Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fluorine in the atmosphere / Philippe Ricaud and Franck Lefèvre -- Evaluation and selection of CFC alternatives / Akira Sekiya, Masaaki Yamabe, Kazuaki Tokuhashi, Yasuo Hibino, Ryoichi Imasu and Hidekazu Okamoto -- Trifluoromethyl sulphur pentafluoride, SF₅CF₃ : atmospheric chemistry and its environmental importance via the greenhouse effect / Richard P. Tuckett -- Production of second- or third-generation fluorine-based refrigerants from (photo)-dechlorination of fluorocarbon wastes / Hideo Nishiumi, Koichi Sato and Ryo Kato -- Volcanic fluorine emissions : observations by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy / Georgina M. Sawyer and Clive Oppenheimer -- Fluorine and coexisting volatiles in the geosphere : the role in Japanese volcanic rocks / Katsuro Anazawa -- Fluorine compounds in gaseous emissions from industrial sources : the case of ceramic industries / Giuliana Bonvicini, Alberto Fregni and Carlo Palmonari -- Some problems relating to fluorides in the environment : effects on plants and animals / Alan W. Davison and Leonard H. Weinstein.

Advances in Fluorine Science presents critical multidisciplinary overviews for areas in which fluorine and fluoride compounds have a decisive impact. The individual volumes of Advances in Fluorine Science are thematic, addressing comprehensively both the science and applications on topics including the Environment, Green chemistry, Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, New Technologies and Materials Science, Energy and the Earth Sciences. For each subject the contributors will clearly inform the reader on the nature of the problem (if any) and on the solutions, combining knowledge from different scientific disciplines, that have been proposed to solve each issue. This volume covers a wide scope of important issues about our atmospheric environment and contains contributions from both chemists and environmental scientists. Articles review the origin of fluorine-emissions either from natural or anthropogenic origin; the chemistry of fluorine- and halogen-based species in the atmosphere; the monitoring and characterization of atmospheric pollutants; new generations of halocarbons and improved destruction procedures of banned CFCs; the role of fluorides within both our geosphere: volcanic magmas and natural fluorine emissions, and effects on our biosphere: life cycle, plants and animals. * Examines the role of fluorine and fluoride products in our environment: from the geosphere to the atmosphere through the biosphere * Discusses the efforts of scientists and industry groups towards the improvement of environmental and sustainability issues * Multidisciplinary contributions from chemists, geologists, biologists, environmentalists and industry staffs.

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