scrap tires pilot plant
Recycling

Scrap Tire Distillation

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsDescription and Analyses of Raw MaterialsEquipment and ProcedureResults and DiscussionYields of Carbonization ProductsResidueGasHeavy OilsLight Oils Destructive distillation was demonstrated to be a technically

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Environment & Tailings

How to Stabilize Uranium Tailings

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsEnvironmental ConsiderationsDetermination of Stabilization ApproachChemical TestingOnsite Application of ChemicalsObservation of ResultsCost of Treatment An environmental radiological survey was conducted on the El Paso

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Electrometallurgy

Recover Metals from Electroplating Wastes

Table of ContentsComposition of WastesExperimental Procedures and ResultsWaste-Plus-Waste Treatment MethodOther Waste-Plus-Waste Combinations The waste-plus-waste treatment method can be successfully used on a variety of acid

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Hydrometallurgy

Convert Hydrous Calcium Sulfate to Hydrogen Sulfide

Table of ContentsMaterials and MethodsSulfate SourcesMediumBacteriaFlask StudiesFermentor StudiesResults and DiscussionEffect of pHEffect of TemperatureCarbon Source StudyMedium Exchange RateEffect of Sweeping Gas Upon Hydrogen Sulfide ProductionEffect

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chalcocite-concentrate fluid-bed reactor
Pyrometallurgy

Chalcocite Oxidation Roasting

Table of ContentsUnpelletized ConcentrateRaw MaterialsCold Tube FluidizationHot FluidizationExperimental Work—Pelletized ConcentratePelletizingDrum Kiln TestsContinuous Fluid-Bed Roasting The Bureau of Mines Twin Cities Metallurgy Research Center is engaged

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Blog

How to Evaluate Face Respirator Fit

Table of ContentsDescription of MethodMeasurementsDiscussion For the past few years there has been increasing interest among respirator users in determining quantitatively the degree of protection

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Electrometallurgy

Tungsten Metal & Tungsten Carbide Electrolysis

Table of ContentsExperimental ResultsDirect Electrowinning of Tungsten Metal From WolframiteElectrowinning of Tungsten Metal From Wolframite Via Two-Phase ExtractionElectrodeposition of WC from Wolframite A high-temperature, two-phase

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