Pyrometallurgy for Complex Materials and Wastes

This collection of papers is from the Australian Asian Pacific Course and Conference on Pyrometallurgy for Complex Materials and Waste held in Melbourne, Australia, June 6-8, 1994. It addresses the challenges faced by industry in the pyrometallurgical treatment of complex materials and waste products. These challenges are both commercial and environmental. Methods for the extraction of metals and minerals which results in the least amount of waste and the optimum added-value are a continuing quest.;This book compiles invited papers from 12 nations that attempt to identify problems and possible solutions in the treatment of low-grade complex materials, intermediates and related environmental concerns.;Coverage includes: mineral economics - a case for selectivity, productivity and quality; solubility, capacity and stability of species in metallurgical slags and gases; the safe disposal of toxic elements in slags; solid waste treatment - an industry perspective; complementary hydro- and bio metallurgical processes in the pyrometallurigcal processing of complex materials and wastes.