ExLi4EvA, 2016. – 512 p. – ISBN: 9535122665; 9535122657This book provides a basic overview of general knowledges of this topic in order to provide the comprehensive survey from a scientific and technological perspective.
Apatite-type minerals and their synthetic analogues are of interest of many industrial branches and scientific disciplines including material sciences, chemical industry, agriculture, geology, medicine and dentistry.
The book is devoted to the structure and properties of minerals from the supergroup of apatite, experimental techniques of preparation and characterization of synthetic analogues of apatite minerals, substitution in the structure of apatite as well as utilization of these materials in wide range of common and special advanced applications in industry, material sciences and research.
Additionally, the phosphate rocks, their classification, geological role, mining and beneficiation of phosphate ore, production of elemental phosphorus, phosphoric acid and fertilizers are also described.
Although this book is meant for chemist, material scientist and research engineers, the individual chapters contain theoretical background, historical aspects as well as examples of synthetic and analytical methods which may be also interesting for students and non-expert readers as well.
Contents
Introduction to Apatites
Other Minerals from the Supergroup of Apatite
Identification, Characterization and Properties of Apatites
Synthetic Phase with the Structure of Apatite
Rare-earth Element-bearing Apatites and Oxyapatites
Substituents and Dopants in the Structure of Apatite
Phosphate Rocks
Mining and Beneficiation of Phosphate Ore
Utilization of Apatite Ores
Utilization of Compounds of Phosphorus
