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Acknowledgements
1. Balancing Chemical Reactions
2. Mass Balance (Stoichiommetry) Calculations
3. Important Chemicals in Hydrometallurgy
4. Brief Outline of the Chemistry of Elements
5. Electronegativity and Oxidation States
6. Coordination Compounds
7. Electrolytes and Solubility Rules for Salts
8. Representations of Organic Compound Structures and Formulas
Quiz (Refer to Chemistry Review Part II)
1. Chemical Equilibrium
2. Acids and Bases
3. Sparingly Soluble Salts
4. Complexation Equilibria
5. Effect of Temperature on Reactions
Quiz (Chemistry Review Parts I & II)
Quiz Solutions
1. Introduction
2. Metal Production, Value and Trends
3. Natural Resources
4. Ore Grades and Reserves
5. Secondary Sources
6. Basics of Extractive Metallurgy Processes
7. Historical Developments in Hydrometallurgy
8. Flowsheets
9. Environmental Considerations in Hydrometallurgy
10. Some Design and Economic Considerations
2. Size Reduction
3. The Importance of Size Selection in Size Reduction
4. Size Distribution
5. Power Requirements for Size Reduction
6. Particle Selection - Making Concentrates
7. Economic Aspects of Mineral Processing
Quiz (Chapter II)
2. Review of Basic Electrochemistry
3. Eh-pH diagrams - Theory
4. Constructing Eh-pH Diagrams
Quiz (Chapter III)
2. Leaching and Process Chemistry
3. Gold Leaching
4. Overview of Types of Leaching Methods
5. In Situ Leaching
6. Agitated Autoclaves
7. Agitation
Quiz (Refer to Chapter V)
2. CCD Washing
3. Thickener Design
4. Filtration
5. Economic Aspects of Solid-Liquid Separation
Quiz (Chapters IV & V)
Quiz Solutions (Chapters IV & V)
1. Process Overview
2. A Little Bit of History
3. The Chemistry of Solvent Extraction
4. Engineering and Operating SX Circuits
Quiz (Refer to Chapter VII)
2. Background Electrochemistry
3. Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Cells
4. Electrowinning Fundamentals
5. Copper Electrowinning Practice
6. Electrowinning other Metals
7. Electrorefining
Quiz (Chapters VI & VII)
Appendix A - Some Common Units Used in Hydrometallurgy
Appendix B - Selected Standard Reduction Potentials in Aqueous Solutions
H5P Test
Glossary
Chemistry Review – Part 1
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