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A Changing Environment: Reflections on 50 Years of Hydrometallurgy
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Hydromet 2014 paper (final).doc | Accepted version | 2.06 MB | Microsoft Word | View/Open |
Title: | A Changing Environment: Reflections on 50 Years of Hydrometallurgy |
Authors: | Monhemius, AJ |
Item Type: | Conference Paper |
Abstract: | Looking back over the past half century, it can be seen that the growth in the importance of hydrometallurgy for the production of non-ferrous and precious metals almost exactly parallels the rise of the environmental movement and its principal NGOs, such as Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth. The paper will review important landmarks in the development of the science and technology of hydrometallurgy and show how many of these have been influenced by pressures on the industry brought about by environmentalists. Successful innovations as well as commercial failures will be considered and reasons for the success or failure will be analysed and lessons drawn to guide future developments. |
Editors: | Asselin, E |
Issue Date: | 22-Jun-2014 |
Date of Acceptance: | 1-Jan-2014 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/29474 |
Publisher: | Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum |
Journal / Book Title: | Hydrometallurgy 2014 Proceedings |
Copyright Statement: | © 2014 The Authors |
Conference Name: | HYDRO 2014 Hydrometallurgy Conference |
Start Date: | 2014-06-22 |
Finish Date: | 2014-06-25 |
Conference Place: | VIctoria, BC, Canada |
Appears in Collections: | Earth Science and Engineering Faculty of Engineering |