Mineral processing and extractive metallurgy : 100 years of innovation / edited by Corby G. Anderson, Robert C. Dunne, John L. Uhrie.

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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Contributing Authors; Introduction; Supply and Demand: Innovation Drivers in the MineralsIndustry; Rules of Engagement for the Innovator in the MineralsIndustry; History of Innovations in Extractive Metallurgy; Comminution; Mine to Mill Value Chain Optimization; Innovations in Comminution Equipment: Crushers, High Pressure Grinding Rolls, Semi-Autogenous Grinding, BallMills, and Regrind Mills; Innovations in Comminution Modellingand Ore Characterisation; Innovations in Comminution Instrumentation and Control.

Advances in Discrete Element Method Application to GrindingMillsThe Future of Comminution; Separations; Innovations in Flotation Processing Technology-The Next HundredYears; Major Innovations in the Evolution of Flotation Reagents; Innovations in Froth Flotation Modeling; Innovations in Flotation Plant Practice; Ore Sorting; Magnetic Separation; Innovations in Electrostatic Separation; Density-Based Separation Innovations in Coal andMinerals Processing Applications; Innovations in Dense Medium Separation Technology; Innovations in Coal Processing.

A Review of Industrial Innovations in Phosphate ProcessingMineral Sand Separations; Innovations in Liquid/Solid Separation for MetallurgicalProcessing; Hydrometallurgy; Innovative Strategies for Copper Hydrometallurgy; Innovations in Gold and Silver Extraction and Recovery; Innovations in Zinc and Lead Hydrometallurgy; Innovations in Nickel and Cobalt Hydrometallurgy; The Bayer Hydrometallurgical Alumina Process Evolution andInnovations; Rare Earth Hydro- and Pyrometallurgy; Biohydrometallurgy Innovations-Discovery and Advances; Uranium Processing Practices, Innovations, and Trends.

Innovations in HydrometallurgyPyrometallurgy; Brief Overview of Some Innovations in Pyrometallurgy; Innovations in Copper Smelting-Keys to Productivity andEfficiency; Innovations in Zinc and Lead Pyrometallurgy; Technology Advancement in the Refining of PlatinumGroup Metals; Metallurgical Innovations in the Iron and Steel Industry; Mineralogy and Analytical Chemistry; Innovations in Process Mineralogyand Laboratory Automation; Innovations in Measurement of Mineral Structureand Surface Chemistry in Flotation: Past, Present, and Future.

Innovations in Analytical Chemistry-The Key to MetallurgicalAdvancementEnvironmental Innovations; The Generation and Treatment of Acid Rock Drainage; A Perspective of Innovations in Tailings Management; Innovations in Water and Brine Treatment Using MembraneTechnology; Innovations in Chemical and Bacterial Water Treatment; Innovations in Air Pollution Control; Index; Back Cover.

Here is the information you need to face the ever-increasing technological, economic, environmental, and geopolitical challenges of this industry and ensure long-term productivity and growth for your organization. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy presents more than a century of innovation drivers that have advanced the mineral processing industry. Trends, developments, and improvements are discussed in depth, and likely areas for future innovations are explored.

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