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Project
Chemistry
and the Environment Division (VI)
Number: 2004-015-1-600
Title: Environmental colloids:
behavior, structure and characterization
Task Group
Chairmen: Kevin
Wilkinson and Jamie
R. Lead (co-editor)
Members: E.
Balnois, F. Doucet,
N. Fatin-Rouge,
M. Filella, J.F.
Gaillard, L. Guo,
M. Hasselhov,
J.I. Kim, J.R.
Lawrence, D. Perret,
P.H. Santschi,
and P. Schmitt
Kopplin
Completion Date: 2006 - project completed
Objective:
The objective of this book will be to examine, through critical
reviews, some of the important novel techniques for characterizing
colloidal/ particulate systems. The focus of the book will be on
techniques that were not examined in previous books (Vol. 1 and
2 in the IUPAC series) in addition to techniques for which major
advances have been made in the last decade.
Description:
The project consists in the production of a book having the
objectives described above. The book will be published as one volume
in the IUPAC
Series on "Analytical and Physical Chemistry of Environmental
Systems".
To our knowledge, there are no other books currently available
which deal directly with current state-of-the-art techniques in
colloidal characterization. This book will present critical reviews
of the state-of-the-art knowledge of environmental particles. This
will include reviews of our current understanding of the structure,
role and behavior of environmental particles, and will focus directly
on aquatic systems and soils, although most of the chapters will
also be directly relevant to the atmosphere. In this book, environmental
colloids will include organic, inorganic and biological material
and composites of these different types with a size greater than
approximately 1 nm. Chemical, physical and biological processes
and interactions involving particles will be described. There will
be substantial critical assessment of techniques employed for the
sampling, size fractionation and characterization of particles.
Particular attention will be paid to non-perturbing and quantitative
approaches that take account of particle heterogeneity and polydispersity.
Most of the focus will be on the recent (past 10 years) developments
in techniques. For instance, chapters on relatively standard techniques
such as filtration, electron microscopy (EM) and field-flow fractionation
(FFF) will primarily review the more recent aspects of the techniques
e.g. the use and development of cross flow filtration and the coupling
of novel analytical techniques with FFF. In addition, there will
be a discussion of some of the newer methods that have been developed
and applied over this time frame, including capillary electrophoresis
(CE), laser induced breakdown detection (LIBD), fluorescence correlation
spectroscopy (FCS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), confocal laser
scanning microscopy, SPLITT and the synchotron based techniques.
Each chapter is expected to give, for the corresponding topic,
a brief introduction general enough to enable the non-specialist
to enter the field. Detailed, critical discussion about the theoretical
and experimental aspects of the methods as well as the needed developments
and possible recommendations will be given in the rest of the chapters.
Progress:
The project is well underway and should be completed in Spring
2005. Chapter first drafts have been received and read by the editors
and several authors. An authors' meeting and colloid workshop was
held in Birmingham (GB) in late September 2004 in order to discuss
and improve the chapters. Thoroughly revised chapters are now being
received and sent for external review (editors, series editors,
reviewers).
Technical review will begin in January 2005. The review process
should be completed in March 2005 at which time the chapters will
be submitted to the Division president. We expect the chapters to
be delivered to Wiley in the spring of 2005 in order to ensure a
late 2005 publication.
Draft Outline
1. The characterisation of environmental colloids : what information
is (still) required?, J.R. Lead, K.J. Wilkinson
2. Properties of environmental particles, M. Filella
3. Colloid-trace element interactions in aquatic systems, F. Doucet,
P. Santschi, J.R. Lead
4. Ultrafiltration technique and its application to sampling aquatic
colloids, L. Guo, P. Santschi
5. Environmental applications of Field-flow fractionation and SPLITT,
M. Hasselhov, F. von der Kammer and R. Beckett
6. Modern electrophoretic techniques for the characterization of
organic environmental colloids, P. Schmitt-Kopplin, J. Junkers
7. Strategies and advances in the characterization of aquatic colloids
by electron microscopy, D. Mavrocordatos, D. Perret, G.G. Leppard
8. Force microscopy and force measurements of environmental colloids,
E. Balnois, G. Papastavrou, K.J. Wilkinson
9. Laser scanning microscopy of environmental particles, J. Lawrence,
T. Neu
10. Study of environmental systems by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
, N. Fatin-Rouge, J. Buffle
11. Laser induced breakdown detection of environmental colloids,
J.-I. Kim, C. Walther
12. Probing environmental particles with x-rays, J.F. Gaillard
May 2006: All chapters have been submitted to the publisher.
October 2006: project completed
Book published by Wiley
2007, ISBN 0-470-02432-1
> see book
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