Uses of Colloidal Silicas

This section strives to bring the reader up to date on the practical applications of silica. We include four chapters that were previously published in The Colloid Chemistry of Silica and supplement them with diverse, yet fundamental discussions on the more current uses of silica. Excluded from our coverage of the uses of silica are commercially important, naturally occurring siliceous materials such as sand, quartz, opal, diatomaceous earth, and chert. Three of the chapters from The Colloid Chemistry of Silica summarize many diverse uses for the various