Cliff T. Johnston
Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette
Publications
235
Citations
18,628
Est. group size
~2
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
49
Publishing since 1978
Cliff T. Johnston works in materials science with a focus on clay minerals, soil chemistry, and related environmental applications. His research spans topics such as how clays interact with water, oil, and pollutants, methods to characterize soil organic carbon, and the conversion of waste materials (like biochar) for water treatment and contaminant removal. Recent projects also touch on oil sands tailings processing and monitoring technologies for soil health.
Publication output was higher and fairly steady from 2017 to 2021 (roughly 5-10 papers per year) but has slowed noticeably since 2022, averaging around 3 papers per year in the most recent five-year period.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Characterization of natural and synthetic textile-derived biochar from torrefaction to moderate pyrolysis
ChemRxiv · 2026
- Accelerated solvent extraction of dioxins sequestered in activated carbon: A response surface methodology-based optimization
Chemosphere · 2025
- Establishing Visible–Near Infrared Spectroscopy for the Prediction of Soil Organic Carbon in Arid Croplands of Arequipa, Peru
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis · 2025
- Transforming Spent Railroad Ties into High-Value Biochar: A Sustainable Solution for Phosphorus and Nitrate Removal in Water Treatment
Bioresources and Bioproducts · 2025
- Comprehensive model for predicting toxic equivalents (TEQ) reduction due to dechlorination of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofurans (PCDD/F congeners)
Journal of Hazardous Materials · 2024
- Polymeric flocculation of oil sands tailings: Unveiling rheological indicators and dynamics of bitumen release
The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering · 2024
- Comprehensive Model for Predicting Toxic Equivalents (Teq) Reduction at Polychlorinated Dibenzo-P-Dioxin and Dibenzofurans (Pcdd/Fs)-Contaminated Sites
SSRN Electronic Journal · 2024
- Author response for "Polymeric flocculation of oil sands tailings: Unveiling rheological indicators and dynamics of bitumen release"
2024
- Control of the Structural Charge Distribution and Hydration State upon Intercalation of CO<sub>2</sub> into Expansive Clay Interlayers
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters · 2023
- Teaching introductory soil science before, during, and “after” the COVID‐19 pandemic
Natural sciences education · 2023
- Changes in particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon with land use in contrasting soils
Pedosphere · 2022
- A study of nanoconfined water in halloysite
Applied Clay Science · 2022
- Characterization and Dynamics of Residual Organics in Oil Sands Fluid Fine Tailings
Energy & Fuels · 2022
- Physical and chemical properties of layered clay mineral particle surfaces
Developments in clay science · 2022
- Characterization of the Compounds in Crude Oil That Preferentially Bind to Kaolinite
Energy & Fuels · 2022
- Developments in clay science×4
- Chemosphere×4
- The Science of The Total Environment×3
- Energy & Fuels×3
- AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts×3
- Darrell G. Schulze
Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Philip F. Low
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Jun Chen
Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Michael Scott Demyan
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · The Ohio State University
- Erika J. Foster
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.
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