Publisher's Synopsis
This study examines the structural and chemical transformations brought about by mechanical effects during the grinding and pulverizing processes. These transformations are important aspects of mechanochemistry and the authors deal with them from both a theoretical and practical viewpoint. They emphasize the physicochemical changes which affect the intrinsic properties of materials, changes which cannot be adequately explained in mechanistic terms as due to the reduction of particle size only.;Silicates and nonsilicate materials are described, along with the characteristics of disperse systems (grinds). A new morphologic classification of disperse systems is presented together with methods for their examination. There is also a comprehensive survey of the activating and the griding equipment available, which include ball, vibrator, radial, planet vessel mills and disintegrators. Comparisons are made between the effects of the various processes.
