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The chemistry and technology of magnesia /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shand, Mark A.
Corporate Author: John Wiley & Sons
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, [2006]
Subjects:
Magnesium oxide > Industrial applications.
Magnesium oxide > Safety measures.
Magnesium oxide.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • History of magnesia
  • Formation and occurrence of magnesite and brucite
  • Synthetic magnesia
  • Mining and processing magnesite
  • Calcination of magnesium hydroxide and carbonate
  • Furnaces and kilns
  • Postcalcination processing
  • Physical and chemical properties of magnesium oxide
  • Other magnesia products
  • Water and wastewater applications for magnesia products
  • Magnesia in polymer applications
  • Environmental applications
  • Role of magnesium in animal, plant, and human nutrition
  • Magnesium salts and magnesium metal
  • Pulp applications
  • Magnesia cements
  • Miscellaneous magnesia applications.