Front Cover; Chemical Metallurgy; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; Units and symbols; CHAPTER 1. BONDING AND PERIODICITY; 1.1 The Atomic Structure of Elements; 1.2 The Periodic Table of the Elements; 1.3 Chemical Bonds; 1.4 A More Detailed Study of the Periodic Table of the Elements; CHAPTER 2. METALLURGICAL THERMODYNAMICS; 2.1 Thermochemistry; 2.2 Thermodynamics; CHAPTER 3. REACTION KINETICS; 3.1 Rate of reaction; 3.2 Experimental Rate Laws; 3.3 Determination of Order of Reaction; 3.4 Experimental Techniques; 3.5 Kinetics and Temperature; 3.6 Mechanism

3.7 Theories of Reaction RatesCHAPTER 4. LIQUID METAL SOLUTIONS; 4.1 Solution and Composition; 4.2 Surface and Interfacial Energy; 4.3 Thermodynamics of Solutions; 4.4 Gases in Metals; CHAPTER 5. SLAG CHEMISTRY; 5.1 Functions and Properties of a Slag; 5.2 Slag Metal Reactions; 5.3 Structure of Liquid Slags; 5.4 Liquid Immiscibility; 5.5 The Transition from Ionic to Covalent Bonding and Polarisation; 5.6 Physical Properties of Slags; 5.7 Slag Theories; CHAPTER 6. AQUEOUS METAL SOLUTIONS AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY; 6.1 Ionics I: Ions in solution; 6.2 Ionics II : Electrolytic conduction

6.3 Electrodics I6.4 Electrolysis; 6.5 Partition (Distribution) -- of solutes between immiscible phases; 6.6 Ion Exchange; 6.7 Adsorption; CHAPTER 7. METAL EXTRACTION PROCESSES; 7.1 Ore Preparation and Mineral Processing; 7.2 Pyrometallurgical Extraction Processes; 7.3 Hydrometallurgical Extraction Processes; 7.4 Electrometallurgical Extraction Processes; CHAPTER 8. METAL MELTING AND RECYCLING; 8.1 Metal Melting; 8.2 Metal Recycling; 8.3 Fluxes Used for Non-ferrous Metals; CHAPTER 9. CORROSION OF METALS; 9.1 Aqueous Corrosion; 9.2 Oxidation -- Dry Corrosion

Appendix 1: Electron configuration of the elementsAppendix 2: The electrochemical (Redox) series; Appendix 3: Electrode polarity and ion discharge in electrochemicals and electrolytic cells; Appendix 4: Galvanic series; Appendix 5: Questions; Appendix 6: Solutions to questions; Index