Hydrometallurgy Fundamentals and Applications

This revised, new edition retains its class-tested coverage of how metals behave in water while updating and expanding information about metals processing methods. The book further retains its emphasis on predicting and engineering the way metals are extracted from ore sources, separated from unwant...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Free, Michael L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:2nd ed. 2022
Series:The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chemical Fundamentals of Hydrometallurgy
  • Speciation and Phase Diagrams
  • Rate Processes
  • Metal Extraction
  • Separation of Dissolved Metals
  • Metal Recovery Processes
  • Metal Utilization
  • Environmental Issues
  • Process Design Principles
  • General Economics for Hydrometallurgical Processes
  • General Statistics for Hydrometallurgical Applications
  • Appendix A: Atomic Weights
  • Appendix B: Miscellaneous Constants
  • Appendix C: Conversion Factors
  • Appendix D: Free Energy Data
  • Appendix E: Laboratory Calculations
  • Appendix F: Selected Ionic Species Data
  • Appendix G: Standard Half-Cell Potentials
  • Appendix H: General Terminology
  • Appendix I: Common Sieve Sizes
  • Appendix J: Metals and Minerals