Advances in the Thermochemistry of Natural and Synthetic Minerals
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 September 2021) | Viewed by 2239
Special Issue Editor
Interests: solid state chemistry; thermochemistry and crystal chemistry of cement composites; thermochemistry of natural and synthetic minerals and materials; thermodynamics, calorimetry and kinetics; solids wastes and their applications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thermochemistry as a part of physical chemistry studies the energy changes associated with materials chemical transformations under the temperature influence and related energy states and transitions. The thermochemistry of minerals, natural and synthetic, plays a large role in modern material science. Mineral formation and change studies, by their crystal–chemical and microstructural properties, are of fundamental importance for advanced mineral systems investigations. Studies on mineral thermochemistry are carried out by measuring their physical properties as a function of temperature or time by varying the speed of heating or cooling in adjustable gaseous media.
The combination of thermal methods with other analytical techniques such as mass spectrometry or IR spectroscopy analysis of evolving gases, X-ray, spectroscopic, microscopic, etc. is a powerful approach to study the processes of microstructure formation, phase transformations, crystal and amorphous states detection, structural defects, and energetic effects.
This Special Issue aims to cover the latest research on minerals thermochemistry, including solid-phase synthesis, thermal decomposition, phase transitions, and thermal phenomena. The obtained new knowledge about minerals thermochemistry will enable a detailed study of their crystal chemistry, microstructure, calorimetery, heat capacity, thermal conductivity, thermal decomposition mechanism, and potential applications.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue of Minerals. Full papers, short communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Dr. Vilma Petkova
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Minerals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- thermal properties
- thermal decomposition
- thermal conductivity
- kinetics
- calorimetry
- heat capacity
- reaction mechanism
