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Cover Picture: Fast‐Geomimicking using Chemistry in Supercritical Water (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 34/2016)
Author(s) -
Dumas Angela,
Claverie Marie,
Slostowski Cédric,
Aubert Guillaume,
Careme Cristel,
Le Roux Christophe,
Micoud Pierre,
Martin François,
Aymonier Cyril
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201605535
Subject(s) - talc , supercritical fluid , hydrothermal circulation , hydrothermal synthesis , mineral , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , chemistry , mineralogy , materials science , organic chemistry , composite material , engineering
Geomimicking is an innovative process inspired by the mineral world to produce new advanced materials. In nature, talc results from the hydrothermal alteration of bedrock over millions of years. In their Communication on page 9868 ff., F. Martin, C. Aymonier et al. show that by geomimicking, synthetic talc is obtained in only 20 s using a continuous supercritical fluids reactor (SCF). Synthetic nano‐sized talc exhibits new crystal‐chemistry signals and new properties, such as a hydrophilic character, opening the way to new applications.