Episodes from the History of the Rare Earth Elements

1996
ISBN: 978-0-7923-4101-7
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, Band 15, 268 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 576 g

Reihe: Chemists and Chemistry

3. 4. 2. "SOMETHING ON CERIUM. 41 3. 4. 3. THE DISCOVERY OF LANTHANUM. 42 3. 4. 4. THE DISCOVERY OF DIDYMIUM. 45 3. 4. 5. THE NAME DIDYMIUM. 48 3. 4. 6. THE DISCOVERY OF TERBIUM AND ERBIUM. 49 3. 5. The Cork Paper. 50 3. 6. Notes. 51 3. 7. References. 53 Chapter 4. THE 50 YEARS FOLLOWING MOSANDER. 55 F. SZABADVARY and C. EVANS. 55 4. 1. Introduction. 55 4. 2. The Terbium Dispute. 55 4. 3. Samarium and Others. 59 4. 4. The Division of Erbium. 60 4. 5. Separating the Twins. 62 4. 6. Conclusions. 64 4. 7. References. 65 Chapter 5. ELEMENTS NO. 70, 71 AND 72: DISCOVERIES AND CONTROVERSIES. 67 HELGE KRAGH. 67 5. 1. Introduction. 67 5. 2. The ytterbium earths unti11905. 68 5. 3. Auer von Welsbach: aldebaranium and cassiopeium. 71 5. 4. Urbain: neo-ytterbium and lutecium. 72 5. 5. The ytterbium controversy. 73 5. 6. Celtium. 76 5. 7. Hafnium. 78 5. 8. New light on old elements. 80 5. 9. Conclusion. 83 5. 10. Notes. 85 5. 11. References. 85 Chapter 6. THE SEARCH FOR ELEMENT 61. 91 JACOB A. MARlNSKY. 91 6. 1. Introduction. 91 6. 2. Separations and Identifications. 94 6. 3. Discovery Confirmed. 99 6. 4. Announcing, Claiming and 'Naming Element 61. 102 6. 5. References. 104 vii PART II - APPLICATION. 109 Chapter 7. CARL AUER VON WELSBACH A PIONEER IN THE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF RARE EAR THS. 113 E. BAUMGARTNER.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Evans, C. H.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Anorganische Chemie Komplexchemie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Lebensmitteltechnologie und Getränketechnologie
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Anorganische Chemie Festkörperchemie
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Anorganische Chemie Nichtmetallische Chemie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I - Discovery.- 1. What did Johan Gadolin Actually do?.- 2. The Discovery of Cerium — A Fascinating Story.- 3. Carl Gustaf Mosander and His Research on Rare Earths.- 4. The 50 Years Following Mosander.- 5. Elements No. 70, 71 and 72: Discoveries and Controversies.- 6. The Search for Element 61.- II — Application.- 7. Carl Auer von Welsbach a Pioneer in the Industrial Application of Rare Earths.- 8. The History of China’s Rare Earth Industry.- 9. Rare Earth Elements in the Geological Sciences.- Use of Lanthanum as a Tool to Delineate Calcium Mobilization Patterns in Smooth Muscle.- 11. Medical Uses of the Rare Earths.