Mineral Processing and the Environment [Paperback]

Mineral processing technologies have been used for decades to protect the environment and many examples of such applications are given here. The book covers four major subject areas: fundamentals; environmental pollution and its prevention; separation processes; and innovative techniques.
Audience: Scientists, engineers and technologists conducting both applied and basic research into the different environmental aspects of mineral processing.Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Mineral Processing and Environment: Improving the Quality of our Life, Varna, Bulgaria, 18-30 August 1996Mineral processing technologies have been used for decades to protect the environment and many examples of such applications are given here. The book covers four major subject areas: fundamentals; environmental pollution and its prevention; separation processes; and innovative techniques.
Audience: Scientists, engineers and technologists conducting both applied and basic research into the different environmental aspects of mineral processing.Preface. Fundamentals. Hydrophobic Agglomeration of Fine Particles; Z. Sadowski. Electrokinetic Behaviour of Sulphide Minerals: A Contribution to the Chemistry of Flotation; G.P. Gallios, et al. Bacterial Leaching of Minerals; F.J. Garcia Frutos. Legal Framework for Environmental Protection in Mineral Processing Activities; A. T?rkman, H. Mordogan. Environmental Pollution and Prevention. Air-Pollutant Emissions and Imissions from Metallurgical Industry; E. Vircikova, J. Macala. Electrochemical Approach to Pollutants Removal and Destruction; C.A.C. Sequeira. Electrohydrometallurgical Recovery of Cadmium and Nickel from Spent Batteries; C.A.C. Sequeira. The Treatment of Radioactive Liquid Wastes and the Problems Connected with the Long Term Storage of Radioelements; C. Loos-Neskovic. Removal and Recovery of Metals from Dilute Solutions: ApplicatlÎ