ABSTRACT

This book is offered as a practical primer on the hydrometallurgy of nonferrous metal reclamation from industrial wastes, as well as a brief discussion of pyrometallurgy, biological, and other separation processes. The objectives are to acquaint nontechnical readers with the subject as well as providing a detailed survey of current research and industrial practice to technical readers concerned with the management of industrial waste.

chapter 1|9 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|7 pages

Regulatory Considerations

chapter 3|7 pages

Resource Conservation

chapter 5|80 pages

Recovery Technology for Metals in Solution

chapter 6|29 pages

Separation of Solid Wastes

chapter 7|11 pages

Solubilization of Solid Wastes

chapter 8|15 pages

Metal Recovery from Multimetal Wastes

chapter 9|42 pages

Metal Recovery Economics 1

chapter 10|12 pages

Promising Directions