Innovative Process Development in Metallurgical Industry Concept to Commission

This book describes the phases for innovative metallurgical process development, from concept to commercialization. Key features of the book include: • Need for process innovation • Selection and optimization of process steps • Determination of the commercial feasibility of a process including engin...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lakshmanan, Vaikuntam Iyer (Editor), Roy, Raja (Editor), Ramachandran, V. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2016, 2016
Edition:1st ed. 2016
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Need for Process Innovation
  • Part I-Separation Processes and Process Selection
  • 2. Physical Processing - Innovations in Mineral Processing Process Development
  • 3. Thermal Processing - Pyrometallurgy - Non-Ferrous
  • 4. Thermal Processing - Pyrometallurgy -Ferrous
  • 5. Chemical Processing - Hydrometallurgy
  • 6. Biological Processing
  • 7. Process Compression
  • 8. Process Selection
  • 9. Metallurgical Processing Innovations: Intellectual Property Perspectives and Management
  • Part II - Process  Development
  • Chapter 10 Conceptual idea, Test work, Design, Commissioning and Troubleshooting
  • Part III - Process Optimization
  • Chapter 11- An Integrated Mining & Metallurgical Enterprise Enabling Continuous Process Optimization
  • Part IV - Equipment
  • Chapter 12-  Equipment Development, Design and Optimization
  • Part V Sustainable Development and Environmental Management
  • Chapter 13- Sustainability Considerations in Innovative Process Development
  • Part VI Steps to Commercialization
  • Chapter 14-Process Development, Execution, Owner’s responsibility and Examples of Innovative Developments
  • Part VII - Financing
  • Chapter 15 - Investing, financing and harvesting  innovation and technology
  • Part VIII  Case Study Examples
  • 16.  Innovative case study processes in extractive metallurgy
  • 17. Development of a New Technology for Converting Iron-bearing materials to Nodular Reduced Iron
  • 18.  Innovative process for the production of Titanium dioxide
  • 19. Innovative Processes In Electrometallurgy
  • 20. Innovations In Gold and Silver Processing
  • 21. Innovative Processes for By-Product Recovery and its applications
  • 22. Conclusion. Process Optimization
  • Equipment Selection, Design, Development and Optimization
  • By-Product Production
  • Environmental Management
  • Steps to Commercialization
  • Case Study examples