Applications of Process Engineering Principles in Materials Processing, Energy and Environmental Technologies: An EPD Symposium in Honor of Professor Ramana G. Reddy

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Applications of Process Engineering Principles in Materials Processing, Energy and Environmental Technologies—Contributions of Professor Ramana Reddy....Pages 3-14
Status of the Development of Flash Ironmaking Technology....Pages 15-23
Innovations and Insights in Fluid Flow and Slime Adhesion for Improved Copper Electrorefining....Pages 25-33
Molten Flux Design for Solid Oxide Membrane-Based Electrolysis of Aluminum from Alumina....Pages 35-44
Effect of Slag Phase on Mixing and Mass Transfer in a Model Creusot Loire Uddeholm (CLU) Converter....Pages 45-61
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Modeling of Aluminum Electrowinning in Ionic Liquid Electrolytes....Pages 65-79
Electrochemical Processing of Rare Earth Alloys....Pages 81-88
Effect of Cobalt and Iron Concentration on the Potential for Oxygen Evolution from Pb–Ca–Sn Anodes in Synthetic Copper Electrowinning Electrolytes....Pages 89-95
Cobalt Electrodeposition from Cobalt Chloride Using Urea and Choline Chloride Ionic Liquid: Effect of Temperature, Applied Voltage, and Cobalt Chloride Concentration on Current Efficiency and Energy Consumption....Pages 97-114
METTOP-BRX Technology—Eliminating Concerns and Highlight Potentials of the Concept of Tankhouse Optimization....Pages 115-127
Mathematical Modeling of Molten Salt Electrolytic Cells for Sodium and Lithium Production....Pages 129-138
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
P-CAC, a Unique Separation Technology for PGM Recovery....Pages 141-150
The Physical Characteristics of Electrorefined Copper Starter Sheet Material....Pages 151-160
Extraction of Copper from Sulfate-Chloride Solutions by Using Hydroxyoxime Extractants....Pages 161-168
Hydrometallurgical Processes for the Recovery of Rare Earths, Nickel and Cobalt in Chloride Medium....Pages 169-177
A Cr6+-Free Extraction of Chromium Oxide from Chromite Ores Using Carbothermic Reduction in the Presence of Alkali....Pages 179-188
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Market Dynamics, Recycling and Recovery of Magnesium from Aluminum Alloy Scrap....Pages 191-200
Alternative Ways of Using Nonferrous Slags as Feed Material in the Ferrous Production Industry....Pages 201-208
Insulating or Conductive Lining Designs for Electric Furnace Smelting?....Pages 209-220
The Influence of Phosphorous Additions on Phase Evolution in Molten Synthetic Coal Slag....Pages 221-229
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
The Recovery of Copper from Smelting Slag by Flotation Process....Pages 231-237
Reaction Mechanisms in the Silicothermic Production of Magnesium....Pages 239-249
Influences of CaO/SiO2/MgO/Al2O3 on the Formation Behavior of FeO-Bearing Primary-Slags in Blast Furnace....Pages 251-258
Desulfurization of High Sulfur Coal Leached with H2O2 and NaOH by Microwave Irradiation....Pages 259-269
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Chloridizing Roasting of Bismuthinite with Sodium Chloride–Oxygen....Pages 273-281
Natural Gas Utilization in Blast Furnace Ironmaking: Tuyère Injection, Shaft Injection and Prereduction....Pages 283-292
Selective Sulfation Roasting of Rare Earths from NdFeB Magnet Scrap....Pages 293-299
Gold Solubility in Smelting Slags for the Recycling of Industrial and Mining Wastes....Pages 301-306
Solid State Reduction of Iron, Manganese and Chromium Oxide Ores with Methane....Pages 307-318
Stibnite Chloridizing with Calcium Chloride-Oxygen at Roasting Temperatures....Pages 319-326
Dependence of Ti2O3 and Temperature on Electrical Conductivity of TiO2–FeO–Ti2O3 Slags....Pages 327-334
Front Matter....Pages 335-341
DuraStell PTA Cladding for Wear Application....Pages 343-343
Production of SiMn-Alloys by Natural Gas and Carbon Black....Pages 345-355
Effect of Flux Ratio on the Products of Self Propagating High Temperature Synthesis-Casting in the WO3–Si–Al System....Pages 357-364
Synthesis of Chrysin Based Cationic Lipids: Plasmid Delivery and Transgene Expression....Pages 365-372
Front Matter....Pages 373-381
Corrosion Mechanism of Haynes 230 Alloy with Ni Crucible in MgCl2–KCl....Pages 383-383
Conceptualization of Doped Black P Thin Films for Potential Use in Photovoltaics with Validation from First Principle Calculations....Pages 385-394
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Steel Production....Pages 395-399
Application of Surface Effect on Metallurgical Processes....Pages 401-410
Front Matter....Pages 411-417
Metal Silicides for High-Temperature Thermoelectric Application....Pages 419-419
CFD Modeling of Slag-Metal Reactions and Sulfur Refining Evolution in an Argon Gas-Stirred Ladle Furnace....Pages 421-434
Numerical Study of the Fluid Flow and Temperature Distribution in a Non-transferred DC ARC Thermal Plasma Reactor....Pages 435-443
Front Matter....Pages 445-454
Thermodynamic Studies on the Mg-B System Using Solid State Electrochemical Cells....Pages 455-455
An Investigation on the Kinetics and Mechanism of Alkali Reduction of Mine Waste Containing Titaniferous Minerals for the Recovery of Metals....Pages 457-464
Empirical Activation Energies of MnO and SiO2 Reduction in SiMn Slags Between 1500 and 1650 °C....Pages 465-474
Experimental Evaluation of Thermodynamic Interactions Between Tellurium and Various Elements in Molten Iron....Pages 475-483
Thermodynamics of Simultaneous Desulfurization and Dephosphorization of Silicomanganese Alloy....Pages 485-493
Reduction Behavior of CaO–Fe2O3–8 wt%SiO2 System at 1123, 1173 and 1223 K with CO–N2 Gas Mixtures....Pages 495-499
A Review of Some Studies on Impurity Capacity Predictions in Molten Melts....Pages 501-510
Front Matter....Pages 511-519
Application of Sharp Analysis on Reduction Kinetics of Vanadium Titanium Magnetite Sintering Ore....Pages 521-521
High Temperature Properties of Molten Nitrate Salt for Solar Thermal Energy Storage Application....Pages 523-529
Influence of Diluents Dosage on the Performance of High Solid Anti-corrosion Coating by Converter Dust....Pages 531-539
Permselectivity Study of Ion-Exchange Membranes in the Presence of Cu-HEDP Complexes from a Copper Plating Wastewater Treatment....Pages 541-547
Treatment of Blast Furnace Gas Washing Water by Utilization of Coagulation Associated with Microwave....Pages 549-554
Back Matter....Pages 555-563
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