Scandium : its occurrence, chemistry, physics, metallurgy, biology, and technology /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Horovitz, Chaim T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Academic Press, 1975.
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Table of Contents:
  • DISCOVERY AND HISTORY / C.T. Horovitz: The prediction of eka-boron
  • The discovery of scandium
  • Early investigations
  • Intensive investigations
  • DISTRIBUTION IN NATURE / C.T. Horovitz: Cosmic abundance and occurrence in meteorites
  • Occurrence in sun and moon
  • Occurrence in earth's atmosphere and waters
  • Occurrence in soils
  • Occurrence in oils, coals and fertilizers
  • Occurrence in other various materials
  • The cycling of scandium
  • GEOCHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY / H.H. Schock: Scandium minerals
  • Abundance in rock-forming minerals
  • Abundance in common rock types
  • Types of deposits
  • DERIVATION, EXTRACTION, AND PREPARATION / K.A. Gschneidner: Derivation
  • Other separation processes
  • Metal preparation
  • PHYSICAL METALLURGY / K.A. Gschneidner: Atomic properties
  • Nuclear properties
  • Polymorphism and crystal structure
  • Change of state
  • Thermodynamic properties
  • Magnetic susceptibility
  • Electrical properties
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance
  • Band structure
  • Phonon dispersion
  • Thermal expansion
  • Thermal conductivity
  • Elastic properties
  • Mechanical properties
  • Fabrication and workability
  • Oxidation and nitration
  • Metallography
  • Diffusion
  • Liquid metal properties
  • CHEMICAL PROPERTIES / G.A. Melson: Oxygen-containing compounds
  • Halides
  • Nitrogen containing compounds
  • SCANDIUM ISOTOPES / D.H. Youngblood: Discovery of the isotopes
  • Properties of ground state and isomeric state decays
  • Nuclear configurations and level structure
  • INORGANIC COMPOUNDS / K.A. Gschneidner: Binary Compounds
  • Ternary and more complex non-oxy compounds
  • Ternary and more complex oxy compounds
  • ALLOYS AND LNTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS / K.A. Gschneidner: Alloy theory and summary of physical properties
  • Scandium-intra rare earth alloys
  • Binary alloys with non-rare earth metals
  • Ternary and higher alloy systems
  • ORGANIC COMPOUNDS / G.A. Melson: Organoscandium compounds
  • Coordination compounds with nitrogen donor ligands
  • Coordination compounds with oxygen donor ligands
  • Coordination compounds with nitrogen and oxygen donor ligands
  • Coordination compounds with phosphorus and sulphur donor ligands
  • ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY / C.T. Horovitz: Separation methods
  • Determination methods
  • TECHNOLOGY, APPLICATIONS AND ECONOMY / D.H. Youngblood and K.A. Gschneidner: Metallurgical applications
  • Ceramic applications
  • Catalysts
  • Electronics
  • Lighting and phosphors
  • Nuclear
  • OCCURRENCE IN LIVING SYSTEMS / C.T. Horovitz: General considerations
  • Occurrence in plants
  • Occurrence in animals
  • Occurrence in humans
  • BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE / C.T. Horovitz: General considerations
  • Significance in plants
  • Significance in animals
  • Significance in humans
  • Biochemical functions
  • Biological uses of scandium radionuclides
  • TOXICOLOGY / C.T. Horovitz: Acute toxicity
  • Chronic toxicity
  • Ocular effects
  • Effects on the skin
  • Pathological and other effects
  • Pharmacological effects
  • Carcinogenic studies
  • Radiotoxicity.