Bergaya F. Handbook of Clay Science

Edited by.
F. Bergaya, CRMD, CNRS-Universit? d'Orl?ans, France.
B.K.G. Theng, Landcare Research, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
G. Lagaly, Institut f?r Anorganische Chemie, Universit?t Kiel, Germany.
Description.
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 mode 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 mode 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.
Published: MAY-2006.
ISBN 10: 0-08-044183-1.
ISBN 13: 978-0-08-044183-2.
Imprint: ELSEVIER.
CONTENTS.
Chapter.
1. General Introduction: Clays, Clay Minerals, and Clay Science.
Chapter.
2. Structures and Mineralogy of Clay Minerals.
Chapter.
3. Surface and Interface Chemistry of Clay Minerals.
Chapter.
4. Synthetic Clay Minerals and Puri?cation of Natural Clays.
Chapter.
5. Colloid Clay Science.
Chapter.
6. Mechanical Properties of Clays and Clay Minerals.
Chapter.
7. Modi?ed Clays and Clay Minerals.
Chapter.
7.1. Acid Activation of Clay Minerals.
Chapter.
7.2. Thermally Modi?ed Clay Minerals.
Chapter.
7.3. Clay Mineral Organic Interactions.
Chapter.
7.4. Clay Minerals and the Origin of Life.
Chapter.
7.5. Pillared Clays and Clay Minerals.
Chapter.
8. Properties and Behavior of Iron in Clay Minerals.
Chapter.
9. Clays, Microorganisms, and Biomineralization.
Chapter.
10. Clays in Industry.
Chapter.
10.1. Conventional Applications.
Chapter.
10.2. Clay Minerals as Catalysts.
Chapter.
10.3. Clay Mineral– and Organoclay–Polymer Nanocomposite.
Chapter.
11. Clays, Environment and Health.
Chapter.
11.1. Clays and Clay Minerals for Pollution Control.
Chapter.
11.2. Clays and Pesticides.
Chapter.
11.3. Clay Liners and Waste Disposal.
Chapter.
11.4. Clays and Nuclear Waste Management.
Chapter.
11.5. Clays and Human Health.
Chapter.
11.6. Clays and Clay Minerals as Drugs.
Chapter.
12. Critical Assessment of Some Analytical Techniques.
Chapter.
12.1. Mossbauer Spectroscopy of Clays and Clay Minerals.
Chapter.
12.2. Identi?cation and Quantitative Analysis of Clay Minerals.
Chapter.
12.3. X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy.
Chapter.
12.4. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy.
Chapter.
12.5. Small-angle Scattering Techniques.
Chapter.
12.6. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy.
Chapter.
12.7. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.
Chapter.
12.8. Transmission Electron Microscopy.
Chapter.
12.9. Surface Area and Porosity.
Chapter.
12.10. Cation and Anion Exchange.
Chapter.
12.11. Thermal Analysis.
Chapter.
13. Some Other Materials Related to Clays.
Chapter.
13.1. Layered Double Hydroxides.
Chapter.
13.2. Parallels and Distinctions between Clay Minerals and Zeolites.
Chapter.
13.3. Cement Hydrates.
Chapter.
14. Genesis of Clay Minerals.
Chapter.
15. History of Clay Science: A Young Discipline.
Chapter.
16. Teaching Clay Science: A Great Perspective.