Researches on Copper. History & Metallurgy

by Fathi Habashi

The present volume is a collection of selected papers dealing with the extractive metallurgy of copper published by the author and his coworkers. They are reproduced here in a facsimile edition in 240 pages. In addition, ten new chapters were specially written in 150 pages. The book is fully illustrated by many coloured pictures, flowsheets, and diagrams. It is hoped that it will be useful for students, engineers, chemists, geologists, and for research workers. ISBN 2-922686-14-2, 410 pages 8˝" × 11". Published in 2009. Price $50 + postage.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 — General
    • History of Copper*
    • History of Copper on Postage Stamps
    • Copper Ores*
    • The Future of Copper Metallurgy
    • Copper Metallurgy at the Crossroads
    • Flash Smelting versus Aqueous Oxidation
    • Recent Methods for the Treatment of Anodic Slimes of Copper Electrolysis + Addendum*
    • Copper Extraction from Cupeferrous Pyrite. A Short History*
    • Literature on the Extractive Metallurgy of Copper*
  • Part 2 — Beneficiation of Copper Ores*
  • Part 3- Pyrometallurgy
    • Introduction*
    • The Origin of Flash Smelting Flash Converting. An Appraisal
    • Copper in Poland
    • The Reduction of Sulfide Minerals in Presence of Lime
    • Copper from Chalcopyrite by Direct Reduction
    • The Recovery of Copper, Iron, and Sulfur from Chalcopyrite Concentrates by Reduction
    • Direct Reduction. A Possible Route to Copper?
    • The Action of Sulfur Trioxide on Chalcopyrite
    • The Action of Gaseous Chlorine on Chalcopyrite
    • The Action of Concentrated Sulfuric Acid on Chalcopyrite
    • The Reduction of Copper Sulfate and Its Application in Hydrometallurgy
    • Identification and Thermal Stability of Copper(I) Sulfate
    • Thermodynamic Stability of Cu2SO4
    • Reduction of Binary Sulfate Mixtures Containing CuSO4 by H2
  • Part 4 — Hydrometallurgy
    • Introduction*
    • Hydrometallurgical Treatment of Copper Oxide Ores
    • Recent Advances in the Hydrometallurgy of Copper
    • Abandoned But Not Forgotten. The Recent History of Copper Hydrometallurgy
    • Action of Nitric Acid on Chalcopyrite
    • Treatment of a Low-Grade Nickel–Copper Sulfide Concentrate by Nitric Acid
    • Aqueous Oxidation of Chalcopyrite in Hydrochloric Acid
    • Leaching Studies on Chrysocolla
    • Chalcopyrite — Atmospheric versus Pressure Leaching
    • Chalcopyrite: Bioleaching versus Pressure Hydrometallurgy
    • Oxidation of Copper(II) Selenide by T. ferrooxidans
    • Solvent Extraction in Hydrometallurgy. Historical
    • Ammonium Sulfite in the Hydrometallurgy of Copper
    • The Cyanide Process for Copper Cementation of Copper. The End of an Era
  • Part 5 — Electrometallurgy of Copper
    • Introduction*
    • The Future of Copper Electrowinning
    • The Anodic Dissolution of Copper(I) Sulfide and the Direct Recovery of Copper and Elemental Sulfur from White Metal
    • The Formation of Digenite, Cu9S5, during the Anodic Dissolution of Cuprous Sulfide
  • Part 6 — Pollution Problems in the Copper Industry*
  • Part 7 — Kinetics
    • Kinetics and Mechanism of Leaching Copper Minerals*
    • Kinetics and Mechanism of Copper Dissolution in Aqueous Ammonia
    • Kinetics of Reduction of Solid Copper Sulfate by H2

* Written specially for this volume

 Researches on Copper. History & Metallurgy