Extractive Metallurgy of Rare EarthsExtractive Metallurgy of Rare Earths compiles information from scattered sources that is often available only to specialists. It provides a complete and usable survey of the rare earth resources, extraction, and production of numerous end products that translates to both laboratory and industrial settings. This book is a source of industry expertis |
Contents
1 The Rare Earths | 1 |
2 Resources of Rare Earths | 57 |
3 Resource Processing | 132 |
4 Reduction | 202 |
5 Refining Rare Earth Metals | 308 |
6 Rare Earth Materials | 378 |
7 A Sojourn in the World of Rare Earths | 452 |
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Extractive Metallurgy of Rare Earths Nagaiyar Krishnamurthy,Chiranjib Kumar Gupta No preview available - 2004 |
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