Mineral Scales and Deposits

Mineral Scales and Deposits: Scientific and Technological Approaches presents, in an integrated way, the problem of scale deposits (precipitation/crystallization of sparingly-soluble salts) in aqueous systems, both industrial and biological.It covers several fundamental aspects, also offering an applications' perspective, with the ultimate goal of helping the reader better understand the underlying mechanisms of scale formation, while also assisting the user/reader to solve scale-related challenges.It is ideal for scientists/experts working in academia, offering a number of crystal growth topics with an emphasis on mechanistic details, prediction modules, and inhibition/dispersion chemistry, amongst others. In addition, technologists, consultants, plant managers, engineers, and designers working in industry will find a field-friendly overview of scale-related challenges and technological options for their mitigation.
- Provides a unique, detailed focus on scale deposits, includes the basic science and mechanisms of scale formation
- Present a field-friendly overview of scale-related challenges and technological options for their mitigation
- Correlates chemical structure to performance
- Provides guidelines for easy assessment of a particular case, also including solutions
- Includes an extensive list of industrial case studies for reference

Section 1: Fouling and Scaling Fundamentals1. Water-Formed Scales and Deposits: Types, Characteristics, and Relevant Industries2. Water Chemistry and its Role in Industrial Water Systems3. Mechanisms of Scale Formation and Inhibition4. Corrosion inhibitors in cooling water systems5. The Mineralogy of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion6. Biofouling in Industrial water Systems7. Particulate Matter: Interfacial Properties, Fouling, and its Mitigation8. Water Treatment Chemicals: Types, Solution Chemistry, and Applications9. Non-Chemical Methods to Control Scale and Deposit Formation10. New Product Development for Oilfield Application11. Patent Review related to Scale and Scale InhibitionSection 2: Biological, Environmental and Home Care12. Scaling Problems in Home Care Applications13. Tartar and Plaque Control14. Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Deposition Disease15. Importance of Calcium based Scales in Kidney Stones16. Calcification of Biomaterials17. Withdrawn: Deposits on Hair and Skin: Types, Characterization, and Removal18. Withdrawn: Legionella in Water Systems19. Removal of Toxic Materials from Aqueous StreamsSection 3: Scaling and Fouling Issues by Industry20. Membrane Based Desalination: Challenges and Solutions21. Cooling Water Systems: An Overview22. Withdrawn: Managing an Open Recirculating Water System from Start Up to Turn Around23. Equipment Fouling in dairy processes24. Scaling in Alkaline Spent Pulping Liquor Evaporators25. Control of Silica-based Scales in Cooling and Geothermal Systems26. Thermal Distillation: Current Challenges27. Oilfield Mineral Scale Control28. Scale Control in Sugar Evaporators29. Scale Formation in Tungston Hydrometallurgical ProcessSection 4. Systems Support and Maintenance30. Analytical Techniques to Characterize Scales and Deposits31. Removal/Dissolution of Scale Deposits32. Scaling Indices: Types and Applications33. On-Line Monitoring of Water Treatment Chemicals