Clay Minerals And The Origin Of Life

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Clay Minerals and the Origin of Life

Author : Alexander Graham Cairns-Smith
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521324083
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (24 download)

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Book Synopsis Clay Minerals and the Origin of Life by : Alexander Graham Cairns-Smith

Download or read book Clay Minerals and the Origin of Life written by Alexander Graham Cairns-Smith and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1986-12-18 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the edited proceedings of a conference seeking to clarify the possible role of clays in the origin of life on Earth. At the heart of the problem of the origin of life lie fundamental questions such as: What kind of properties is a model of a primitive living system required to exhibit and what would its most plausible chemical and molecular makeup be? Answers to these questions have traditionally been sought in terms of properties that are held to be common to all contemporary organisms. However, there are a number of different ideas both on the nature and on the evolutionary priority of 'common vital properties', notably those based on protoplasmic, biochemical and genetic theories of life. This is therefore the first area for consideration in this volume and the contributors then examine to what extent the properties of clay match those required by the substance which acted as the template for life.

Clay Minerals in Nature

Author : Marta Valaskova
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9535107380
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (351 download)

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Book Synopsis Clay Minerals in Nature by : Marta Valaskova

Download or read book Clay Minerals in Nature written by Marta Valaskova and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2012-09-12 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clay is an abundant raw material which has a variety of uses and properties depending on their structure and composition. Clay minerals are inexpensive and environmentally friendly naturally occurring nanomaterials, thanks to their 1 nm thick silicate layers, in all types of sediments and sedimentary rocks. The book chapters have been classified according to their characteristics in topics and applications. Therefore, in the first section five chapters is dedicated to the characterization and utilization of clay minerals in deposits. The second section includes four chapters about the significance of clay minerals in soils. Third section is devoted to different aspects of clay minerals research, especially to the characterization of structure and modifications for their application.

Introduction to Clay Minerals

Author : Velde
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401123683
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Clay Minerals written by Velde and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Clay Minerals is designed to give a detailed, concise and clear introduction to clay mineralogy. Using the information presented here, one should be able to understand clays and their mineralogy, their uses and importance in modern life.

Genetic Takeover and the Mineral Origins of Life

Author : A. G. Cairns-Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780521346825
Total Pages : 477 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (468 download)

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Book Synopsis Genetic Takeover and the Mineral Origins of Life by : A. G. Cairns-Smith

Download or read book Genetic Takeover and the Mineral Origins of Life written by A. G. Cairns-Smith and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paper reprint of the 1982 edition.

Handbook of Clay Science

Author :
Publisher : Newnes
ISBN 13 : 0080993710
Total Pages : 1748 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Clay Science written by and published by Newnes. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 1748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of the Handbook of Clay Science published in 2006 assembled the scattered literature on the varied and diverse aspects that make up the discipline of clay science. The topics covered range from the fundamental structures (including textures) and properties of clays and clay minerals, through their environmental, health and industrial applications, to their analysis and characterization by modern instrumental techniques. Also included are the clay-microbe interaction, layered double hydroxides, zeolites, cement hydrates, and genesis of clay minerals as well as the history and teaching of clay science. The 2e adds new information from the intervening 6 years and adds some important subjects to make this the most comprehensive and wide-ranging coverage of clay science in one source in the English language. Provides up-to-date, comprehensive information in a single source Covers applications of clays, as well as the instrumental analytical techniques Provides a truly multidisciplinary approach to clay science

Seven Clues to the Origin of Life

Author : Alexander Graham Cairns-Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521398282
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (982 download)

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Book Synopsis Seven Clues to the Origin of Life by : Alexander Graham Cairns-Smith

Download or read book Seven Clues to the Origin of Life written by Alexander Graham Cairns-Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990-09-13 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mysteries surrounding the origins of life on earth are written in detective story fashion by a world famous scientist in this popular version of Genetic Takeover, originally published in 1982.

The Origin of Clay Minerals in Soils and Weathered Rocks

Author : Bruce B. Velde
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540756345
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)

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Book Synopsis The Origin of Clay Minerals in Soils and Weathered Rocks by : Bruce B. Velde

Download or read book The Origin of Clay Minerals in Soils and Weathered Rocks written by Bruce B. Velde and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-07-18 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of huge relevance in a number of fields, this is a survey of the different processes of soil clay mineral formation and the consequences of these processes concerning the soil ecosystem, especially plant and mineral. Two independent systems form soil materials. The first is the interaction of rocks and water, unstable minerals adjusting to surface conditions. The second is the interaction of the biosphere with clays in the upper parts of alteration profiles.

Clays and Clay Minerals

Author : Liam R. Wesley
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781631177798
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (777 download)

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Download or read book Clays and Clay Minerals written by Liam R. Wesley and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The peculiar characteristics of clays provide it with very interesting adsorption qualities, especially for polar or ionisable molecules. Some of these characteristics include the silicates' sheet structure that makes a large surface area accessible for adsorption; the usually significant surface charge that can be responsible for strong electrostatic interactions; and clays' swelling properties and presence of exchangeable surface cations that facilitate ion-exchange mechanisms. Added to their wide availability and associated low cost, these characteristics have motivated in recent years an increasing interest in utilising natural, processed or chemically-modified clays for the removal of organic contaminants from aqueous solutions. This book discusses the application of clay materials for the removal of organic compounds from contaminated waters. It also discusses several other topics that include time and temperature related behaviour of clays; mechanical treatment of clay minerals; the workability of natural clays and clays in the ceramics industry; recent advances in hydraulic performance of clay liners; and the genesis, properties and industrial applications of bauxitic lithomargic clay.

Soil Clays

Author : G. Jock Churchman
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429532245
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Soil Clays written by G. Jock Churchman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-06-10 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the human population grows from seven billion toward an inevitable nine or 10 billion, the demands on the limited supply of soils will grow and intensify. Soils are essential for the sustenance of almost all plants and animals, including humans, but soils are virtually infinitely variable. Clays are the most reactive and interactive inorganic compounds in soils. Clays in soils often differ from pure clay minerals of geological origin. They provide a template for most of the reactive organic matter in soils. They directly affect plant nutrients, soil temperature and pH, aggregate sizes and strength, porosity and water-holding capacities. This book aims to help improve predictions of important properties of soils through a modern understanding of their highly reactive clay minerals as they are formed and occur in soils worldwide. It examines how clays occur in soils and the role of soil clays in disparate applications including plant nutrition, soil structure, and water-holding capacity, soil quality, soil shrinkage and swelling, carbon sequestration, pollution control and remediation, medicine, forensic investigation, and deciphering human and environmental histories. Features: Provides information on the conditions that lead to the formation of clay minerals in soils Distinguishes soil clays and types of clay minerals Describes clay mineral structures and their origins Describes occurrences and associations of clays in soil Details roles of clays in applications of soils Heavily illustrated with photos, diagrams, and electron micrographs Includes user-friendly description of a new method of identification To know soil clays is to enable their use toward achieving improvements in the management of soils for enhancing their performance in one or more of their three main functions of enabling plant growth, regulating water flow to plants, and buffering environmental changes. This book provides an easily-read and extensively-illustrated description of the nature, formation, identification, occurrence and associations, measurement, reactivities, and applications of clays in soils.

The Science of Clays

Author : Swapna Mukherjee
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400766831
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Book Synopsis The Science of Clays by : Swapna Mukherjee

Download or read book The Science of Clays written by Swapna Mukherjee and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-09 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an attempt to provide a comprehensive and coherent description of three widely separated aspects of clays: the science of clays; the industrial uses of clays; and the role of clays in the environment. Most of the existing literature lacks such an integrated study and this work endeavours to fill that gap. An exhaustive account of the science of clays is presented in Part I of the book, which includes the classification, origin and evolution, composition and internal structure, chemical and physical properties of clays; soil mechanics; and analytical techniques for determining clay constituents. Part II provides a comprehensive description of the applications of clays and their derivatives in various industries, while Part III describes the role of clays in the environment; the pollution caused by clay minerals; and the application of clays in order to prevent environmental hazards. A principal feature of the book is its explanation of how the structure and composition of particular clay types facilitate their specific industrial or environmental applications, thus describing the interrelationship between three widely varying aspects of clay. A number of thought-provoking questions are raised at the end of the work in order to leave readers with a better insight in this regard.

Clay Minerals

Author : Tushar Kanti Sen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781536108231
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Clay Minerals written by Tushar Kanti Sen and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To a geologist, clay minerals are fine particles (

Chemical Evolution: Physics of the Origin and Evolution of Life

Author : Julian Chela-Flores
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400917120
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis Chemical Evolution: Physics of the Origin and Evolution of Life by : Julian Chela-Flores

Download or read book Chemical Evolution: Physics of the Origin and Evolution of Life written by Julian Chela-Flores and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading researchers in the area of the origin and evolution of life in the universe contributed to Chemical Evolution: Physics of the Origin and Evolution of Life. This volume provides a review of this interdisciplinary field. In 35 chapters many aspects of the origin of life are discussed by 90 authors, with particular emphasis on the early paleontological record: physical, chemical, biological, and informational aspects of life's origin, instrumentation in exobiology and system exploration; the search for habitable planets and extraterrestrial intelligent radio signals. This book contains the proceedings of the Fourth Trieste Conference on Chemical Evolution that took place in September 1995, in which scientists from a wide geographical distribution joined in a Memorial to Cyril Ponnamperuma, who was a pioneer in the field of chemical evolution, the origin of life, and exobiology, and also initiated the Trieste Conferences on Chemical Evolution and the Origin of Life. This fourth Conference was therefore dedicated to his memory. Audience: Graduate students and researchers in the many areas of basic, earth, and life sciences that contribute to the study of chemical evolution and the origin of life.

Introduction to Clay Minerals

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789401123693
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Clay Minerals written by and published by . This book was released on 1992-07-31 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Limits of Organic Life in Planetary Systems

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030910484X
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Limits of Organic Life in Planetary Systems written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-07-26 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The search for life in the solar system and beyond has to date been governed by a model based on what we know about life on Earth (terran life). Most of NASA's mission planning is focused on locations where liquid water is possible and emphasizes searches for structures that resemble cells in terran organisms. It is possible, however, that life exists that is based on chemical reactions that do not involve carbon compounds, that occurs in solvents other than water, or that involves oxidation-reduction reactions without oxygen gas. To assist NASA incorporate this possibility in its efforts to search for life, the NRC was asked to carry out a study to evaluate whether nonstandard biochemistry might support life in solar system and conceivable extrasolar environments, and to define areas to guide research in this area. This book presents an exploration of a limited set of hypothetical chemistries of life, a review of current knowledge concerning key questions or hypotheses about nonterran life, and suggestions for future research.

First Steps in the Origin of Life in the Universe

Author : Julian Chela-Flores
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940101017X
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book First Steps in the Origin of Life in the Universe written by Julian Chela-Flores and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of the Sixth Trieste Conference on Chemical Evolution, Trieste, Italy, 18-22 September 2000

The Life Puzzle

Author : A.G. Cairns-Smith
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442654392
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book The Life Puzzle written by A.G. Cairns-Smith and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1971-12-15 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the origin of life? Molecular biology shows us one kind, but in thinking about it we must consider those generalised aspects of living organisation that are common to all conceivable forms of life. The author believes that only a combination of general biological theory and particular chemical knowledge can solve the problems of the origin and re-creation of life. This book does not fall into either the classical Haldane or Oparin schools of thought on the origin of life, but advances a thesis of its own, which, according to Professor C.H. Waddington, is one of the most important recent intellectual developments in this field. Part I considers the role of molecular biology in formulating a view of life as it exists now. Part II turns to more general aspects of the organisation of matter. In Part III the author advances his own theories on the origin of life—theories which are both revolutionary and reactionary. As he remarks, 'If my conclusions are correct it may be difficult to find the right system, but it would be easy to make a very simple organism once we have.'

Clay Mineral Catalysis of Organic Reactions

Author : Benny K.G Theng
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429879660
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Book Synopsis Clay Mineral Catalysis of Organic Reactions by : Benny K.G Theng

Download or read book Clay Mineral Catalysis of Organic Reactions written by Benny K.G Theng and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-07-27 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides insight into the working of clays and clay minerals in speeding up a variety of organic reactions. Clay minerals are known to have a large propensity for taking up organic molecules and can catalyse numerous organic reactions due to fine particle size, extensive surface area, layer structure, and peculiar charge characteristics. They can be used as heterogeneous catalysts and catalyst carriers of organic reactions because they are non-corrosive, easy to separate from the reaction mixture, and reusable. Clays and clay minerals have an advantage over other solid acids as they are abundant, inexpensive, and non-polluting.