Introduction to Sol-Gel Processing / Edition 1

by Alain C. Pierre

Overview

This book presents a broad, general introduction to the processing of Sol-Gel technologies. This updated volume serves as a general handbook for researchers and students entering the field. This new edition provides updates in fields that have undergone rapid developments, such as Ceramics, Catalysis, Chromatropgraphy, biomaterials, glass science, and optics. It provides a simple, compact resource that can also be used in graduate-level materials science courses.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792381211
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	03/31/1998
Series:	The International Series in Sol-Gel Processing: Technology & Applications , #1
Edition description:	1998
Pages:	394
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

Dr Alain C. Pierre is an expert in the field of Sol-Gel processing and has both written and contributed to influential books on the topic. He received his PhD from MIT and served as a professor at University of Alberta and the Université Claude Bernard-Lyon 1 before retiring in 2011.

Table of Contents

Preface. 1. General Introduction. 2. The Chemistry of Precursors Solutions. 3. Colloidal Particles and Sols. 4. Gelation. 5. Gels. 6. New Types of Sol-Gel Derived Materials. 7. Phase Transformations. 8. Sintering Sol-Gel Ceramics. 9. Applications of Sol-Gel Processing. Appendix.

Editorial Reviews

A textbook written for students in the fields of chemical engineering, materials processing, ceramics engineering, colloid science and mineral chemistry. Coverage includes elementary solvent chemistry, in particular the partial charge model theory; theories on the nucleation and growth of particles and on the steric or electrostatic stabilization of colloidal suspensions; gels, their structures, and properties such as swelling, shrinkage or drying behavior; the phase transformation of gels to higher temperature forms and their sintering; and various applications. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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