Table of contents : Front Matter....Pages i-xix Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Clays and their Constituents – Definitions and a Brief Overview....Pages 3-22 Classification and Composition of Clay Constituents....Pages 23-32 Internal Structures of Clay Minerals....Pages 33-45 Chemical Properties of Clay and Thermodynamic Aspects....Pages 46-53 Physical Properties of Clay and Soil Mechanics....Pages 54-68 Analytical Techniques for Clay Studies....Pages 69-110 Front Matter....Pages 111-111 Clays: Industrial Applications and Their Determinants....Pages 113-122 Traditional and Modern Uses of Ceramics, Glass and Refractories....Pages 123-150 Clays for Medicines and Fillers....Pages 151-158 Soil Conditioner and Fertilizer Industry....Pages 159-172 Use of Clays as Drilling Fluids and Filters....Pages 173-183 Clays and Associated Materials in Surface Coatings and Pigments....Pages 184-196 Clays and Associated Minerals in Cement and Plasters....Pages 197-207 Clay and Associated Minerals in Battery Industry....Pages 208-219 Insulators Using Clays....Pages 220-234 Front Matter....Pages 235-235 Beneficial and Hazardous Aspects of Clays in Nature: A Brief Overview....Pages 237-249 Clays as Neutralizers against Environmental Protection....Pages 250-263 Environmental Degradations during Clay Mining and Beneficiation....Pages 264-279 Environmental Impacts of Clay-related Industries....Pages 280-295 Recycling of Industrial Waste Products....Pages 296-308 Front Matter....Pages 235-235 Uses of Clays in Waste Managements: Toxic and Non-toxic....Pages 309-325 Back Matter....Pages 327-335