Critical metals handbook / edited by Gus Gunn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gunn, Gus, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metals--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Metals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (798 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The proposed book will provide a unique, one-stop source of information on diverse aspects of the critical metals, including geology, deposits, processing, applications, environmental issues and markets"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Metal resources, use and criticality; The geology and technology of metals; Will we run out of minerals?; Recycling and reuse of metals; The concept of criticality; Outlining this book; Acknowledgements; Note; References; 2. The mining industry and the supply of critical minerals; Suppliers of minerals - miners and explorers; Industry dynamics; Constraints on mineral supply response; Critical minerals and the role of China; Policy issues; Notes; References; 3. Recycling of (critical) metals; Rationale and benefits

Status and challenges of recycling critical metalsRecycling technologies; The significance of life-cycle structures; Conclusion and the way forward; Notes; References; 4. Antimony; Introduction; Definitions and characteristics; Abundance in the Earth; Mineralogy; Major deposit classes; Extraction methods and processing; Specifications; Uses; Recycling; Substitution; Resources and reserves; Production; Projects under development; World trade; Prices; Environmental aspects; Outlook; References; 5. Beryllium; Introduction; Properties of beryllium; Distribution and abundance in the Earth's crust

Uses of berylliumWorld production; World trade; World resources; Mineralogy of beryllium; Beryllium deposits; Mining and processing of beryllium; Recycling; Substitution; Environmental aspects; Prices; Outlook; Note; References; 6. Cobalt; Introduction; Physical and chemical properties; Distribution and abundance in the Earth; Mineralogy; Deposit types; Extraction, processing and refining; World production and trade; Resources and reserves; Uses; Recycling; Substitution; Environmental issues; Prices; Outlook; Acknowledgements; Notes; References; 7. Gallium; Introduction

Physical and chemical propertiesMineralogy and distribution; Sources of gallium; Recovery methods and refining; Specifications and uses; Substitution; Environmental aspects; World resources and production; Future supplies; World trade; Prices; Outlook; Acknowledgements; References; 8. Germanium; Introduction; Physical and chemical properties; Distribution and abundance in the Earth; Mineralogy; Deposit types; Extraction methods, processing and beneficiation; Specifications; Uses; Recycling, re-use and resource efficiency; Substitution

Environmental aspects of the life cycle of germanium and its productsResources and reserves; Production; Future supplies; World trade; Prices; Outlook; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 9. Indium; Introduction; Physical and chemical properties; Abundance in the Earth's crust; Mineralogy; Major deposit classes; Extraction methods and processing; Specifications and uses; Resources and reserves; Production; World trade; Prices; Recycling and substitution; Environmental aspects; Outlook; References; 10. Lithium; Introduction; Properties and abundance in the Earth; Mineralogy and deposit types

Extraction methods and processing

Notes:

"Published in collaboration with the British Geological Survey."

"This work is a co-publication between the American Geophysical Union and Wiley."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781523110599

1523110597

9781118755341

1118755340

9781118755266

111875526X

9781118755211

1118755219

OCLC:

874162485