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cant contribution to coal science and technology literature. It is probably the only available comprehensive text dealing with mineral matter in coal. The subject matter is covered in a logical sequence with high caliber articles by renowned authors in the field. The text starts with an overview by the editor summarizing and highlighting the present state of knowledge and research in the areas covered in subsequent parts of the text. The text is, then, divided into six parts covering (1) chemistry of coal mineral matter, (2) coal ash properties, (3) prediction of coal ash properties, (4) coal ash deposition in boilers, (5) ash and mineral matter catalysis of coal, and (6) coal beneficiation. Each part starts with an introductory article giving an overview and discussion of developments in the field with the exception of Chapter 3, in which the second article is the introductory section. The reason for the change of the sequence is not very clear, but it may be because the first article introduces a novel technique for analysis of thermodynamic data. These introductory articles help readers to acquaint themselves with the latest state of the topic dealt with in subsequent articles. Notwithstanding the major emphasis on addressing coal scientists and technologists interested in continuous and efficient operation of boilers, many sections of the text should also be of significant value to those investigating the handling and utilization of coal combustion waste or byproducts, in particular, fly ash. A considerable amount of research has been and is being done on this latter aspect of coal technology.
It would be very beneficial if a part of the book were devoted to utilization of coal combustion wastes. A broader coverage including waste utilization could have been unreasonable to expect from a single symposium; however, a future symposium covering this latter aspect would be highly desirable.
gation? Absolutely! Sander and others presented well-written papers. How about some new theoretical work involving scaling behavior and its tie-in with different physical behavior? Yes, it too is respectably presented by Rammal among others. But is it art, are there any beautiful pictures? After all, Mandelbrot Reviewer: Turgut Demirel is professor-in- has spoiled us all with his glorious artcharge of Civil Engineering Materials and coor- work. No, there are no colorful pictures. dinator of the Engineering Research Institute Well, one can't have everything in a book Materials Analysis Research Laboratory, at such as this. After all, physics has an inIowa State University. trinsic beauty and overall harmony all its own so, in a sense, the "art" is indeed there. Fractals in Physics What this book is not, is a much needed Edited by Luciano Pietronero organized tutorial on fractals in physics. (Elsevier North-Holland, 1986) However, that does not preclude the useFractals in Physics is a compilation of pa- fulness of this book. Some of the leaders in pers presented at the International Trieste the founding of fractal concepts in ph
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