Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The treatment of metal or the separation of metal from ores and ore concentrates by liquid processes, such as leaching, extraction, and precipitation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The process of assaying or reducing ores by liquid reagents.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The art or process of assaying or reducing ores by means of liquid reagents.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The field of
extractive metallurgy involving the use ofaqueous chemistry for the recovery ofmetals fromores ,concentrates , andrecycled orresidual materials.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Tony Harwood will discuss progress to date on the exploration at the Wigu Hill Rare Earth Element deposit and hydrometallurgy testwork completed by Mintek as Montero targets fast-tracking the project to mining, production and refining of rare earths by 2013.
unknown title 2012
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Its products, which are typically used in industrial capital projects, include explosion-welded clad metal plates and other metal fabrications for use in a variety of industries, including oil and gas, petrochemicals, alternative energy, hydrometallurgy, aluminum production, shipbuilding, power generation and industrial refrigeration.
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The Principal of RKA, Mr. Richard S. Kunter, has over 35 years of diverse experience in hydrometallurgy, with specific experience in refractory ores, precious metals, base metals, phosphates, arsenic processes and environmental remediation.
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SpinTek Filtration specializes in hydrometallurgy for copper, nickel and zinc, offering proprietary CoMatrix® filters for kerosene recovery from SX plants.
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Due to the difficulty in predicting the timing of large orders; the slowdown in the chemical, petrochemical and hydrometallurgy sectors; and uncertainty associated with macro-economic conditions, we are forecasting that revenue for fiscal 2009 will decline between 12\% and 20\% versus fiscal 2008.
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SpinTek Filtration specializes in hydrometallurgy for copper, nickel and zinc, offering proprietary CoMatrix® filters for kerosene recovery from SX plants.
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SpinTek Filtration specializes in hydrometallurgy for copper, nickel and zinc, offering proprietary CoMatrix® filters for kerosene recovery from SX plants.
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SpinTek Filtration specializes in hydrometallurgy for copper, nickel and zinc, offering proprietary CoMatrix® filters for kerosene recovery from SX plants.
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a Supervisory Patent Examiner in Groups 1100 and 1800, he was responsible for applications drawn from a variety of arts, including inorganic chemistry, hydrometallurgy, zeolite catalysts, buckministerfullerenes, proteins, and peptides.
USPTO Commissioner John Doll Coming to Colorado Inventor Showcase | Impact Lab 2007
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While demand from the chemical, petrochemical and hydrometallurgy sectors has slowed in recent months, end markets such as alternative energy, refining and multiple segments of the power generation industry are all very active, and could result in significant order volume during fiscal 2009. "
hernesheir commented on the word hydrometallurgy
(n.) A branch of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals from ores, concentrates, and recycled or residual materials. Can you say leaching? I think you can.
August 29, 2009