CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF MINERAL SURFACES: BRIEF SKETCH OF FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT

The article succinctly outlines the key points of the emergence and development of methods for chemical modi f cation of the surface of inorganic substrates. It is shown that the idea of the presence of chemically active functional groups on such surfaces arose relatively recently, although the f rst experience of practical application was carried out in the middle of the 19th century. The main stages in the development of the chemistry of surface compounds are traced.