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Dynamics of Mechanochemical Processes

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The term “mechanochemistry” seems to have been first introduced by Ostwald in the Textbook of General Chemistry in 1891, where he considered, in particular, various methods for the stimulation of chemical processes. This term refers to chemical reactions involving reagents in any aggregated state (liquids, solids), although most frequently it is used in relation to solid-state processes and reactions either initiated by any type of mechanical treatment, including hydrostatic loading, or involving reagents, which were activated mechanically. Many published papers are limited to the analysis of the final products of the mechanochemical transformations. The present contribution considers the challenges of space- and time-resolved ex situ and in situ studies of the dynamics of mechanochemical processes for different types of continuous and pulse mechanical treatment.

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Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the Course directors for giving me the opportunity to present this lecture and share my knowledge with the audience. I thank A. Polyakova, E. Achkasova, and B. Zakharov for their technical assistance in preparing the manuscript. Research in our group in the field of mechanochemistry was supported through years by Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Foundation of Fundamental Research and Russian Ministry of Science and Education. The last but not least – I thank Professor Vladimir Boldyrev, the Founding President of the International Mechanochemical Association (affiliated with IUPAC), who has to a large extent shaped what we know as modern mechanochemistry - for his lessons, ideas and very stimulating discussions.

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    Elena V. Boldyreva

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom

    Judith A.K. Howard

  2. School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Hazel A. Sparkes

  3. Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, United Kingdom

    Paul R. Raithby

  4. N.S. Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    Andrei V. Churakov

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Boldyreva, E.V. (2014). Dynamics of Mechanochemical Processes. In: Howard, J., Sparkes, H., Raithby, P., Churakov, A. (eds) The Future of Dynamic Structural Science. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8550-1_6

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