Chemical Hydrometallurgy: Theory And Principles

by A R Burkin

Overview

Hydrometallurgy is a field of chemical technology concerned with the production of metals from their ores and secondary sources. Modern hydrometallurgy began with the need to obtain uranium in the 1940s and extended into new areas with the development of pressure hydrometallurgy in the mid-1950s and acceptance of solvent extraction as an industrial scale process for copper production in the late 1960s to early 1970s. With the introduction of new processes for many metals, the present stage of development of hydrometallurgy has come to maturity and a survey of the current state of the field is timely.This book is derived from the lectures on the principles on which hydrometallurgical processes are based, given as part of the undergraudate and MSc courses in hydrometallurgy which Professor A R Burkin gave from 1961 until he retired in 1988.Professor Burkin's earlier book, The Chemistry of Hydrometallurgical Processes, was regarded as the major work in the field. This is his long awaited new textbook.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781860941849
Publisher:	Imperial College Press
Publication date:	07/11/2001
Series:	Chemical Hydrometallurgy Series , #1
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.30(d)

Editorial Reviews

Hydrometallurgy is a field of chemical technology concerned with the production of metals from their ores and secondary sources. This book is derived from lectures on the principles upon which hydrometallurgical processes are based, given as part of the undergraduate and graduate courses in hydrometallurgy which the author taught at Imperial College from 1961 until his retirement in 1988. The book deals with the application of modern experimental methods and chemical science to the development of hydrometallurgical processes. Numerous papers from the literature are discussed and experimental procedures are described. Burkin wrote a previous text in the field. Distributed by World Scientific. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)