The Chemistry and Technology of Magnesia
1. Edition July 2006
304 Pages, Hardcover
Practical Approach Book
Short Description
Magnesia compounds have applications across many different fields, including pharmaceuticals, environmental organizations, waste and water treatment, and industries from steel to agriculture. This book collects the variety of information on magnesia production and use under one cover. It also calls attention to magnesia as a viable alternative to other alkalis like lime. The book is then a valuable tool for both the researcher in a lab and the professional in the field.
A Complete Guide to Magnesia-From Mining to End Use
Often relegated to footnote status in texts, magnesia is nevertheless a valuable substance widely used in applications ranging from wastewater treatment to catalysis. The Chemistry and Technology of Magnesia fills the long-standing gap in the literature with a comprehensive, one-stop reference to "all things magnesia."
The book brings together the many strands of information on magnesium compounds, their production, testing and evaluation, technology, applications, and markets. Opening with an introductory history of the chemical, it covers the life cycle of magnesia, natural and synthetic production, and uses in different fields including the environmental, health, and agricultural industries. Readers will find the section on health and safety issues particularly relevant.
Chapters include:
* The History of Magnesia
* Synthetic Magnesia
* Pulp Applications
* Environmental Applications
* Magnesia Cements
* Furnaces and Kilns
* Post Calcination Processing
* Other Magnesia Products
* Mining and Processing Magnesite
* The Physical and Chemical Properties of Magnesium Oxide
* Water and Wastewater Application for Magnesia Products
* Magnesia in Polymer Applications
* The Role of Magnesium in Animal, Plants, and Human Nutrition
* Magnesium Salts and Magnesium Metal
* The Formation and Occurrence of Magnesite
* Calcination of Magnesium Hydroxide and Carbonate
* Miscellaneous Magnesia Applications
Acknowledgments
1 History of Magnesia
1.1 History of Magnesia
2 Formation and Occurrence of Magnesite and Brucite
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Sedimentary Magnesite--Basis for Carbonate Deposition
2.3 Serpentine Alteration by Hydrothermal Processes
2.4 Cryptocrystalline Magnesite Formation by Infiltration
2.5 Crystalline Magnesite--Replacement of Limestone and Dolomite
2.6 Brucite
2.7 Worldwide Occurrence of Magnesite and Brucite
2.8 Physical and Chemical Properties of Magnesite
2.9 Chemical and Physical Properties of Brucite
3 Synthetic Magnesia
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Composition of Seawater and Brines
3.3 Process Description
3.4 Calcination
3.5 Grinding
3.6 Packaging
3.7 Sampling and Testing and In-Process Quality Control
3.8 Aman Process
3.9 General Properties of Synthetic Magnesia
4 Mining and Processing Magnesite
4.1 Mining Operations
4.2 Processing Magnesite
4.3 Gravity Concentration
4.4 Tertiary Crushing
4.5 Postcalcination Screening and Grinding
5 Calcination of Magnesium Hydroxide and Carbonate
5.1 Calcination of Magnesite
5.2 Calcination of Magnesium Hydroxide
6 Furnaces and Kilns
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Multiple-Hearth Furnaces
6.3 Horizontal Rotary Kilns
6.4 External Water Coolers
6.5 Shaft Kilns
7 Postcalcination Processing
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Grinding
8 Physical and Chemical Properties of Magnesium Oxide
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Physical Properties of Magnesium Oxide
8.3 Chemical Properties of Magnesium Oxide
8.4 Surface Structures of MgO
8.5 Molecular Adsorption on MgO
9 Other Magnesia Products
9.1 Production of Hard-Burned Magnesia
9.2 Production of Dead-Burned Magnesia
9.3 Fused Magnesia
9.4 Magnesium Hydroxide Slurry
9.5 Purification by Carbonation of Magnesium Hydroxide Slurry
10 Water and Wastewater Applications for Magnesia Products
10.1 Introduction to Applications
10.2 Industrial Wastewater Treatment
10.3 Advantages of Magnesium Hydroxide in Wastewater Treatment
10.4 Adsorption of Dyes on Magnesium Hydroxide
10.5 Biological Wastewater Treatment
10.6 Bioflocculation and Solids Settling
10.7 Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater and Struvite Formation
10.8 Odor and Corrosion Control in Sanitary Collection Systems
10.9 Acid Mine Drainage
10.10 Silica Removal from Industrial Plant Water
11 Magnesia in Polymer Applications
11.1 Magnesium Hydroxide as a Flame Retardant for Polymer Applications
11.2 Flame-Retardant Mechanisms
11.3 Properties Required of Magnesium Hydroxide for Flame-Retardant Applications
11.4 Novel Applications for Magnesium Hydroxide as a Flame Retardant
11.5 Polymer Curing and Thickening
12 Environmental Applications
12.1 Flue Gas Desulfurization
12.2 Regenerative Process
12.3 Remediation Applications
12.4 Nuclear Waste Disposal
12.5 Hazardous Spill Cleanup
12.6 Antibacterial Activity of Magnesium Oxide Powder
12.7 Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Using Brucite
13 Role of Magnesium in Animal, Plant, and Human Nutrition
13.1 Role of Magnesium in Plant Nutrition
13.2 Magnesium Fertilizers
13.3 Magnesium in Animal Nutrition
13.4 Magnesium in Human Health and Nutrition
14 Magnesium Salts and Magnesium Metal
14.1 Magnesium Acetate
14.2 Magnesium Alkyls
14.3 Magnesium Chloride
14.4 Magnesium Nitrate
14.5 Magnesium Sulfate
14.6 Magnesium Soaps
14.7 Magnesium Overbase Sulfonates
14.8 Magnesium Peroxide
14.9 Magnesium Metal Production
15 Pulp Applications
15.1 Sulfite Pulping
15.2 Magnefite Pulping Process
15.3 Pulp Bleaching
15.4 Deinking
16 Magnesia Cements
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Magnesium Oxychloride Cement
16.3 Magnesium Oxysulfate (MOS) Cement
16.4 Thermal Insulative and Fire Resistance Properties of Sorel Cement
16.5 Magnesium Phosphate Cement
17 Miscellaneous Magnesia Applications
17.1 Sugar Manufacture
17.2 Chrome Tanning of Leather
17.3 Magnesia as a Catalyst Support
17.4 Fuel Additives
17.5 Well-Drilling Fluids
17.6 Nanoparticulate Magnesia
17.7 Transformer Steel Coating
Appendix
Index.
