Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramics: Twenty-First Century Materials with Diverse Applications

This book brings together the latest developments in chemically bonded phosphate ceramics (CBPCs), including several novel ceramics, from US Federal Laboratories such as  Argonne, Oak Ridge, and Brookhaven National Laboratories, as well as Russian and Ukrainian nuclear institutes. Coupled with further advances in their use as biomaterials, these materials have found uses in diverse fields in recent years. Applications range from advanced structural materials to corrosion and fire protection coatings, oil-well cements, stabilization and encapsulation of hazardous and radioactive waste, nuclear radiation shielding materials, and products designed for safe storage of nuclear materials. Such developments call for a single source to cover their science and applications. This book is a unique and comprehensive source to fulfil that need. In the second edition, the author covers the latest developments in nuclear waste containment and introduces new products and applications in areas such as biomedical implants, cements and coatings used in oil-well and other petrochemical applications, and flame-retardant anti-corrosion coatings.

Explores the key applications of CBPCs including nuclear waste storage, oil-well cements, anticorrosion coatings and biomedical implantsDemystifies the chemistry, processes and production methods of CBPCsDraws on 40 years of developments and applications in the field, including the latest developments from USA, Europe, Ukraine, Russia, China and India

1. Introduction to Chemically Bonded Ceramics 2. Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramics 3. Raw Materials 4. Phosphate Chemistry 5. Dissolution Characteristics of Metal Oxides and Kinetics of Ceramic Formation 6. Thermodynamic Basis of CBPC Formation 7. Oxidation and Reduction Mechanisms 8. Mineralogy of Orthophosphates 9. Magnesium Phosphate Ceramics 10. Zinc Phosphate Ceramics 11. Aluminum Phosphate Ceramics 12. Iron Phosphate Ceramics 13. Calcium Phosphate Cements 14. Chemically Bonded Phosphate Cements and Ceramic Matrix Composites 15. Phosphate Performance Coatings 16. Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramics in Oil and Gas Industry 17. Applications of CBPCs to Hazardous Waste Stabilization 18. Radioactive and Hazardous Wastes Stabilization 19. Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramic Nuclear Shields 20. Dental Cements and Bioceramics 21. Environmental Implications of the Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramic Products

Appendix A. Thermodynamic Properties of Selected Materials B. Solubility Product Constants C. List of Minerals and their Formulae