Many elements and inorganic compounds play an extraordinary role in daily life for numerous
applications e. g. construction materials inorganic pigments inorganic coatings steel
glass technical gases energy storage and conversion materials fertilizers homogeneous and
heterogeneous catalysts photofunctional materials semiconductors superconductors soft- and
hard magnets technical ceramics hard materials or biomedical and bioactive materials. The
present book is written by experienced authors who give a comprehensive overview on the many
chemical and physico-chemical aspects related to application of inorganic compounds and
materials in order to introduce senior undergraduate and postgraduate students (chemists
physicists materials scientists engineers) into this broad field. Volume 1 covers
construction materials coatings metals intermetallics technical glasses and technical
gases. Vol. 2. From Energy Storage to Photofunctional Materials. Vol. 3. From Magnetic to
Bioactive Materials.
