This multi-authored handbook is a unique cross-industry resource
for formulators and compounders, and an invaluable reference for
the producers of formulated commodities and industrial minerals.
Monographs on each of the common functional industrial
minerals-asbestos, barite, calcium carbonate, diatomite, feldspar,
gypsum, hormite, kaolin, mica, nepheline syenite, perlite,
pyrophyllite, silica, smectite, talc, vermiculite, wollastonite,
and zeolite include an overview of natural and commercial
varieties, market size, and application areas. These are supported
by descriptions of mineral structures, and the wedding of minerals
and chemicals through mineral surface modification.
This orientation to the minerals and their uses forms the
foundation for chapters where they are presented in the context of
the overall technology of various consuming industries. Each of
these industry-specific presentations covers both the chemical and
mineral raw materials used by the formulator, how these are
combined, and relevant test methods. These chapters serve a dual
purpose. Each clarifies for technologists the function and value of
the mineral constituents of their products. Equally important, they
provide a primer on the technology of industries other than their
own, so that raw material, formulation, processing and testing
considerations can be compared and contrasted.
The book concludes with a formulary demonstrating how specific
mineral and chemical ingredients are actually compounded in major
application areas, and technical data on scores of commercial
mineral products.
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