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Figure 1. (A and B) SEM images; (C) Top view and side view of 3D-hectorite; (D) Top view and side view of 3D-Hectorite/NaCl; Optical microscopy images of (E) 3D-hectorite aerogel and (F) 3D-Hectorite/NaCl. SEM: Scanning electron microscopy.