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Lead Editor:
Thomas Battle, Midrex Technologies, Pineville, North Carolina.

Preface  ix

About the Editors  xi

Plenary

Laterites - Still a Frontier of Nickel Process Development 3
A. Taylor

Cobalt (‘the Technology Enabler’): CDI Review & Future Challenges 25
D. Weight

The Recycling of Cobalt from Alloy Scrap, Spent Batteries or Catalysts and Metallurgical Residues–An Overview 53
C. Ferron

Ni Laterite Hydrometallurgy

Acid Leaching of Nickel Laterites with Jarosite Precipitation 75
D. White, and J. Gillaspie

Extraction of Nickel, Cobalt and Iron from Laterite Ores by Mixed Chloride Leach Process 97
V. Lakshmanan, R. Sridhar, R. DeLaat, J. Chen, M. Halim, and R. Roy

Reductive Leaching of Limonitic Laterites Using Ferrous Sulphate 107
M. Zuniga, and E. Asselin

Sulfuric Acid Leaching Characteristics of Ni-Doped Goethite 117
G. Li, W. Cai, M. Rao, Q. Zhi, and T. Jiang

Characteristics of Nickel Laterite Crushed Ore Agglomerates 125
A. Janwong, N. Dhawan, T. Vethsodsakda, and M. Moats

Electrometallurgy

Acid Mist Abatement in Base Metal Electrowinning 143
T. Robinson, D. White, and R. Grassi

Boleo Cobalt Electrowinning Development 155
J. Lu, D. Dreisinger, and T. Gluck

Comparison of Intercell Contact Bars for Electrowinning Plants 177
C. Boon, R. Fraser, T. Johnston, and D. Robinson

High Current Density Electrowinning of Nickel in EMEW® Cells 191
J. Robinson, I. Ewart, M. Moats, and S. Wang

Helm TrackerTM Cathode Current Sensing Technology 201
R. Fraser, T. Johnston, J. Yesberg, S. Nolet, and C. Boon

Pyrometallurgy: Solid-State Processing

Cobalt Recovery through Sulphating Roast of Cu/Co Concentrate of Katanga Mining 213
K. Adham

Experimental Study on Reduction-Magnetic Separation Process of Low-Grade Nickel Laterite Ore 221
F. Chen, B. Zhang, W. Li, Q. Wang, and X. Hong

State of the Art Refractory Corrosion Test Work for the Nonferrous Metals Industry 231
D. Gregurek, A. Ressler, V. Reiter, A. Franzkowiak, A. Spanring, B. Drew, and D. Flynn

Ores and Processing

Mineralogical Characterization of Cobaltic Oxides from the Democratic Republic of Congo 243
Y. Vanbrabant, C. Burlet, and P. Louis

PolyMet Mining Corporation’s NorthMet Process Development 255
D. Dreisinger, M. Ounpuu, D. Imeson, and N. Verbaan

Talvivaara Nickel Mine - from a Project to a Mine and Beyond 269
M. Riekkola-Vanhanen, and L. Palmu

The Sintering Character of Limonitic Nickel Laterite 279
C. Wu, H. Li, Y. Chen, C. Li, and Z. Zhang

Pyrometallurgy: Smelting

Nickel, Cobalt and Copper Recovery from Sea Nodules by Direct Smelting Process 291
K. Sahu, S. Agarwal, D. Mishra, A. Agrawal, N. Randhawa, K. Godiwalla, and R. Jana

Alternative Coolants and Cooling System Designs for Safer Freeze Lined Furnace Operation 299
M. Kennedy, P. Nos, M. Bratt, and M. Weaver

Outotec's Ausmelt Top Submerged Lance (TSL) Technology for the Nickel Industry 315
R. Andrews, R. Matusewicz, L. Aspola, and S. Hughes

Processing of PGM Containing Ni/Cu Bulk Concentrates in a Sustainable Way by Outotec Direct Nickel Flash Smelting Process 325
S. Jyrkonen, K. Haavanlammi, M. Luomala, J. Karonen, and P. Suikkanen

Nickel-Chromium-Boron Alloys Production by Aluminothermic Processes 335
O. Yilmaz, M. Alkan, and O. Yücel

Applications & Recycling

Numerical Simulation of Temperature Field in Directional Solidification of Turbine Blade by Liquid Metal Cooling Method 343
N. Tang, Q. Xu, and B. Liu

Influence of Thermomechanical Treatment on Structure and Properties of a Cobalt Based Superalloy 353
P. Sarkar, S. Prasad, M. Chatterjee, and M. Rao

Effect of Processing Conditions on Structure, Properties and Performance of a Nickel Base Cast Superalloy for High Temperature Applications 357
M. Chatterjee, A. Kishore, P. Sarkar, and M. Rao

Development of Nickel Boron Alloys for Brazing Materials 365
K. Tasyürek, M. Alkan, and O. Yücel

Ni and Co Hydrometallurgy

Continuous Co-Precipitation Behaviour and Stability of Arsenic(V) from Fe(II,III)-Al(III)-Ni(II) Sulphate Effluent Solutions 371
C. Doerfelt, and G. Demopoulos

Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration via Calcium Sulfate Crystallization for Non-Ferrous Chloride Leaching Processes 379
T. Feldmann, and G. Demopoulos

Hydrometallurgical Nickel Laterite Processing: A Review of Current SX Flowsheets and Industry Trends 391
A. Fischmann, S. Wiggett, T. Bednarski, V. Cocalia, and C. Bourget

Studies on Refining Cobalt Salt Solution by Extraction Chromatography to Prepare High Purity Cobalt 405
C. Song, Z. Li, L. Shuling, C. Zhenping, and W. Lijun

The Starved Acid Leaching Technology (SALT) for Recovery of Nickel and Cobalt from Saprolites and Caron Plant Residues 413
D. Dreisinger, and J. Clucas

Selective Production of Co and Ni Powders Through Hydrothermal Reduction of Leach Solutions of a Synthetic Matte Containing Cu-Ni-Co-Fe-S 425
D. Mishra, K. Park, K. Sahu, A. Agrawal, and C. Nam

Author Index 435

Subject Index 437