Thermal Analysis in the Geosciences [Paperback]

The application of thermal analysis is outlined by 18contributions, writtenby experts in the various fields ofgeosciences. Emphasis was laid on the determination ofminerals and technical products, kinetic parameters andcalorific values in glass and ceramics technology,characterization of raw materials (e.g. clays, industrialminerals), in quality control and performance assessment,but also in environment protection from soil and waterpollution, using re-evaluated existing and new data andimproved combined modern methods.This book is addressed to practitioners, scientistsandstudents in mineralogy/crystallography, applied geology,material sciences, and environmental sciences.The application of thermal analysis is outlined by 18contributions, writtenby experts in the various fields ofgeosciences. Emphasis was laid on the determination ofminerals and technical products, kinetic parameters andcalorific values in glass and ceramics technology,characterization of raw materials (e.g. clays, industrialminerals), in quality control and performance assessment,but also in environment protection from soil and waterpollution, using re-evaluated existing and new data andimproved combined modern methods.This book is addressed to practitioners, scientistsandstudents in mineralogy/crystallography, applied geology,material sciences, and environmental sciences.Geosciences in thermal analysis development.- Differential scanning calorimetry and its applications to mineralogy and the geosciences.- Variable atmosphere thermal analysis  methods, gas atmospheres and applications to geoscience materials.- Measurement of different water species in minerals by means of thermal derivatography.- The determination of hydrated sulphates in the weathered crystalline rocks by means of thermal analysis.- Internal thermal reactions of minerals.- Kinetical study of mineral reactions by means of controlled transformation rate thermal analysis (CRTA).- Thermoanalytical invel“B