
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Thermal and kinetic analysis
  • Chemical thermodynamics and molecular structure
  • Geochemistry and elemental analysis
  • Therapeutic uses of natural elements

The publication record features multiple papers in journals such as the Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry and Applied Clay Science. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Kaolins of high iron-content as photocatalysts: Challenges of acidic surface modifications and mechanistic insights," 2020, Applied Clay Science
  • "Halloysite-Zinc Oxide Nanocomposites as Potential Photocatalysts," 2022, Minerals
  • "Compositional, structural, and surface characterization of heat-treated halloysite samples: Influence of surface treatment on photochemical activity," 2021, Applied Clay Science
  • "The role of thermal analysis in the development of high-iron-content kaolinite-based photocatalysts," 2020, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
  • "EDITORIAL 2024: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry," 2023, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Janos Kristof include Balázs Zsirka, Imre Miklós Szilágyi, Alfréd Kállay-Menyhárd, Veronika Vágvölgyi, and Erzsébet Horváth. The repeated collaborations suggest a consistent research network within related scientific areas.

Their publications have appeared predominantly in the following venues:

  • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
  • Applied Clay Science
  • Minerals
  • Magyar kémiai folyóirat, Kémiai közlemények
  • Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources

Janos Kristof's work integrates chemical thermodynamics, photochemical activity studies, and surface chemistry analyses to advance the understanding of mineral-based photocatalysts and material properties relevant to environmental sustainability and materials chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Mechanochemical Treatment of Kaolinite.

    Ray L. Frost;Éva Makó;János Kristóf;Erzsébet Horváth

  • The effect of quartz content on the mechanochemical activation of kaolinite

    Éva Makó;Ray L. Frost;János Kristóf;Erzsébet Horváth

  • Kaolinite–urea complexes obtained by mechanochemical and aqueous suspension techniques—A comparative study

    Éva Makó;János Kristóf;Erzsébet Horváth;Veronika Vágvölgyi

  • Thermal treatment of mechanochemically activated kaolinite

    Erzsébet Horváth;Ray L. Frost;Éva Makó;János Kristóf

  • Raman spectroscopy of urea and urea-intercalated kaolinites at 77 K

    Ray L Frost;Janos Kristof;Llewellyn Rintoul;J.Theo Kloprogge

  • Modification of Kaolinite Surfaces by Mechanochemical Treatment

    Ray L. Frost;Éva Makó;János Kristóf;Erzsébet Horváth

  • Raman spectroscopy of dimethyl sulphoxide and deuterated dimethyl sulphoxide at 298 and 77 K

    Wayde N. Martens;Ray L. Frost;János Kristof;J. Theo Kloprogge

  • Modification of low- and high-defect kaolinite surfaces: implications for kaolinite mineral processing.

    Ray L. Frost;Erzsébet Horváth;Éva Makó;János Kristóf

  • Structural characterisation and environmental application of organoclays for the removal of phenolic compounds

    Yuri Park;Godwin A. Ayoko;Erzsébet Horváth;Róbert Kurdi

  • Surface modification of mechanochemically activated kaolinites by selective leaching

    Éva Makó;Zsuzsa Senkár;János Kristóf;Veronika Vágvölgyi

  • Controlled rate thermal analysis of hydromagnesite

    Veronika Vágvölgyi;R. L. Frost;M. Hales;A. Locke

  • Role of water in the intercalation of kaolinite with hydrazine

    Ray L. Frost;Janos Kristof;Gina N. Paroz;J.T. Kloprogge

  • Adsorption of phenolic compounds by organoclays: Implications for the removal of organic pollutants from aqueous media

    Yu Park;Godwin Ayoko;Robert Kurdi;Erzsebet Horvath

  • Modification of kaolinite surfaces through mechanochemical treatment--a mid-IR and near-IR spectroscopic study.

    R.L Frost;É Makó;J Kristóf;J.T Kloprogge

  • Molecular Structure of Dimethyl Sulfoxide Intercalated Kaolinites

    Ray L. Frost;Janos Kristof;Gina N. Paroz;J. Theo Kloprogge

  • The structure of an intercalated ordered kaolinite; a Raman microscopy study

    R. L. Frost;T. H. Tran;J. Kristof

  • Mechanism for hydrotalcite decomposition: a controlled rate thermal analysis study

    Veronika Vágvölgyi;Sara J. Palmer;János Kristóf;Ray L. Frost

  • Vibrational Spectroscopy of Intercalated Kaolinites. Part I.

    Erzsébet Horváth;János Kristóf;Ray L. Frost

  • Hydrazine-hydrate intercalated halloysite under controlled-rate thermal analysis conditions

    E. Horváth;J. Kristóf;R. L. Frost;Á. Rédey

  • Slow transformation of mechanically dehydroxylated kaolinite to kaolinite—an aged mechanochemically activated formamide-intercalated kaolinite study

    Ray L. Frost;Erzsébet Horváth;Éva Makó;János Kristóf

  • Thermal Behavior and Decomposition of Intercalated Kaolinite

    Magda Gabor;Maria Toth;Janos Kristof;Gabor Komaromi-Hiller

Frequent Co-Authors

Ray L. Frost
Ray L. Frost Queensland University of Technology
J. Theo Kloprogge
J. Theo Kloprogge University of Queensland
Wayde N. Martens
Wayde N. Martens Queensland University of Technology
Godwin A. Ayoko
Godwin A. Ayoko Queensland University of Technology
Serge Kokot
Serge Kokot Queensland University of Technology
Bojja Sreedhar
Bojja Sreedhar Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
Alessandro Pegoretti
Alessandro Pegoretti University of Trento
József Karger-Kocsis
József Karger-Kocsis Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Zoltán Kónya
Zoltán Kónya University of Szeged
Ralf Thomann
Ralf Thomann University of Freiburg

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