Soil Minerals
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2020) | Viewed by 7700
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The most reactive part of a soil, referred as clay fraction, contains smaller than 2 micrometers particles of various mineral phases, organic compounds and organomineral associations. Clay components are responsible for soil sorption, electric charge, catalytic, structural or acid-base properties, thus governing soil bio-geochemical cycles, fertility and functionality. Physicochemical properties of clay fraction are also important for environmental, geotechnical or industrial applications. Soil clay components are highly sensitive against various external factors, and therefore they usually alter in vast majority of soil processes, among which soil degradation processes such as, e.g., acidification, alkalization, pollution, saqlinization, weathering, or structure destructionnowadays are paid particular attention by researchers.
Having in mind these different aspects of the soil clay fraction role and properties, as well as the scientific interests of soil mineralogists, this Special Issue will be mainly devoted to mineral and organomineral soil clay components; however, mineralogical aspects of coarser mineral soil components will be considered also. Research papers reporting surface and structural characterization of soil minerals and mineral-involved mechanisms of soil processes using both experimental and theoretical approaches, as well as reviews covering different aspects of soil minerals behaviour and properties are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Jozefaciuk
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- soil minerals
- characteristics
- properties
- processes
- organomineral associations