Infrared and raman spectroscopies of clay minerals

1. General Introduction 2. Theoretical aspects of infrared and Raman spectroscopies 3. Modern IR and Raman instrumentation and sampling methods 4. Introduction to spectral manipulation and multivariate analysis methods 5. IR spectra of clay minerals 6. FT-Raman spectroscopy of clay minerals 7. Applications of NIR/MIR to determine site occupancy in clay minerals 8. Applications of NIR/MIR in clay mineral synthesis 9. MIR/NIR applications for the analysis of water in clay minerals 10. Analysis of organoclays & organic adsorption by clay minerals 11. Raman and Infrared spectroscopy of intercalated kaolinites 12. Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy of pillared clays 13. NIR applications to the study of chemically modified smectites 14. Remote sensing Applications