Handbook of clay

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Author : David D. Since then, a vast literature has accumulated but this information is scattered and not always accessible. The Handbook of Clay Science aims at assembling the scattered literature on the varied and diverse aspects that make up the discipline of clay science.

Also included are the clay-microbe interaction, layered double hydroxides, zeolites, cement hydrates, genesis of clay minerals as well as the history and teaching of clay science. No modern book in the English language is available that is as comprehensive and wide-ranging in coverage as the Handbook of Clay Science. In providing a critical and up-to-date assessment of the accumulated information, this will serve as the first point of entry into the literature for both newcomers and graduate students, while for research scientists, university teachers, industrial chemists, and environmental engineers the book will become a standard reference text.

This 21th edition continues as a first point of reference, reviewing the core principles, techniques and competencies, and then outlining the specialist subjects. All chapters have been carefully edited and coordinated, and readers will find a resource that provides a clear view of the fundamental properties of clay materials and how their properties vary in chemical composition, structure, and the ways in which their modes of occurrence affect their engineering applications.

Besides being a great reference, the book provides research scientists, university teachers, industrial chemists, physicists, graduate students, and environmental engineers and technologists with the ability to analyze and characterize clays and clay minerals to improve selectivity, along with techniques on how they can apply clays in ceramics in all aspects of industrial, geotechnical, agricultural, and environmental use.

Nir et al. Clay Liners and Waste Disposal K. Clays and Nuclear Waste Management R. Clays and Human Health M. Carretero, C. Gomes, F. Clays and Clay Minerals as Drugs M. Droy Lefaix, F. X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy W. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy H. Seyama, M. Soma, B. Small Angle Scattering Techniques D. Tchoubar, N. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy S. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy J. Electron Microscopy F. Surface Area and Porosity L. Michot, F. Cation and Anion Exchange F.

Clay is a versatile material which has varied applications depending upon its properties and composition. Clay minerals are inexpensive and sufficiently available on earth.

They have 1 nm silicate layers in almost all the sediments and are eco-friendly because they are natural minerals. This book discusses basic properties and role of clay minerals in deposits. It also deals with the importance of clay in the soils. This book also covers various aspects of research in this domain, especially to the identification of clay structure and its alteration for different applications.

This most comprehensive and unrivaled compendium in the field provides an up-to-date account of the chemistry of solids, nanoparticles and hybrid materials. Following a valuable introductory chapter reviewing important synthesis techniques, the handbook presents a series of contributions by about international leading experts -- the "Who's Who" of solid state science. Clearly structured, in six volumes it collates the knowledge available on solid state chemistry, starting from the synthesis, and modern methods of structure determination.

Understanding and measuring the physical properties of bulk solids and the theoretical basis of modern computational treatments of solids are given ample space, as are such modern trends as nanoparticles, surface properties and heterogeneous catalysis. Emphasis is placed throughout not only on the design and structure of solids but also on practical applications of these novel materials in real chemical situations.

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Clays can impact negatively on virtually every unit process within the mining and minerals processing sector, having long-term environmental implications that go well beyond the lifetime of the mining operation. This book is the first to compile, explain and evaluate the effects of clays in the mineral processing value chain, from mining to minerals processing, and finally, tailings disposal.

Focusing on topics from the chemistry and rheology of clays to their detection and dissolution behaviour, this book provides comprehensive coverage of the effects on processes such as settling, preg-robing, flotation and comminution.