Chemical Engineering and Technology in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2022) | Viewed by 88258
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fine chemicals; hydrometallurgy; flotation; nonferrous metals; manganese; heavy metal wastewater
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: flotation; bioleaching; mineral resources utilization
Interests: resource utilization; extractive metallurgy; concentrate; separation and purification; sulphide mineral; matte; short process metallurgy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Chemical engineering and technology are the basis of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy. In the long history of human civilization, with the development of science and technology, chemical engineering, mineral processing, metallurgical engineering, and other process technologies coexisted and mutually promoted each other. More than 100 years ago, chemical engineers summarized the common laws in the process industry and built up the basic theory of unit operations. Today, the fluid flow, leaching, extraction, ion exchange and absorption, sedimentation, precipitation, evaporation, crystallization, distillation, electrolysis, and membrane separation are still typical operations in the process industry. It is undoubtedly of great significance to study the chemical engineering principles in mineral processing and extractive metallurgy to profoundly understand the essence of mineral separation and extraction, optimizing the technological flow of mineral processing and improving the utilization level of mineral resources.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to discuss chemical engineering principles in mineral processing and extractive metallurgy, with particular attention to the transport and chemical reaction processes, and the kinetics and thermodynamics of these processes. Of course, discussions on process intensification methods, such as mechanical reinforcement, ultrasonic, microwave, supercritical, and supergravity, are also welcome. The guest editors expect that a more in-depth discussion on chemical processes and principles can be performed in the Special Issue.
Thank you for your support.
Prof. Dr. Shuai Wang
Dr. Xingjie Wang
Dr. Jia Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrometallurgy
- flotation
- leaching
- extraction
- ion exchange
- adsorption
- electrolysis
- membrane separation
- unit operation
- transmission
- reaction
- kinetics
- thermodynamics
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