Advances in Thermodynamics of Metallic Minerals
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 204
Special Issue Editor
Interests: solid state chemistry; thermochemistry and crystal chemistry of cement composites; thermochemistry of natural and synthetic minerals and materials; thermodynamics, calorimetry and kinetics; solids wastes and their applications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thermodynamics is a part of physics concerned with the energy changes associated with materials’ chemical transformations under the influence of temperature, as well as related energy states and transitions. Metals participate in these processes and can transfer free electrons in the processes of energy transitions, phase transformations, heat and energy transfer, heat capacity, and many others.
This Special Issue aims to cover the latest research on mineral thermodynamics, including solid-phase synthesis, heat capacity, phase transitions, and thermal phenomena. The obtained new knowledge about metallic minerals thermodynamics will enable the detailed study of their crystal chemistry, microstructure, calorimetry, heat capacity, thermal conductivity, and potential applications. The combination of thermal methods with other analytical techniques, such as the mass spectrometry or IR spectroscopy analysis of evolving gases, X-ray spectroscopy, spectroscopy, microscopy, etc., yields powerful tools to study the processes of microstructure formation, phase transformation, crystal and amorphous state detection, structural defects, and energetic effects.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue on Metallic Minerals. Full papers, short communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Dr. Vilma Petkova
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Metals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- thermal properties
- thermodynamic equilibrium
- thermal conductivity
- calorimetry
- heat capacity
- phase transformations
- kinetics
- crystallization
- reaction mechanism
- kinetics
