F.W. Tegethoff (ed.)

Calcium Carbonate

From the Cretaceous Period into the 21st Century
Herausgegeben:Tegethoff, F. Wolfgang;Mitarbeit:Rohleder, J.; Kroker, E.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

I. G OLOGY OF CALCIUM CARBO ATE 1 by Jacques Geyssant 1. Features and characteristics of calcium carbonate 2 1. 1 Calcium carbonate - a special compound 2 1. 2 The crystal forms of calcium carbonate - mineralogy 9 2. The limestones - development and classification 15 2. 1 Sedimentation 16 2. 2 Diagenesis - from sediment to rock 23 2. 3 Classification of the limestones 24 2. 4 Metamorphism - from limestone to marble 26 2. 5 Carbonatites - extraordinary limestones 29 3. Limestone deposits 31 3. 1 Recognition of limestones 31 3. 2 Distribution on the Earth's surface 33 3. 3 Limestone deposits in the geological ages 36 3. 4 CaC0 cycle 42 3 3. 5 Industrially exploitable CaC0 deposits 3 44 53 II. TH C LT RAt HI TORY F LIME TONE by Johannes Rohleder 1. The history of chalk 55 2. Marble and limestone 69 2. 1 Quarrying stones 70 2. 2 Transport, organisation and trade 80 2. 3 The uses 97 137 III. CALCI M CARBOlATE - A MODER RESOURCE 1. The beginnings: Calcium carbonate in glazing putty andrubber 138 by Johannes Rohleder 1. 1 A chalk industry is born 139 1. 2 Rubber and glazing putty 142 1. 3 From chalk to calcium carbonate 156 2. Calcium carbonate - pigment and filler 160 by Eberhard Huwald 2. 1 Properties and effects of a filler 164 2. 2 Chalk, limestone, marble, pec - common features and differences 165 2. 2.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Birkhäuser / Birkhäuser Basel / Springer, Basel
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 10786373, 978-3-7643-6425-0
• 2001
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 844g
• ISBN-13: 9783764364250
• ISBN-10: 3764364254
• Artikelnr.: 27578221

Autorenporträt

Tegethoff, F.W., OMYA GmbH, Köln, Germany. In collaboration with Johannes Rohleder and Evelyn Kroker

Inhaltsangabe

I. Geology of Calcium Carbonate.- 1. Features and characteristics of calcium carbonate.- 2. The limestones - development and classification.- 3. Limestone deposits.- II.The Cultural History of Limestone.- 1. The history of chalk.- 2. Marble and limestone.- III. Calcium Carbonate - A Modern Resource.- 1. The beginnings: Calcium carbonate in glazing putty and rubber.- 2. Calcium carbonate - pigment and filler.- 3. From rock to filler.- IV. Calcium Carbonate and Its Industrial Application.- 1. Paper.- 2. Plastics.- 3. Surface Coatings.- 4. Calcium Carbonate - A Versatile Mineral.- Annex.- Definitions and Measurement Methods.- Identification of successful processing.- Measurement Methods.- Selection of major standards.- Register.- Geography.- People and Companies.- Technical Terms.- Index of important addresses and institutions.- Index of illustrations.