Handbook of Clay Science
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Handbook of Clay Science

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Handbook of Clay Science

About this book

The first general texts on clay mineralogy and the practical applications of clay, written by R.E. Grim, were published some 40-50 years ago. 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. The topics covered range from the fundamental structures (including textures) and properties of clays and clay minerals, through their environmental, health and industrial applications, to their analysis and characterization by modern instrumental techniques. 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.* Presents contributions from 66 authors from 18 different countries who have come together to produce the most comprehensive modern handbook on clay science* Provides up-to-date concepts, properties, and reactivity of clays and clay minerals in a one-stop source of information* Covers classical and new environmental, industrial, and health applications of clays, as well as the instrumental techniques for clay mineral analysis* Combines geology, mineralogy, crystallography with physics, geotechnology, and soil mechanics together with inorganic, organic, physical, and colloid chemistry for a truly multidisciplinary approach

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Yes, you can access Handbook of Clay Science by Faïza Bergaya,B.K.G. Theng,G. Lagaly in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Geology & Earth Sciences. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. List of Contributors by Country of Residence
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Contributing Authors
  7. Foreword
  8. Chapter 1 General Introduction: Clays, Clay Minerals, and Clay Science
  9. Chapter 2 Structures and Mineralogy of Clay Minerals
  10. Chapter 3 Surface and Interface Chemistry of Clay Minerals
  11. Chapter 4 Synthetic Clay Minerals and Purification of Natural Clays
  12. Chapter 5 Colloid Clay Science
  13. Chapter 6 Mechanical Properties of Clays and Clay Minerals
  14. Chapter 7 Modified Clays and Clay Minerals
  15. Chapter 7.1 Acid Activation of Clay Minerals
  16. Chapter 7.2 Thermally Modified Clay Minerals
  17. Chapter 7.3 Clay Mineral Organic Interactions
  18. Chapter 7.4 Clay Minerals and the Origin of Life
  19. Chapter 7.5 Pillared Clays and Clay Minerals
  20. Chapter 8 Properties and Behaviour of Iron in Clay Minerals
  21. Chapter 9 Clays, Microorganisms, and Biomineralization
  22. Chapter 10 Clays in Industry
  23. Chapter 10.1 Conventional Applications
  24. Chapter 10.2 Clay Minerals as Catalysts
  25. Chapter 10.3 Clay Mineral– and Organoclay–Polymer Nanocomposite
  26. Chapter 11 Clays, Environment and Health
  27. Chapter 11.1 Clays and Clay Minerals for Pollution Control
  28. Chapter 11.2 Clays and Pesticides
  29. Chapter 11.3 Clay Liners and Waste Disposal
  30. Chapter 11.4 Clays and Nuclear Waste Management
  31. Chapter 11.5 Clays and Human Health
  32. Chapter 11.6 Clays and Clay Minerals as Drugs
  33. Chapter 12 Critical Assessment of Some Analytical Techniques
  34. Chapter 12.1 Mössbauer spectroscopy of clays and clay minerals
  35. Chapter 12.2 Identification and Quantitative Analysis of Clay Minerals
  36. Chapter 12.3 X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
  37. Chapter 12.4 X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  38. Chapter 12.5 Small-Angle Scattering Techniques
  39. Chapter 12.6 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
  40. Chapter 12.7 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  41. Chapter 12.8 Transmission Electron Microscopy
  42. Chapter 12.9 Surface Area and Porosity
  43. Chapter 12.10 Cation and Anion Exchange
  44. Chapter 12.11 Thermal Analysis
  45. Chapter 13 Some Other Materials Related to Clays
  46. Chapter 13.1 Layered Double Hydroxides
  47. Chapter 13.2 Parallels and Distinctions between Clay Minerals and Zeolites
  48. Chapter 13.3 Cement Hydrates
  49. Chapter 14 Genesis of Clay Minerals
  50. Chapter 15 History of clay science: a young discipline
  51. Chapter 16 Teaching Clay Science: A Great Perspective
  52. Subject Index