Redox-Reactive Minerals Properties, Reactions and Applications in Clean Technologies

About this book

Minerals are naturally occurring inorganic solids that make up the solid part of most solar terrestrial planets. Redox-active elements such as iron, manganese, titanium and sulfur in these minerals allow them to engage in a wide range of electron-transfer reactions including those mediated by biota or processes involved in palaeo-weathering and biogeochemical cycling. The importance of redox-reactive minerals in many natural and industrial processes has been demonstrated by a plethora of scientific publications and industrial applications in recent decades. In Redox-Reactive Minerals, the influence of redox-reactive minerals on key biogeochemical processes and opportunities for their application in environmental technologies are outlined and illustrated in 14 comprehensive chapters.

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Redox-reactive minerals in natural systems and clean technologies
      Ahmed, I.A.M. and Hudson-Edwards, K.A.
Chapter 2: Influence of iron oxide structure and size on their redox reactivity
      Chanéac, C. and Jolivet, J.-P.
Chapter 3. Mössbauer and Raman Spectroscopic characterisation of iron-bearing minerals in Mars Exploration and the cultural heritage
      Klingelhöfer, G., Rull, F., Venegas, G., Gázquez, F. and Medina, J.
Chapter 4. The timescales of mineral redox reactions
      Gilbert, B. and Waychunas, G.A.
Chapter 5. Biogeochemical redox processes of sulfide minerals
      Vaughan, D.J. and Coker, V.S.
Chapter 6. Geochemical proxies for biogeochemical cycling and ocean anoxia
      Peacock, C.L., Lalonde, A. and Konhauser, K.
Chapter 7. Formation of manganese oxide minerals by bacteria
      Lee, S.-W., Jones, M., Romano, J., Tebo, B.M.
Chapter 8. Bioconversion of Fe(III)-oxide waste into a nanoscale magnetic material
      Coker, V.S., Watts, M. and Lloyd, J.R.
Chapter 9. Impact of iron redox chemistry on nuclear waste disposal
      Pearce, C.I., Rosso, K.M., Pattrick, R.A.D. and Felmy, A.R.
Chapter 10. Biogeochemical modelling of redox processes in low-temperature natural systems
      Ahmed, I.A.M., Acero, P. and Auqué, L.F.
Chapter 11. Breakdown of organic contaminants in soil by manganese oxides: a short review
      Johnson, K.L., McCann, C.M. and Clarke, C.E.
Chapter 12. Redox active minerals in recycling and remediation of mine wastes
      Hudson-Edwards, K.A. and Kossoff, D.
Chapter 13. Functionality and applications of redox–active porous metal–organic framework structures
      Devic, T. and Serre, C.
Chapter 14. Removal of arsenic, iron, manganese and other pollutants from waters using redox-reactive minerals
      Bogush, A.A., Kim, J.K. and Campos, L.C.

Customer Reviews