Textbook of Pyrometallurgy

by Fathi Habashi

The book describes systematically the thermal processes for the extraction of metals from their ores and their refining in a pure form. It includes a historical introduction, basic theoretical principles, and a selected list of references. 615 pages. ISBN 2-922686-05-1. Published August 2002. Price $70 + postage.

Table of Contents

    Part I — Introduction

  1. History
  2. Scope
  3. Basic Theory
  4. Pollution Abatement

    5. Part II — Engineering Aspects

  5. Heat Transfer I
  6. Heat Transfer II
  7. Solid–Gas Separation
  8. Compaction of Powders
  9. Oxidation of a Solid Phase
  10. Oxidation in Molten Phase
  11. Metallothermic Reactions

    12. Part III — Preliminary Treatment

  12. General
  13. Thermal Pretreatment
  14. Alkali Fusion
  15. Sulfation of Oxides
  16. Oxidation of Sulfides, Disulfides, and Related Minerals
  17. Matte Formation
  18. Chlorination
  19. Fluorination

    20. Part IV — Metal Separation

  20. Introduction
  21. Reduction: General
  22. Reduction of Iron Oxides: Chemical Aspects
  23. Reduction of Iron Oxides: Technical Aspects
  24. Reduction of Iron Oxides: Direct Reduction Methods
  25. Reduction of Nonferrous Oxides
  26. Reduction of Complex Oxides and Oxide Mixture
  27. Reduction of Halides
  28. Reduction of Sulfides
  29. Conversion of Sulfides
  30. Other Processes

    31. Part V — Refining

  31. Introduction
  32. Selective Oxidation: Iron Refining
  33. Selective Oxidation: Steelmaking Processes
  34. Selective Oxidation: Copper Refining
  35. Precipitation of Impurities from Melt
  36. Selective Oxidation: Other Processes
  37. Refining by Chemical Transport Mechanism
  38. Physical Methods

    Appendix

  1. Selected References
  2. Educational Films
  3. Problems
  4. Questions

    5. Acknowledgements
    Index

 Textbook of Pyrometallurgy