Mercury Handbook

Chemistry, Applications and Environmental Impact
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-84973-409-7
Verlag: RSC Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 324 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 676 g

Mercury has many applications in scientific research and industry from amalgams for dental restoration to light bulbs. Developed from a combination of material originally published in Russian and the authors' research knowledge, this book provides a comprehensive treatise on the chemistry and metallurgy of amalgams. Coverage includes analysis, physico-chemical properties, electrochemistry, purification, inorganic and organic mercury chemistry, industrial application and synthesis and environmental aspects of mercury. This book provides a thorough understanding of amalgam metallurgy which is essential for academics, industrialists and postgraduates working in relevant fields. Guaranteed to bring a wealth of information, this book will be a welcome addition to the literature.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kozin, L F

Hansen, Steve C

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie Elektrochemie, Magnetochemie
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Elektronik, Optik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Halbleiter- und Supraleiterphysik
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Halb- und Supraleitertechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

MERCURY AND AMALGAMS;

Physico-chemical properties of metallic mercury;

Metallurgy of amalgams;

PROCESSING OF MERCURY TO HIGH PURITY;

Methods of treatment of metallic mercury to high purity;

INORGANIC AND ORGANIC MERCURY CHEMISTRY;

Inorganic mercury chemistry;

Table of inorganic mercury compounds;

Organometallic and organic mercury chemistry;

Table of organometallic and organic mercury compounds;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS AND SYNTHESIS;

Industrial applications of mercury;

Electrochemistry of Mercury;

Synthesis methods of mercury compounds and amalgams;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF MERCURY;

Analytical methods for mercury analysis;

Secondary mercury emissions;

Regulatory standards, legislation and treaties reducing mercury;

Mercury removal from the environment;

Environmental aspects of industrial uses of mercury;

Subject Index

Über Autor(innen)

Leonid Kozin is a leading Ukrainian electrochemist specialising in chemical technology, physical chemistry, electrochemistry and electro-hydrometallurgical treatment methods to achieve high-purity metals. He studied chemistry at the Kiev Polytechnic University and graduated as an Electrochemical Manufacturing Process Engineer. From 1961-1980 he worked at the Academy of Sciences Kazakhstan where he gained his PhD. He has been Professor of Electrochemistry since 1971 and achieved many prizes for his work on high-purity metals. Author of several books, papers and patents, he is now Head of Department at the Institute of General and Inorganic chemistry at the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences in Kiev. Steve Hansen completed his BSc in Physical Metallurgy at Washington State University in 1980 and went on to do an MSc at the University of Illinois and a PhD in Materials Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is now a Senior Research and Development Engineer for APL Engineered Materials, Inc and has several books, patents and journal papers published on amalgam design and metallurgy and metal halide systems in his name.