Ilias Belharouak is the editor of Advances in Inorganic Phosphate Materials, published by Wiley.Vilas G. Pol is the editor of Advances in Inorganic Phosphate Materials, published by Wiley.

• Preface ixThe Phosphates of the World and the World of Phosphates 1Gilles Le FlemStructural Complexity and Dimensional Flexibility of Gallium Dialkylphosphonates 15Yue Zhao, Barry J. Davis Jr., Cynthia S. Day, and Abdessadek LachgarPreparation of P-N Compounds and Their Application to Fireproofing Substance 27Makoto WatanabePhysical and Chemical Properties of Apatite Electrets for Biomedical and Energy Applications 39Naohiro Horiuchi and Kimihiro YamashitaCrystal Structure of Layered Triphosphate MnH2P3O10-2H2O 45L.S. Ivashkevich, A. F. Selevich, and A. S. LyakhovThe Crystal Structure of VNH4HP3O10 51L.S. Ivashkevich, E.A. Abramovich, A.F. Selevich, and A.S. LyakhovChemical Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Hydroxyapatite (CAHAP)-(2-Carboxylethylphosphonic Acid (2-CEPA) 57Hassen Agougui, Abdallah Aissa, and Mongi DebbabiIonic Conductivity and Thermal Structure Stability of a-A Na3[PMo9031(H20)3]-13H20 71Eri Ishikawa, Yuji Hayashi, Kenichi Imaeda, Yasushi Miyata, Makoto Sakurai, and Makoto WatanabeCesium Containing ß-Tridymite Type Phosphates Ceramics: Synthesis, Structure and Thermal Behavior 83V. I. Pet'kov, I. V. Korchemkin, E. A. Asabina, A. R. Zaripov, V. N. Chuvil'deev, V. S. Kurazhkovskaya, and.E. Yu. BorovikovaSolid State Properties of Alkali-Metal Salts of 4-Electron Reduced 12-Molybdophosphiric Acid 93Kenichi Imaeda, Shingo Sada, and Eri IshikawaEvaluation of Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate Thermal Stability 101Dee Strand, Bruce Gerhart, Brian Landes, Brandon Kern, Andrew Pasztor, Brian Nickless, and Amber Wallace7Li and 31P Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Single Crystal LiMP04 (M = Co, Fe) 117P. E. Stallworth, R. Samueli, P. Sideris, D. Vaknin, and S. G. GreenbaumMesoporous Iron Aluminophosphate: An Efficient Catalyst for One Pot Synthesis of Amides by Ester-Amide Exchange Reaction 127A. V. Vijayasankar, H. Kathyayini, Harikrishna Tumma, and N. NagarajuSynthesis and Catalytic Activity of Aluminum—Rare Earth Phosphates 141Hiroaki Onoda and Masayuki FujitaPreparation of Various Highly Concentrated Phosphate Solutions by C02 Gas Blowing 153Nami Nakamori, Nobuyuki Nishimiya, Takeshi Toyama, and Brahim ElouadiEffect of Anion on the Catalytic Activity of Cobalt Aluminophosphate in the Synthesis of N, N-Biphenyl Urea Derivatives 159M. Rekha and N. NagarajuPhosphosilicate Glasses Based on Moroccan Natural Phosphate 169D. Dhiba, A. Kossir, N. Semlal, and A. NadiriPreparation and Properties of Amorphous Cu/Zn/AI Mixed Phosphates 175A. Hamza and N. NagarajuNovel Recovery Process of Phosphate from Sewage Sludge Ash by Carbon Dioxide Blowing 187Takeshi Toyama, Nami Nakamori, and Nobuyuki NishimiyaPhosphate Geopolymers for Nuclear Waste Immobilization and Storage, and other Structural Materials Applications 195Arun S. WaghFlexibility and Acid Solubility of Porous Hydroxyapatite-Alginate Composite-Effect of Calcium Deficiency and Cross-Linking Ion 203Soichiro Tsukuda, Tomohiro Umeda, Seiichiro Koda, and Kiyoshi ItataniAuthor Index 215