Chapman / Roberts / Ashby Metal Resources and Energy

Butterworths Monographs in Materials
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-6189-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Web PDF

Metal Resources and Energy was initially aimed at exploring the future availability of metals and the energy required to produce them. During the detailed planning of the book, the authors decided to extend the remit to consider fuel use in relation to resources and future availability. In order to explore this relationship a framework was established which provided an agenda of topics to examine. In the process of systematically working through this agenda a deeper understanding of resource issues and some new insights were obtained. This book develops a framework for assessing the future availability of metals by first reviewing the activities associated with the production of metals. These can be divided into four broad categories: exploration and establishment, mining, concentrating, and smelting and refining. It then examines factors such as energy economics, forecasting issues, resources and reserves estimation, and trends in technical efficiency. Subsequent chapters deal with the evaluation of fuel use in metals production; the secondary production of metals from scrap and other waste materials; non-technical issues that are potential sources of short-term crises; and other applications of energy data. This book is intended for final year students of engineering, geology, and economics, all of whom will find all the topics covered relevant to their studies. It attempts to convey the essentials of resource economics, metal production technology, energy analysis, and those aspects of geology and geochemistry which are pertinent to a study of resource issues. The full breadth of topics is covered at a depth which is comprehensible to students from other disciplines.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chapman, P. F.

Roberts, F.

Ashby, Michael

Charles, J.

Evans, A. G.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Metal Resources and Energy;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Preface;8
6;Acknowledgements;10
7;Chapter 1. Introduction;12
7.1;References;19
8;Chapter 2. Resources and energy;20
8.1;Exploration and establishment;28
8.2;Mining;28
8.3;Concentration;29
8.4;Smelting and refining;29
8.5;References;34
9;Chapter 3. Energy and economics;35
9.1;References;51
10;Chapter 4. Forecasting problems;52
10.1;References;64
11;Chapter 5. Resources, reserves and ore grades;65
11.1;Magmatic separation;68
11.2;Hydrothermal;68
11.3;Sedimentary;68
11.4;Residual;69
11.5;References;88
12;Chapter 6. Technical change and thermodynamic limits;89
12.1;References;106
13;Chapter 7. Energy analysis;107
13.1;References;128
14;Chapter 8. Recycling, availability and fuel use;129
14.1;References;151
15;Chapter 9. The technical aspects of future availability;153
15.1;References;168
16;Chapter 10. Politics and scarcity;169
16.1;References;185
17;Chapter 11. Applications of the energy data;186
17.1;Effects of fuel price rises;187
17.2;Designing for minimum fuel requirement;188
17.3;Getting the system boundary right;190
17.4;The importance of material selection;192
17.5;Evaluation of fuel production systems;196
17.6;Conclusions;201
17.7;References;201
18;Chapter 12. Conclusions;203
18.1;Approach and models;203
18.2;Answers and conclusions;205
18.3;Directions for further inquiry;206
19;Appendix 1: Data base for metals;208
19.1;Aluminium;209
19.2;Copper;211
19.3;Chromium;213
19.4;Iron and steel;215
19.5;Lead;217
19.6;Manganese;219
19.7;Nickel;221
19.8;Tin;224
19.9;Zinc;226
19.10;References;229
20;Appendix 2: Data on non-metallic materials;231
20.1;References;232
21;Appendix 3: Energy units;233
22;Appendix 4: The log-normal distribution;234
22.1;References;237
23;Appendix 5: Analysis of recycling and product lifetime;238
24;Appendix 6: Fuel requirements and cumulative production;241
24.1;References;245
25;Index;246