Critical Metals Handbook (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Gunn, Gus

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Mankind is using a greater variety of metals in greater quantities than ever before. As a result there is increasing global concern over the long-term availability of secure and adequate supplies of the metals needed by society. Critical metals, which are those of growing economic importance that might be susceptible to future scarcity, are a particular worry. For many of these we have little information on how they are concentrated in the Earth's crust, how to extract them from their ores, and how to use, recycle and dispose of them effectively and safely. Published with the British Geological Survey, the Critical Metals Handbook brings together a wealth of knowledge on critical metals and provides a foundation for improving the future security and sustainability of critical metal supplies. Written by international experts, it provides a unique source of authoritative information on diverse aspects of the critical metals, including geology, deposits, processing, applications, recycling, environmental issues and markets. It is aimed at a broad non-specialist audience, including professionals and academics working in the exploration and mining sectors, in mining finance and investment, and in mineral processing and manufacturing. It will also be a valuable reference for policy makers concerned with resource management, land-use planning, eco-efficiency, recycling and related fields.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118755266
• Artikelnr.: 40180467

Autorenporträt

Gus Gunn is a principal research scientist at the British Geological Survey in Nottingham, UK. He has spent his entire career, starting in 1975, working in mineral exploration and mineral deposits research. Since 2009 his main focus has been on critical metals and on the development of strategies to ensure their long-term security of supply.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors
xi Acknowledgements
xiii 1 Metal resources
use and criticality
1 T.E. Graedel
Gus Gunn and Luis Tercero Espinoza 2 The mining industry and the supply of critical minerals
20 David Humphreys 3 Recycling of (critical) metals
41 Christian Hagelüken 4 Antimony
70 Ulrich Schwarz-Schampera 5 Beryllium
99 David L. Trueman and Phillip Sabey 6 Cobalt
122 Stephen Roberts and Gus Gunn 7 Gallium
150 Thomas Butcher and Teresa Brown 8 Germanium
177 Frank Melcher and Peter Buchholz 9 Indium
204 Ulrich Schwarz-Schampera 10 Lithium
230 Keith Evans 11 Magnesium
261 Neale R. Neelameggham and Bob Brown 12 Platinum-group metals
284 Gus Gunn 13 Rare earth elements
312 Frances Wall 14 Rhenium
340 Tom A. Millensifer
Dave Sinclair
Ian Jonasson and Anthony Lipmann 15 Tantalum and niobium
361 Robert Linnen
David L. Trueman and Richard Burt 16 Tungsten
385 Teresa Brown and Peter Pitfield Appendices
414 Glossary of technical terms
419 Index
431