Noyes Publications, 1996. – 632 p.
My primary purpose in compiling Industrial Minerals and Their Uses has been to provide product development professionals -?novice and seasoned -?with a better understanding of their mineral raw materials. My hope is that through this understanding they can develop their skills in matching the most appropriate minerals to their applications while gaining an appreciation of both the common ground and differences in approach they have with counterparts in industries other than their own. Industrial Minerals and Their Uses accordingly offers a concise profile of the structure, properties and uses of eighteen of the most commonly employed industrial minerals, plus a comprehensive overview of how and why these minerals are used in eight consuming industries. Paints and coatings, paper, rubber, adhesives and sealants, and plastics technology are reviewed as major beneficiaries of the use of minerals as functional additives. Chapters on pharmaceuticals and pesticides are included as a contrast in perspective regarding the selection and use of mineral additives, while the chapter on ceramics and glass is offered as an introduction to the use of minerals as primary raw materials or reactants, with chemicals relegated to the role of additives.
Silicate stuctures
The industrial minerals
Mineral surface modification
Paints & coatings
Papermaking
Rubber
Adhesives and sealants
Plastics
Pharmaceuticals
Agricultural pesticides
Ceramics & glass
Formulary
Commercial mineral products
My primary purpose in compiling Industrial Minerals and Their Uses has been to provide product development professionals -?novice and seasoned -?with a better understanding of their mineral raw materials. My hope is that through this understanding they can develop their skills in matching the most appropriate minerals to their applications while gaining an appreciation of both the common ground and differences in approach they have with counterparts in industries other than their own. Industrial Minerals and Their Uses accordingly offers a concise profile of the structure, properties and uses of eighteen of the most commonly employed industrial minerals, plus a comprehensive overview of how and why these minerals are used in eight consuming industries. Paints and coatings, paper, rubber, adhesives and sealants, and plastics technology are reviewed as major beneficiaries of the use of minerals as functional additives. Chapters on pharmaceuticals and pesticides are included as a contrast in perspective regarding the selection and use of mineral additives, while the chapter on ceramics and glass is offered as an introduction to the use of minerals as primary raw materials or reactants, with chemicals relegated to the role of additives.
Silicate stuctures
The industrial minerals
Mineral surface modification
Paints & coatings
Papermaking
Rubber
Adhesives and sealants
Plastics
Pharmaceuticals
Agricultural pesticides
Ceramics & glass
Formulary
Commercial mineral products