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Various scientific events are being held around the world under the auspices of this landmark event, the Year of Mineralogy, and it is highly satisfying that this Special Issue “Mineralogical Crystallography Volume II” is published in 2022. The first volume of the “Mineralogical Crystallography” Special Issue [1] consisted of such topics as: Discovery of new mineral species; Crystal chemistry of minerals and their synthetic analogs; Behavior of minerals at non-ambient conditions; Biomineralogy; and Crystal growth techniques, and appeared to be very fruitful. The Special Issue “Mineralogical Crystallography Volume II” covers the following topics: Crystal chemistry and properties of minerals and their synthetic analogs; Gemology; Natural-based cement materials; Biomineralogy; and Crystal growth techniques. Additionally, we hope that this continuation will be just as successful, and that the new set of papers will again arouse genuine interest among readers and, perhaps, inspire them in their own successful research. We also believe that with the current collection of papers, we will be able to pay tribute to the union of Mineralogy and Crystallography.

Research & information: general --- uranyl --- carbonate --- mineral --- crystal structure --- topology --- structural complexity --- bentonite --- mordenite --- smectite --- pozzolanicity test --- cement --- concrete --- shchurovskyite --- synthesis --- X-ray diffraction --- oxocentered tetrahedra --- Barite --- hydrothermal synthesis --- typomorphic characteristics --- in-situ mixing solutions at high temperature --- high iron and quartz contents coal gangue --- acid leaching --- alkali melting --- hydrothermal reaction --- NaA zeolite --- fluorite --- pozzolan --- mortar --- mechanical strength --- reduction of CO2 emissions --- hydroxyapatite composite --- spinel --- beverage cans --- bovine bones --- lorenzenite --- perovskite --- loparite --- titanite --- apatite --- carbonates --- Khibiny --- Lovozero --- Kovdor --- Afrikanda --- alkaline intrusions --- NF Fennoscandia --- glass-ceramics --- phase separation --- nucleation --- crystallization --- microstructure --- gahnite --- gold nanoparticles --- surface plasmon resonance --- plasmonics --- ivanyukite --- lintisite --- SIV --- AM-4 --- sorption --- lead --- ion-exchange --- titanosilicate --- Arctic --- channel-water --- X-ray fluorescence --- infrared spectroscopy --- UV–vis spectroscopy --- transition metal ions --- self-healing concrete --- calcium nitrate --- mineralization reaction --- cracks --- near-infrared spectroscopy --- kaolinite --- dickite --- OH group --- forsterite --- boron --- spectroscopy --- orthoclase crystal --- ultra-microchannel --- water --- feldspar alteration --- sericitization --- gemological --- mineralogical --- greenish blue apatite --- fluorapatite --- n/a --- UV-vis spectroscopy

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Nanoplasmonics is an area that uses light to couple electrons in metals, and can break the diffraction limit for light confinement into subwavelength zones, allowing for strong field enhancements. In the last two decades, there has been a resurgence of this research topic and its applications. Thus, this Special Issue presents a collection of articles and reviews by international researchers and is devoted to the recent advances in and insights into this research topic, including plasmonic devices, plasmonic biosensing, plasmonic photocatalysis, plasmonic photovoltaics, surface-enhanced Raman scattering, and surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- Materials science --- plasmonics --- localized surface plasmon resonance --- high pressure --- sensing --- SERS --- two-dimensional material --- titanium carbide MXene --- near-field enhancement --- plasmonic material --- optical properties of ultra-thin dielectric films --- surface plasmon spectroscopy --- spectroscopic ellipsometry --- SHINERS --- core-shell nanoparticles --- catalysis --- electrochemistry --- nanowires --- back reflector --- solar cells --- plasmonic --- III-V semiconductor --- surface plasmon resonance --- photonic crystal D-shaped fiber --- refractive index sensor --- dispersion sensor --- second-order dispersion sensor --- waveguide --- SPPs --- FDTD --- bandstop filter --- CMT --- nanocrystalline cellulose --- optical characterization --- copper ion --- poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) --- structural properties --- optical properties --- Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) --- fabrication --- application --- agriculture --- food safety --- gold --- nanoparticles --- thiophenol --- silicon --- nonlinear optics --- sum-frequency generation --- UV-vis spectroscopy --- atomic force microscopy --- CLIO free electron laser --- inverse problem --- copper --- copper oxide --- plasmonics --- localized surface plasmon resonance --- high pressure --- sensing --- SERS --- two-dimensional material --- titanium carbide MXene --- near-field enhancement --- plasmonic material --- optical properties of ultra-thin dielectric films --- surface plasmon spectroscopy --- spectroscopic ellipsometry --- SHINERS --- core-shell nanoparticles --- catalysis --- electrochemistry --- nanowires --- back reflector --- solar cells --- plasmonic --- III-V semiconductor --- surface plasmon resonance --- photonic crystal D-shaped fiber --- refractive index sensor --- dispersion sensor --- second-order dispersion sensor --- waveguide --- SPPs --- FDTD --- bandstop filter --- CMT --- nanocrystalline cellulose --- optical characterization --- copper ion --- poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) --- structural properties --- optical properties --- Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) --- fabrication --- application --- agriculture --- food safety --- gold --- nanoparticles --- thiophenol --- silicon --- nonlinear optics --- sum-frequency generation --- UV-vis spectroscopy --- atomic force microscopy --- CLIO free electron laser --- inverse problem --- copper --- copper oxide

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Microporous zeolites and nanoporous materials are important from an academic and industrial research perspective. These inorganic materials have found application as catalysts in several industrial processes in oil refinery, petro-chemical reactions, fine chemicals, speciality, drug discovery and pharmaceutical synthesis, exhaust emission control for stationary and mobile engines and industrial wastewater treatment. The reasons for their versatile applications in several industrial processes are their unique properties of microporous zeolites and nanoporous materials such as uniform pores, channel systems, shape selectivity, resistance to coke formation, thermal and hydrothermal stability. Furthermore, the possibility to tune the amount and strength of Brønsted and Lewis acid sites and their crystal size, as well as the possibility of modification with transition and noble metals, are key to their success as efficient, high selectivity and stable catalysts.

Technology: general issues --- Chemical engineering --- zeolitic imidazolate frameworks --- Zn-Co@N-doped carbon --- transesterification --- Ti-CFI --- Ti-CIT-5 --- extra-large-pore --- zeolites --- fluorides --- titanosilicates --- oxidation --- generalized macro-transport theory --- adsorbent and non-adsorbent membranes --- bulk and surface diffusion --- heterogeneous catalysis --- mass transfer and effectiveness factor --- mesoporous H-ZSM-5 --- methanol-to-olefin (MTO) --- propylene --- acid sites density --- operando UV-vis spectroscopy --- CO2 assisted dehydrogenation --- isobutane --- silicalite-1 --- SBA-15 --- carbamazepine --- ozone --- catalysts synthesis and characterization --- catalytic ozonation --- isosorbide --- solid acid catalyst --- sorbitol --- dehydration --- bisphenol A --- diclofenac --- heterogeneous catalyst --- catalyst characterization --- advanced oxidation processes --- methanol to aromatics --- para-xylene --- selectivity --- phosphorous modified ZSM-5 --- advanced oxidation process --- catalyst preparation --- wastewater treatment --- interzeolite conversion method --- CHA-type zeolite --- LTL-type zeolite --- crystallization mechanism --- MTO reaction --- α-Pinene oxide --- campholenic aldehyde --- trans-carveol --- isomerization --- MoO3-zeolite BETA --- n/a

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Nanoplasmonics is an area that uses light to couple electrons in metals, and can break the diffraction limit for light confinement into subwavelength zones, allowing for strong field enhancements. In the last two decades, there has been a resurgence of this research topic and its applications. Thus, this Special Issue presents a collection of articles and reviews by international researchers and is devoted to the recent advances in and insights into this research topic, including plasmonic devices, plasmonic biosensing, plasmonic photocatalysis, plasmonic photovoltaics, surface-enhanced Raman scattering, and surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- Materials science --- plasmonics --- localized surface plasmon resonance --- high pressure --- sensing --- SERS --- two-dimensional material --- titanium carbide MXene --- near-field enhancement --- plasmonic material --- optical properties of ultra-thin dielectric films --- surface plasmon spectroscopy --- spectroscopic ellipsometry --- SHINERS --- core–shell nanoparticles --- catalysis --- electrochemistry --- nanowires --- back reflector --- solar cells --- plasmonic --- III-V semiconductor --- surface plasmon resonance --- photonic crystal D-shaped fiber --- refractive index sensor --- dispersion sensor --- second-order dispersion sensor --- waveguide --- SPPs --- FDTD --- bandstop filter --- CMT --- nanocrystalline cellulose --- optical characterization --- copper ion --- poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) --- structural properties --- optical properties --- Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) --- fabrication --- application --- agriculture --- food safety --- gold --- nanoparticles --- thiophenol --- silicon --- nonlinear optics --- sum-frequency generation --- UV-vis spectroscopy --- atomic force microscopy --- CLIO free electron laser --- inverse problem --- copper --- copper oxide --- n/a --- core-shell nanoparticles

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Atmospheric pressure plasma discharges have grown rapidly in importance in recent decades, due to the ease in handling and operation, plus their eco-friendly applications, for agriculture, food, medicine, materials and even the automotive and aerospace industries. In this context, the need for a collection of results based on plasma technologies is justified. Moreover, at the international level, the increased number of projects that translated to publications and patents in the multidisciplinary field of plasma-based technology gives researchers the opportunity to challenge their knowledge and contribute to a new era of green services and products that society demands. Therefore, this book, based on the Special Issue of “Frontiers in Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Technology” in the “Applied Physics” section of the journal Applied Sciences, provides results on some plasma-based methods and technologies for novel and possible future applications of plasmas in life sciences, biomedicine, agriculture, and the automotive industry.This book, entitled “Frontiers in Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Technology”, consists of 8 research articles, 2 review articles and 1 editorial. We know that we are only managing to address a small part of what plasma discharge can be used for, but we hope that the readers will enjoy this book and, therefore, be inspired with new ideas for future research in the field of plasma.

cold atmospheric pressure plasma --- antimicrobial agent --- plasma medicine --- dentistry --- atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) --- optical emission spectroscopy (OES) --- plasma-surface interactions --- local surface modification --- polymers --- functionalization --- atmospheric pressure plasma --- transdermal permeability --- transdermal delivery --- nitric oxide --- wounds --- biofilm --- plasma jet --- DBD plasma --- plasma jets --- plasma properties --- reactive species --- RONS --- non-thermal plasma --- transient spark --- electrospray --- plasma-activated water --- nitrous acid --- nitrites --- atmospheric pressure plasma jet --- plasma-wine making --- plasma treatment --- UV-Vis spectroscopy --- ATR-FTIR spectroscopy --- bio-medicine application --- cold gas-discharge plasma --- digital holography --- digital holographic interferometry --- plasma diagnostics --- CAP --- electric diagnosis --- E-field measurements --- vacuum-ultraviolet spectroscopy --- patient leakage current --- power measurement --- voltage-charge plot --- OES --- bio-medical plasma applications --- surface-wave-sustained discharge --- microwave discharge --- cold atmospheric plasma --- microwave plasma torch --- n/a