The Periodic Table: Nature's Building Blocks

An Introduction to the Naturally Occurring Elements, Their Origins and Their Uses

J. Theo Kloprogge, Concepcion P. Ponce, Tom Loomis (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

930 Seiten

2020
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
9780128212790 (ISBN)

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The Periodic Table: Nature’s Building Blocks: An Introduction to the Naturally Occurring Elements, Their Origins and Their Uses addresses how minerals and their elements are used, where the elements come from in nature, and their applications in modern society. The book is structured in a logical way using the periodic table as its outline. It begins with an introduction of the history of the periodic table and a short introduction to mineralogy. Element sections contain their history, how they were discovered, and a description of the minerals that contain the element. Sections conclude with our current use of each element.

Abundant color photos of some of the most characteristic minerals containing the element accompany the discussion. Ideal for students and researchers working in inorganic chemistry, minerology and geology, this book provides the foundational knowledge needed for successful study and work in this exciting area.

J. Theo Kloprogge, MSc in Geology, PhD in Geology/Chemistry, is currently Adjunct Professor at the Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, Philippines. From 2014 till the end of 2024, he was an Honorary Senior Fellow at the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia. He has been teaching analytical chemistry, inorganic chemistry and mineralogy/crystallography for many years. During the past 30+ years Dr. Kloprogge has been working as a mineralogist (in particular clay mineralogy) and spectroscopist. The results of this work have been published in nearly 300 papers in international peer reviewed journals as well as in a number of book chapters (including Dev. Clay Sci. Vol. 7), 6 books (as author and/or editor, including Dev. Clay Sci. Vol. 8) and 1 patent. Concepcion P. Ponce is an assistant professor at the Department of Chemistry, University of the Philippines Visayas, whose primary research project is aimed at understanding and controlling non-coherent photon up conversion in solids and in thin films. She has also worked on several side-projects, including the synthesis of gemini surfactants and photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide nanoparticles. In 2017 she was awarded the Taube Medal by the University of Saskatchewan Department of Chemistry—an annual award given to the graduate student in the Department of Chemistry who has made the most significant overall contribution to research and scholarly activity. Tom Loomis holds a degree in Geological Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines, where he had the pleasure of study under Bill Roberts, and has worked as a geologist and mining engineer in South Dakota, Wyoming, Nevada, and Mexico for over eighteen years. His private systematic collection is extensive as is his Black Hills collection, which rivals most others. Dakota Matrix was founded in 1996 and has offered systematic and rare mineral specimens for sale online since 1998. Tom owns and operates Dakota Matrix from Rapid City, South Dakota, where he also volunteers his time, expertise, and resources at the local science museums including the Museum of Geology and The Journey Museum.

1. Introduction1.1 History of the Periodic Table1.2 Short Introduction to Mineralogy1.3 Elements not included (not occurring as minerals or only existing as synthetic elements)2. The Elements

Erscheinungsdatum	01.09.2020
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 276 mm
Gewicht	2470 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Anorganische Chemie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Organische Chemie
ISBN-13	9780128212790 / 9780128212790
Zustand	Neuware