Cobalt Occurrence, Uses and Properties

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the occurrence, uses and properties of cobalt. Topics discussed include the microwave and magnetic properties of cobalt-containing magnetophotonic crystals; promoted cobalt silica gel catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis; cobalt and its compounds in oxidation-reduction processes of environmental catalysis; the nature of cobalt species in Co-zeolites used for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx with hydrocarbons; cobalt toxicity in Escherichia coli; cobalt speciation in aqueous solution and sorbents on the basis of natural dolomite for cobalt removal; the morphology, microstructure, structural and thermal properties of Co powder; comparison of cobalt and iron perovskite-based catalysts for WGSR; direct patterning of cobalt nanostructures using focused electron beam induced deposition; cobalt catalysts applied in ethanol reforming reactions; combustion synthesis of cobalt compounds; AB initio study of energetics and properties of cobalt interlayers in WC/Co alloys; anisotropic lattice distortion of composite materials of chiral Cu(II)-Co(III) or Cu(II) complexes and TiO2; and the chemical process of recovering cyanides as cyanide-bridged Cu(II)-Co(III)/Fe(III) bimetallic assemblies from preparation of semiconductors for solar cells.