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Sixth edition. |
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1 online resource (xv, 573 pages) : illustrations |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Available through ScienceDirect. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Front Cover -- Extractive Metallurgy of Copper -- Extractive Metallurgy of Copper -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Preface to the sixth edition -- 1 -- Overview -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Ore-rock differentiation in the mine -- 1.3 Extracting copper from copper-iron-sulfide ores -- 1.3.1 Concentration by froth flotation -- 1.3.2 Matte smelting -- 1.3.3 Converting -- 1.3.3.1 Peirce-Smith converting -- 1.3.4 Direct-to-copper smelting -- 1.3.5 Fire refining and electrorefining of blister copper -- 1.4 Hydrometallurgical extraction of copper -- 1.4.1 Solvent extraction -- 1.4.2 Electrowinning. 1.5 Melting and casting cathode copper -- 1.5.1 Types of copper product -- 1.6 Recycle of copper and copper alloy scrap -- 1.7 Safety -- 1.8 Environment -- 1.9 Summary -- References -- Suggested reading -- Further reading -- 2 -- Production and use -- 2.1 Properties and uses of copper -- 2.2 Global copper production -- 2.3 Copper minerals, mines, and cut-off grades -- 2.4 Locations of processing plants -- 2.4.1 Smelters -- 2.4.2 Electrorefineries -- 2.4.3 Hydrometallurgical plants -- 2.5 Price of copper -- 2.6 Future outlook -- 2.7 Summary - References. 3 -- Production of high copper concentrates-comminution and flotation (Johnson et al., 2019) -- 3.1 Concentration flowsheet -- 3.2 The comminution process -- 3.2.1 Crushing -- 3.2.2 Grinding -- 3.2.2.1 Grind size and liberation of copper minerals -- 3.2.2.2 Grinding equipment -- 3.2.2.3 Autogenous and semiautogenous mills -- 3.2.2.4 Ball mills (Giblett, 2019) -- 3.2.2.5 HPGR -- 3.3 Particle size control of flotation feed -- 3.3.1 Instrumentation and control -- 3.3.1.1 Particle-size control -- 3.3.1.2 Ore throughput control -- 3.3.2 Automated mineralogical analysis. 3.4 Froth flotation fundamentals -- 3.5 Flotation chemicals (Nagaraj et al., 2019 -- Woodcock et al., 2007) -- 3.5.1 Collectors -- 3.5.2 Selectivity in flotation -- 3.5.3 Differential flotation modifiers -- 3.5.4 Frothers -- 3.6 Flotation of Cu ores -- 3.7 Flotation cells -- 3.7.1 Column cells -- 3.8 Flotation process control -- 3.8.1 Continuous chemical analysis of process streams -- 3.8.2 Machine vision systems -- 3.9 Flotation product processing -- 3.9.1 Thickening and dewatering -- 3.9.2 Tailings -- 3.10 Other flotation separations -- 3.10.1 Gold flotation -- 3.11 Summary - References. 5058 Suggested reading -- 4 -- Pyrometallurgical processing of copper concentrates -- 4.1 Fundamental thermodynamic aspects associated with pyrometallurgical copper processing -- 4.2 The Yazawa diagram and pyrometallurgical copper processing -- 4.3 Smelting: the first processing step -- 4.3.1 Slag phase: FeO-Fe2O3-SiO2 system -- 4.3.2 Calcium ferrite and olivine slags systems -- 4.3.3 Matte (Sundström et al., 2008) -- 4.3.4 Off-gas -- 4.4 The copper converting process -- 4.4.1 Reactions involved in batch converting -- 4.4.2 Reactions involved in continuous converting -- 4.5 The refining process |
| Note |
Description based on resource viewed on August 14, 2023. |
| Subject |
Copper -- Metallurgy.
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Cuivre -- Métallurgie.
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Copper -- Metallurgy
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| Added Author |
Sole, Kathryn C., author.
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Davenport, W. G. (William George), author.
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Flores, Gerardo R. F. Alvear. author.
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Davenport, W. G. (William George).
Extractive metallurgy of copper.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Schlesinger, Mark E. Extractive metallurgy of copper. Sixth edition. Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2021 9780128218754 (OCoLC)1272893863 |
| ISBN |
9780128219034 (electronic bk.) |
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0128219033 (electronic bk.) |
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9780128218754 (hardback) |
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0128218754 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000070323840 |
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UKMGB 020108526 |
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