Handbook of Material Weathering, 3rd Edition

The third edition includes advances in knowledge that have taken place in the last seven years. The new data and the information are integrated with information in previous edition to form consistent up-to-date analysis of the most important findings. In many instances new findings make previous understanding obsolete. It is estimated that about 60% more information and about 80% more data have been added in this extensively revised edition. The revision is based on the analysis of over 2,000 research papers published since the previous edition. Four chapters have been added and many additional sections included in the former chapters. This book raises many questions but also helps to find answers.

With this amount of information, clearly organized and explained, this book is an important reference monograph for those involved in studying material durability, producing materials for outdoor use and actinic exposure, research chemists in the photochemistry field, chemists and material scientists designing new materials, users of manufactured products, those who control the quality of manufactured products, and students who want to apply their knowledge to real materials. The book aims at providing comprehensive, up-to-date information on weathering thus reducing the time for searching for answers in many different sources.

Previous editions are used in more than 60 countries as reference source of information on weathering. The last seven years produced more new scientific data and papers than the total number of papers included in the previous two editions. These important new findings change how we approach various aspects of weathering today.