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Metal Resources and Energy was initially aimed at exploring the future availability of metals and the energy required to produce them. During the detailed planning of the book, the authors decided to extend the remit to consider fuel use in relation to resources and future availability. In order to explore this relationship a framework was established which provided an agenda of topics to examine. In the process of systematically working through this agenda a deeper understanding of resource issues and some new insights were obtained. This book develops a framework for assessing the future ava.
Front Cover; Metal Resources and Energy; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction; References; Chapter 2. Resources and energy; Exploration and establishment; Mining; Concentration; Smelting and refining; References; Chapter 3. Energy and economics; References; Chapter 4. Forecasting problems; References; Chapter 5. Resources, reserves and ore grades; Magmatic separation; Hydrothermal; Sedimentary; Residual; References; Chapter 6. Technical change and thermodynamic limits; References; Chapter 7. Energy analysis; References.
Chapter 8. Recycling, availability and fuel useReferences; Chapter 9. The technical aspects of future availability; References; Chapter 10. Politics and scarcity; References; Chapter 11. Applications of the energy data; Effects of fuel price rises; Designing for minimum fuel requirement; Getting the system boundary right; The importance of material selection; Evaluation of fuel production systems; Conclusions; References; Chapter 12. Conclusions; Approach and models; Answers and conclusions; Directions for further inquiry; Appendix 1: Data base for metals; Aluminium; Copper; Chromium.
Iron and steelLead; Manganese; Nickel; Tin; Zinc; References; Appendix 2: Data on non-metallic materials; References; Appendix 3: Energy units; Appendix 4: The log-normal distribution; References; Appendix 5: Analysis of recycling and product lifetime; Appendix 6: Fuel requirements and cumulative production; References; Index.
Includes bibliographies references and index.