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Innovative Process Development in Metallurgical Industry

Concept to Commission

  • Explains in detail the steps for metallurgical process development
  • Instructs on elements of scoping and bench scale test work, pilot scale test work, capital and operating cost estimation and determining the commercial feasibility of the process
  • Introduces the innovative development of processes that are efficient and minimize environmental challenges of the metallurgical industry

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. The Need for Process Innovation

    • V. I. Lakshmanan, Raja Roy, Ram Ramachandran
    Pages 1-5
  3. Separation Processes and Process Selection

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
    2. Thermal Processing: Pyrometallurgy—Non-ferrous

      • Nathan M. Stubina
      Pages 67-76
    3. Thermal Processing: Pyrometallurgy—Ferrous

      • Toshihiko Emi, Alexander McLean
      Pages 77-90
    4. Chemical Processing: Hydrometallurgy

      • V. I. Lakshmanan, M. A. Halim, Shiv Vijayan
      Pages 91-108
    5. Process Compression

      • V. I. Lakshmanan, Raja Roy
      Pages 137-144
    6. Process Selection

      • Shiv Vijayan, V. I. Lakshmanan
      Pages 145-161
  4. Process Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
  5. Process Optimization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201
  6. Equipment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 243-243
    2. Equipment Development, Design, and Optimization

      • Mark F. Vancas, Ram Ramachandran
      Pages 245-254
  7. Sustainable Development and Environmental Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-255
  8. Steps to Commercialization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 281-281

About this book

This book describes the phases for innovative metallurgical process development, from concept to commercialization. Key features of the book include:

• Need for process innovation

• Selection and optimization of process steps

• Determination of the commercial feasibility of a process including engineering and equipment selection

• Determination of the environmental footprint of a process

• Case-study examples of innovative process development 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Process Research Ortech Inc., Mississauga, Canada

    Vaikuntam Iyer Lakshmanan

  • Process Research Ortech, Inc., Mississauga, Canada

    Raja Roy

  • RAM Consultants, Scottsdale, USA

    V. Ramachandran

About the editors

Dr. V.I. Lakshmanan is an internationally renowned teacher, scientist and innovator in the area of sustainable development. He has more than 40 years of hands-on experience in technology commercialization and skills development initiatives with both private and public sectors including the United Nations. He has successfully guided process technologies from concept through development and demonstration to commercialization for resource, energy and chemical industries. Dr. Lakshmanan is an Adjunct Professor within the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto and is a member of several private and public sector advisory committees on natural resources, recycling technologies and waste management.

Dr. V. “Ram” Ramachandran has over 39 years of experience in non-ferrous metal industry with emphasis on process development and process improvements including water conservation and treatment. He received Milton. E. Wadsworth Hydrometallurgy Award in 2001 and Distinguished Services Award in 2008.

Dr. Raja Roy has over 18 years of experience in minerals processing and metallurgical engineering with emphasis on process flowsheet development. He received Light Metals Recycling Award in 1998. He is currently Senior Project Manager at Process Research Ortech Inc. based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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