The book presents a concise summary of the properties of all alkaline earth metal inorganic compounds and their application in many fields like electronics, nuclear energy and catalysis.
PrefaceCh 1: The Alkaline earth MetalsCH2:Group 17 (H, F, Cl, Br, I) compounds of Alkaline earthsCH 3: Group 16 (O, S, Se, Te) alkaline earth CompoundsCH 4: Group 15 (N, P As, Sb, Bi) alkaline earth Compounds Ch5: Group 14 (C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb) type compounds of alkaline earth metalsCH 6: Alkaline Earths and their transition metals compoundsIndex
Richard C. Ropp, Ph.D., holds a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from
Rutgers University (1971), an M.S. from Purdue University (1952),
and the A.B. (Chem.) from Franklin College (IN). His career in
chemistry spans over 60 years and he has been a consultant to
industry during the past 40 years. Dr. Ropp has presented many
seminars and talks and is the author of eight books (six by
Elsevier). These books are based upon the properties of alkaline
earth compounds. He began working with alkaline earth compounds in
1952, and was the originator and inventor of the red color TV
phosphor in 1956 which is still being used today. He also created
more than 25 new lamp and TV phosphors still being manufactured for
the industry. Most of these were based upon alkaline earth
compounds. He also developed more than 15 new chemical processes
for raw materials used in the trade, many of which involved the
manufacture of alkaline earth compounds. Fifty-five patents have
been issued in his name (seven on glass) and he has published 63
technical papers. About 90% of the patents involved alkaline earth
compounds. He is the inventor of a new type of alkaline earth
phosphate glasses based on molecular polymerization. These glasses
do not exhibit surface leaching by water and are more stable to
hydrolysis than silicate-based glasses. These new glasses have
unique applications in fiber-optics, high level nuclear waste
disposal, high strength fibers, medical and dental implants,
lasers, projection TV, and uses in optical and electronic
components.
Dr. Ropp held appointments as Research Specialist and Member of the
Faculty of the Department of Chemistry at Rutgers University in
Newark, NJ from 1971 to 1981. His experience has been varied and he
has acted as Consultant and Expert Witness to attorneys concerning
the technological aspects of their ongoing cases from 1989 to 2011
(more than 155 cases).
From January 1990 to January 17, 1991, he served as Vice President
of Technology for International Superconductor Corporation (ISC) of
North Miami Beach, FL. During that time, he was responsible for all
matters pertaining to technology and acquisition of patents in the
field of high temperature ceramic superconductors. Due in part to
his efforts, ISC now owns 16 patents for license or sale to the
industry. He continued to aid in the marketing campaign and became
a member of the Licensing Executives Society in September 1990.
From May to December 1989, he served as Consultant to the
Corporation and wrote all 32 patent applications subsequently filed
in the US Patent Office.
From April 1988 to April 1989, he served as Director of Technical
Affairs at Electro-Nucleonics in Fairfield, NJ (later called CPG,
Inc.) where he was responsible for Quality Control during the
manufacture of controlled pore glass, including the preparation of
various types and grades of coated glass. Part of the work included
improvement of existing manufacturing techniques, as well as new
techniques for producing coated glass.
Dr. Ropp's other affiliations include: Staff Scientist for Allied
Chemical (Morristown, NJ- 1973-1977); Westinghouse Electric as
Manager of Special Products Group (Bloomfield, NJ- 1963-1967) and
as Consultant (1967-1970); and Advanced Development Engineer for
Sylvania Electric Products (Towanda, PA- 1952-1963). He was
consultant to ITT (1973) for evaluation of their lamp manufacturing
plant, production methods, and quality control at Champion Lamp
Works in Salem, MA. He was invited in May 1996 to lecture for two
days at ITRI (Hinchu, Taiwan) on phosphor properties. A New York
City insurance company sent him to Taiwan to evaluate 4000+
cathode-ray tubes, said to be water-damaged (December1996). He also
served as consultant from 1995 to 2003) to Light Sources of Orange,
CT during their development and manufacture of superior
“Blacklight fluorescent lamps for tanning salon usage.
Dr. Ropp is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (London) and
is a Chartered Chemist of the Society. He is also a member of the
American Ceramic Society, American Chemical Society, AAAS,
Materials Research Society, Sigma Xi, Licensing Executives Society,
and served as the President of the New Jersey Institute of Chemists
(1976-1980). He is listed in Who's Who in the East and Who's Who in
the World-Registry of Business Leaders.
"Ropp has compiled this comprehensive reference volume on alkaline-earth compounds, intended to aid researchers by reducing search-time in determining if given compounds are known to exist and providing starting points for expected properties. Chapters are systematically compiled by groups of the periodic table, with subsections for each element in the group and each alkaline-earth metal treated in order within the subsection."--Reference & Research Book News, October 2013
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