Clays and health : properties and therapeutic uses /: properties and therapeutic uses. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michel Rautureau, Celso de Sousa Figueiredo Gomes, Nicole Liewig, Mehrnaz Katouzian-Safadi.
• Authors: Rautureau, Michel; Gomes, Celso de Sousa Figueiredo; Liewig, Nicole; Katouzian-Safadi, Mehrnaz
• Contents: Foreword; Citations; Preface; Abstract; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Background; Chapter 2: Clay and Clay Mineral Definition; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Definition, Classification, and Nomenclature of Clays and Clay Minerals; 2.2.1 Historical Retrospective Showing the Lack of Consensus on Clay and Clay Mineral Definitions; 2.3 Definition of Kaolin and Kaolinite: Inconsistencies Shown in the Literature; 2.3.1 Introduction; 2.3.2 Background; 2.3.3 Retrospective of Kaolin and Kaolinite Definition; 2.3.4 Discussion; 2.3.5 Conclusions; 2.4 Evolution of the Definition of Illite; References. Chapter 3: Historical Aspects of a Natural Pharmacopeia: Clay in the Corpus of The Medieval Pharmacopeia Written in Arabic3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Geographical Varieties and Physical Properties of Various Clays; 3.3 Which Clays for Which Therapies?; 3.3.1 According to Hunayn Ibn Ishâq (804-877); 3.3.2 According to Râzî (865-925); 3.3.3 According to Avicenna (980-1037); 3.3.4 From the Eleventh Century Onwards; 3.4 Clay and Daily Life; 3.4.1 Omnipresence of Clay; 3.4.2 Clay: Often Present in Fakes; 3.4.3 Clay: Ingredient of Legendary Cures; References; Chapter 4: Description of Clay Materials. 4.1 Definition of Clay4.2 Geological Context: Origin of Clays and Formation of Clay Deposits; 4.3 Quality of Clay Deposits and the Harmfulness of Certain Clay Minerals; 4.4 Mineralogical Characterization; 4.5 Exploitation of Clays; 4.5.1 Pedological Field; 4.5.2 Craft Industry and Industrial Field; 4.5.3 Chemical Field; References; Chapter 5: Clay Reactivity Depending Upon the Crystallochemical Properties of Clay Minerals; 5.1 Clay Mineral Structures; 5.1.1 Ideal Crystalline Configuration of Clay Mineral Structure; 5.1.2 Structural Configurations of Natural Clay Minerals. 5.1.2.1 Ionic Substitutions5.1.2.2 Distortions of the Crystal Lattice and the Particle Shape; 5.1.2.3 Stability and Fragility of the Crystal Lattice and Clay Mineral Particles; 5.2 Physical and Physicochemical Properties; 5.2.1 Importance of the Physical Status of the Clays Being Used; 5.2.2 Importance of the Dispersing Medium; 5.2.2.1 Fluid Continuous Medium; 5.2.2.2 Gas Continuous Medium; 5.3 Various Types of Water; 5.3.1 Interstitial Water; 5.3.2 Water Integrated into the Structural Layers; 5.3.3 Water Integrated into the Structural Layers; 5.3.4 Hydration Water of the Interlayer Cations. 5.4 Various Hydration States5.4.1 Dry Clay; 5.4.2 Clay in Paste; 5.4.3 Clay in Suspension; 5.5 The Color of Clays; 5.5.1 Importance of Color; 5.5.2 Origin of the Color; 5.5.3 Evolution of the Color; 5.6 Classification of the Phyllosilicates; References; Chapter 6: General Information on Clay Applications for Health and Well-Being; 6.1 Principal Domains of Clay Application; 6.2 Complexity of the Interactions; 6.3 Reactivity and Mode of Clay Action; 6.3.1 Various Types of Reactive Surfaces Related to Structure; 6.3.2 Various Reaction Scales ; 6.3.3 Various Modes of Action.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxiv, 217 pages)
• Subjects: 615.2; Earth sciences; Clay -- Therapeutic use; MEDICAL -- Pharmacology; Clay -- Therapeutic use; Earth Sciences; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Complementary & Alternative Medicine; History of Medicine; Mineralogy; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology; Medical -- Alternative Medicine; Medical -- History; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Mineralogy; Technology & Engineering -- Material Science; Medical -- Pharmacy; Complementary medicine; History of medicine; Mineralogy & gems; Testing of materials; Pharmaceutical technology; Alternative medicine; Medicine; Mineralogy; Surfaces (Physics); Pharmaceutical technology; Science -- Earth Sciences -- General; Economic geology; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319428840; 3319428845
• Related ISBNs: 9783319428833; 3319428837
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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