Extractive metallurgy of nickel, cobalt and platinum-group materials (Elsevier, 2011)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Front Cover; Extractive Metallurgy of Nickel, Cobalt and Platinum-Group Metals; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 -- Overview; Part I -- Extractive Metallurgy of Nickel and Cobalt; Part II -- Extractive Metallurgy of Cobalt; Part III -- Extractive Metallurgy of the Platinum-Group Metals; Part IV -- Recycling Nickel, Cobalt and Platinum-Group Metals; Appendix A -- Ferronickel Smelting of Non-Tropical Laterite Ores; Appendix B -- Caron Process for Processing Nickel Laterites; Appendix C -- Flash Cooling of Autoclaves; Appendix D -- Counter-Current Decantation of Leaching Slurries
This book describes and explains the methods by which three related ores and recyclables are made into high purity metals and chemicals, for materials processing. It focuses on present day processes and future developments rather than historical processes. Nickel, cobalt and platinum group metals are key elements for materials processing. They occur together in one book because they (i) map together on the periodic table (ii) occur together in many ores and (iii) are natural partners for further materials processing and materials manufacturing. They all are, for example, i