Abstract
THE well-known property possessed by aluminium of coating its surface with an invisible, firmly adhering and continuous skin of oxide has rendered the systematic investigation of its electrochemical behaviour extraordinarily difficult, while at the same time it has had most important practical results in the industrial application of the metal. Thus the properties of pure aluminium may be very different from those of the commercial metal. Accordingly, about one quarter of Part A, Section 2, of the volumes on aluminium is occupied with a discussion of electrochemical measurements. The remainder deals with the chemical action on aluminium of non-metals, water, acids and alkalis, including organic reagents.
Gmelins Handbuch der anorganischen Chemie
Achte Auflage. Herausgegeben von der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. System-Nummer 35: Aluminium. Teil A, Lief. 2. Pp. 285–450. 26 gold marks. Teil B: Die Verbindungen des Aluminiums, Lief. 2. Pp. 309–613. 49 gold marks. (Berlin: Verlag Chemie G.m.b.H., 1934.)
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Gmelins Handbuch der anorganischen Chemie. Nature 136, 854 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136854a0
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/136854a0