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• An Overview of Nickel Utilization from Laterite Ores.- Fundamentals of Selective Solid-State Reduction and Novel Process for Preparing Ferronickel from Laterite Ores.- Technologies of Slag Formation Control in Electric Arc Furnace Smelting of Laterite Ores.- Softening-Melting Properties of Laterite Ore and their Regulation Technologies for the Krupp-Renn Process and Sintering Process.- Valorization of Ferronickel Slag for Preparing Refractory and Thermal Insulation Materials.- Recycling of Stainless-Steel Pickling Sludge Via RKEF Route.
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This book introduces the most inspiring progress in the production of ferronickel from laterite ores, from both theoretical and technological perspectives. Based on a detailed overview of nickel utilization from laterite ores, it provides the advances of four main methods for laterite ore processing, including the solid-sate reduction-magnetic separation process, the rotary kiln reduction-electric arc furnace smelting process, the Krupp-Renn process, and the sintering-blast furnace smelting process. Moreover, for mediating the adverse impacts of the byproducts in ferronickel and subsequent stainless-steel making, it presents pioneering technologies of utilization of ferronickel slag for producing value-added functional materials and recycling of stainless-steel pickling sludge for ferronickel making. This book is expected to offer the audiences a fascinating new insight into ferronickel making and related by-products valorization.
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• 1. Mineral Resources Exploration and Mining Restoration Technology
• 2. Research on Geological Structure Characteristics and Disaster Prevention and Control
• 3. Remote Sensing Modeling Measurement Technology and Numerical Analysis.
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Advances in Mineral Resources, Geotechnology and Geological Exploration focuses on the research of mineral resources, geotechnology and geological exploration. The proceedings features the most cutting-edge research directions and achievements related to geology. Subjects in this proceedings include: * Materials of geography * Resource exploration * Geotechnical engineering * Rock mechanics and rock engineering The works of this proceedings can promote development of geology, resource sharing, flexibility and high efficiency. Thereby, promote scientific information interchange between scholars from top universities, research centers and high-tech enterprises working all around the world.
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Carbon intensive industries are at a crossroads. Long-term manufacturing plans using pyrometallurgical processes all include decarbonization levers: we must solve the problem of fossil-based reduction and fossil-based power generation processes for metals production. This collection explores innovative and diverse strategies for the enablement of low carbon industries in the high-temperature metals and materials processing fields. In particular, the following processes are investigated:* Electrolysis and electrification of metallurgical processes * High-temperature electrolytic routes for metal and alloy production * Use of hydrogen and other alternative non-carbonaceous reducing agents * Biofuels and other non-fossil reagents for metallurgical applications * Direct and indirect use of solar energy in high-temperature processing * Energy efficiency and waste heat recovery concepts applied to pyrometallurgical operations.
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• Pt. 1. Les espaces miniers languedociens
• 1. Les lieux de la production : inventaire géographique et chronologique
• Établir le corpus : essai géographique
• Rythmer le corpus : essai chronologique
• 2. Les conceptions de l'espace minier
• Les mots de la mine : du passé vers le présent
• Les concepts spatiaux : du présent vers le passé
• 3. Typologie des espaces miniers
• Décrire le corpus : un voyage minier en Languedoc médiéval
• Classer le corpus : essai typologique
• Pt. 2. Entreprises et coutumes minières
• 4. Les structures des entreprises minières
• Des entreprises dominées
• Des entreprises partagées
• Coseigneurs et parçonniers : une dialectique fonctionnelle
• 5. Le fonctionnement des entreprises
• L'accès à la ressource argentifère
• Les administrations de la production
• 6. Le minier, une unité de production
• La concession minière
• Le carreau de la mine
• Les ressources associées
• 7. Organisation technique et sociale de la production
• Une production morcelée
• Le broyage, un point de convergence
• Ruptures et émiettements de la production
• 8. Évaluation et diffusion de la production
• L'impossible évaluation
• Une diffusion en miettes
• Conclusion de la partie
• Pt. 3. Les rythmes de la production argentifère
• 9. Les friches antiques
• Une vague d'abandon au Haut-Empire
• Des reprises ponctuelles en Gaule franque
• Une exclusion carolingienne ?
• 10. L'essor de l'An Mil
• Une ruée vers l'argent ?
• Croissance et marchés des métaux
• Les acteurs de la reprise
• 11. Les territorialisations
• Une production croissante et attractive
• Les territoires miniers : Villemagne, Cabrières, Largentière
• Le Mont-Lozère, un territoire minier en négatif
• 12. Concurrences et libertés
• Le plafonnement de la production
• Le paradigme de la croisade
• Le temps des libertés ?
• 13. Déclin et innovations
• Abandons et prospections
• Des destructions novatrices.

"Un Âge de l'argent. Ainsi pourrait-on qualifier une large moitié du Moyen Âge occidental, située entre les VIIIe et XIIe siècles. Fondé sur l'épuisement des ressources aurifères antiques, il s'est dessiné avec l'adoption d'un quasi-monométallisme d'argent dans ses systèmes monétaires et par les usages abondants et diversifiés des métaux contenus dans les minerais exploités, tels que le plomb et le cuivre. À l'origine de cette prédominance, les mines et leurs ateliers qui ont essaimé dans les massifs occidentaux, à la confluence de ceux qui travaillaient, de ceux qui exploitaient et de ceux qui dominaient. Pour explorer les espaces, les acteurs et les rythmes de la production argentifère, cet ouvrage se fonde sur des entreprises languedociennes, actives sur une large bordure méridionale du Massif central. En mobilisant les sources écrites, les vestiges archéologiques et en faisant la part belle aux géographies de l'une des principales régions médiévales pourvoyeuses de métaux précieux, il propose un voyage multi-scalaire en faisant dialoguer, dans un long Moyen Âge, normes et pratiques, techniques et société, exploitation et domination des espaces."--Page 4 of cover.

• Table of Contents: Chapter 1Evolution and current status of mineral bioprocessing technologies Chapter 2Design, Construction and Modelling of Bioheaps Chapter 3Engineering Designs and Challenges of Stirred Tank Systems Chapter 4Bioprocessing of Refractory Gold Ores: The BIOX, MesoTHERM and ASTER Processes Chapter 5Biomining Microorganisms: Diversity and Modus Operandi Chapter 6Biomolecular and Cultivation Tools Chapter 7Microbial ecology of bioheaps, stirred tanks and mine wastes
• Chapter 8 Biomining in China: history and current status Chapter 9Copper Bioleaching Operations in Chile: Towards New Challenges and Developments Chapter 10Heap bioleaching of an enargite-dominant ore body: Minera Yanacocha, Peru
• Chapter 11 Bio-oxidation of gold ores in Russia and Kazakhstan Chapter 12Biomining in Finland: Commercial Application of Heap and Tank Bioleaching Technologies for Nickel Recovery Chapter 13Mineral Bioleaching in Brackish and Saline Environments Chapter 14Metal Recovery from E-wastes Chapter 15Reductive Mineral Bioprocessing
• Chapter 16 Biological Removal and Recovery of Metals from Waste Streams and Process Waters Chapter 17The Future of Biomining: Towards Sustainability in a Metal-demanding World.
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This book describes emerging and established industrial processes of biomining technologies used for the recovery of metals of economic interest from, e.g. mineral ores, mining and electronic wastes using microbiological technologies. Multiple chapters focus on engineering design and operation of biomining systems. Several industrial case studies from China, Chile, Peru, Russia/Kazakhstan and Finland are included, which emphasises the practical approach of the book. The reader not only learns more about the biology, diversity and ecology of microorganisms involved in biomining processes, but also about microbial biomolecular and cultivation tools used in the biomining industry. Special emphasis is put on emerging biotechnologies enabling the use of biomining for recycling metals from e-wastes, waste streams and process waters. Finally, the future impacts and direction of biomining towards sustainability in a metal-demanding world are also highlighted. The book is aimed at an interdisciplinary audience involving operators and researchers working across disciplines including geology, chemical engineering, microbiology and molecular biology. This is reflected by the content of this book, as well as by its authors, who are all leading practitioners and authorities in their fields.
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• Intro
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• About the Authors
• 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Preamble
• 1.2 Underground Blasting for Metalliferous Mining
• 1.3 Advancements in Underground Production Blasting
• 1.4 Summary
• References
• 2 Overview of Underground Metalliferous Mining
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Stages in Underground Metalliferous Mining
• 2.3 Stoping Methods Practised in India
• 2.3.1 Sublevel Stoping
• 2.3.2 Longhole Stoping
• 2.3.3 Room and Pillar Stoping
• 2.3.4 Cut and Fill Stoping
• 2.4 Summary
• References

• 3 Rock-Explosive Interaction During Underground Blasting
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Rock Breakage Mechanism
• 3.3 Rock Mass Damages Under Dynamic Loading
• 3.3.1 Constitutive Models Used for Numerical Simulation of Rock Blasting
• 3.4 Rock Parameters and Their Role on Damage Characteristics
• 3.4.1 Nearfield Vibration and Rock Breakage Characteristic
• 3.5 Influence of Explosive Parameters on Rock Mass Damage
• 3.5.1 Commercial Explosive and Its Principle of Explosion
• 3.5.2 Explosive Parameters
• 3.5.3 Equation of State for Explosive

• 3.6 Impacts of Blast Design Parameters on Rock Mass Damage
• 3.6.1 Blasthole Diameter
• 3.6.2 Burden
• 3.6.3 Spacing
• 3.6.4 Stemming
• 3.6.5 Subgrade Drilling
• 3.6.6 Charging Parameters
• 3.6.7 Delay Timings
• 3.7 Summary
• References
• 4 Drivage Excavation Using Drilling and Blasting
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Elements of Burn-Cut Blast Design
• 4.3 Measurement of Outputs from Underground Drivage Blasting
• 4.4 Optimization of Drivage Blasting Pattern
• 4.4.1 Numerical Simulation and Prediction of Damages from Drivage Blasting

• 4.4.2 Designing of Delay Pattern for Drivage Blasting Using Nearfield Ground Vibration Monitoring Results
• 4.5 Summary
• References
• 5 Box-Cut Excavation and Stope Opening
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Principle of Underground Slot Raise Blasting
• 5.3 Drilling Pattern for Slot Raise Blasting
• 5.4 Charging and Initiation of Blastholes in Slot Raise Blasting
• 5.5 Delay Sequence of Blastholes for Slot Blasting Pattern
• 5.6 Special Slot Raise Blasting Pattern
• 5.7 Summary
• References
• 6 Underground Ring Blasting
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Drilling Pattern for Underground Ring Blasting

• 6.3 Charging of Ring Blastholes
• 6.3.1 Suitability of Explosive for Different Rock Strata
• 6.3.2 Charge Factor and Dimensional Parameters for Ring Blasting
• 6.4 Connection and Firing Sequence of Charged Ring Blastholes
• 6.4.1 Optimization of Delay Sequence and Delay Timing for Production Blasting
• 6.4.2 Delay Timing for Multi-Ring Blasting
• 6.5 Summary
• References
• 7 Blast-Induced Hazards
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Standards on Ground Vibration Limits
• 7.3 Sensitive Structures Prone to Ground Vibration Hazards
• 7.4 Optimisation of Ring Blasting Parameters for Structural Safety

This book presents the principles and practices of rock blasting for underground hard rock mining. It covers a theoretical background of the rock blasting technology and comprehensive case studies on different stages of rock blasting for underground metalliferous mining. It includes the discussions on burn-cut face blasting pattern, slot raise excavation methodology, and ring blasting methods. It further discusses different practical challenges associated with underground blasting, viz. ore dilution, ground vibration, wall instability, etc., and their possible solutions. The book also covers the recent advancements in methodologies to predict blasting outcomes and instrumentations for monitoring rock blasting operations. The book is a useful reference for rock blasting practitioners, mining engineers, professionals, and researchers. It is also a valuable reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

• Introduction
• Mechanisms and processes of petroleum migration
• Carrier systems and their characterization
• Efficiencies of migration and accumulation and resources assessing
• Case study: dynamic study on petroleum migration and accumulation in the Dongying Depression, Bohaiba Basin.

This book presents the authors' research findings on the dynamics of oil migration, research methodologies, insights and applications in petroliferous basins. It studies the behaviors of oil migration in porous media through physical experiments and numerical simulations, explores the mechanism of oil migration and effects of migration process, and then establishes a migration modeling method by coupling the source, driving forces and carriers. The new method can be used to estimate the amount of migrated hydrocarbons and then predict the location of possible hydrocarbon accumulations in different parts of a basin. This approach is useful for resources assessment and prediction of the distribution of hydrocarbon accumulations. An example utilizing this methodology is presented to study the dynamics of migration and accumulation processes in the southern slope of Dongying Depression in Bohai Bay Basin in China. The book appeals to scientists and professionals working on petroleum prospecting as well as faculty and students in petroleum geology.

• 1 Introduction to Electroslag Remelting
• 2 Clean Steel Production by Electroslag Remelting
• 3 Deoxidation of ESR and Its Correlation with Oxide Inclusions
• 4 Reoxidation of Liquid Steel during ESR and Its Effect on Oxide Inclusions
• 5 Desulfurization in Electroslag Remelting
• 6 Sulfide and Nitride Inclusion Evolution during ESR
• 7 Evolution of Original Oxide Inclusions during ESR
• 8 Evolution of Oxide Inclusions in Si-Mn-killed Steel during ESR
• 9 Modification of Alumina and MgO·Al2O3 Inclusions by Calcium Treatment during ESR
• 10 Role of Calcium Modification of Oxide Inclusions during ESR on Primary Carbides

This book introduces the results that the authors have achieved on the study of functional principle of electroslag remelting for production of high-quality clean steel. The dependence of oxygen, sulfur, and non-metallic inclusions on the processing parameters of electroslag remelting is assessed. The fundamentals and technologies of clean steel production by electroslag remelting have been applied in the round to discuss oxygen, sulfur, and non-metallic inclusions evolution and control. A general concluding remark and a perspective for future work are present. The book is likely to be of interest to university teachers, researchers, R&D engineers, and graduate students in material processing and pyrometallurgy who wish to explore innovative technologies that lead to more energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable clean steel production

• Frontmatter
• Heat and Mass Transfer
• Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Phases
• Packing, Stress, and Defects in Compaction
• Degree of Ceramic Bonding
• Thermal and Mechanical Behavior
• High Temperature Refractory Corrosion
• Operation and Refractories for Primary Steel
• Operation and Refractories for Secondary Steelmaking
• Precast and Purging System
• Refractories for Flow Control
• Refractories for Continuous Casting
• Premature Refractory Life by Other Parameters
• Index

"The first part of the book accentuates the valuable basics of 'Heat and Mass Transfer', 'Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium phases', 'Packing and Stress in Compaction', 'Degree of Ceramic Bonding', 'Thermal and Mechanical Behavior', and 'High Temperature Corrosion' including relevant finite element analysis in the perception of composition design, manufacturing, and failure mechanism of steelmaking refractories. While considering the steelmaking refractories, a detailed 'Refractories for Primary Steel Making', 'Refractories for Secondary Steel Making', 'Refractories for Precast and Purging System', 'Refractories for Flow Control', 'Refractories for Continuous Casting', and 'Premature Refractory Life by Other Parameters', are essential to acme. These issues have been discussed in the second half of the book to fulfill the academic demand of undergraduate, postgraduate, and research scholars of ceramic engineering, metallurgical engineering, and mechanical engineering outlets who want to nurture in the refractory and steel sectors. The description of such cumulative basic knowledge, collective shop floor data, and relevant failure analysis criteria makes sense and eventually stimulates the awareness of how to grasp and analyze a particular class of refractory for steelmaking. Refractory production, as fighting fit as their consumption, includes a certain degree of heat and mass transfer. Preliminary from the thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer mechanisms are being described, and eventually, an analogy is drawn in Chapter 1. In-situ phase formation during manufacturing and transformation in the presence of impurities are common phenomena in refractory, and thus fundamentals of binary and ternary equilibrium phases and non-equilibrium phases are described in Chapter 2. Optimum compaction and load are a prerequisite to press organic-bonded refractories. A low load regime results in low green density, whether high load beyond critical stress consequences spring back and expedite lamination that eventually produces defect and early stage failure during the maneuver. Such phenomena are deliberated in Chapter 3. Industrial-scale production demands a uniform temperature distribution throughout the kiln to form adequate ceramic bonding or sintering of compact mass otherwise results in premature refractory failure. In this regard, Chapter 4 describes the initial and final stages of sintering, densification, grain growth, and their shape in the matrix. Even with refractory processing failure, meticulous thermal and mechanical stress cracking, severe wear aggravated by abrasion, and corrosion are unavoidable in refractory practice and applications. In these concerns, Chapter 5 highlights the thermal and mechanical behavior, and Chapter 6 underscores the high temperature corrosion mechanism with a relevant model"-- Provided by publisher.

• Frontmatter
• Heat and Mass Transfer
• Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Phases
• Packing, Stress, and Defects in Compaction
• Degree of Ceramic Bonding
• Thermal and Mechanical Behavior
• High Temperature Refractory Corrosion
• Operation and Refractories for Primary Steel
• Operation and Refractories for Secondary Steelmaking
• Precast and Purging System
• Refractories for Flow Control
• Refractories for Continuous Casting
• Premature Refractory Life by Other Parameters
• Index

"The first part of the book accentuates the valuable basics of 'Heat and Mass Transfer', 'Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium phases', 'Packing and Stress in Compaction', 'Degree of Ceramic Bonding', 'Thermal and Mechanical Behavior', and 'High Temperature Corrosion' including relevant finite element analysis in the perception of composition design, manufacturing, and failure mechanism of steelmaking refractories. While considering the steelmaking refractories, a detailed 'Refractories for Primary Steel Making', 'Refractories for Secondary Steel Making', 'Refractories for Precast and Purging System', 'Refractories for Flow Control', 'Refractories for Continuous Casting', and 'Premature Refractory Life by Other Parameters', are essential to acme. These issues have been discussed in the second half of the book to fulfill the academic demand of undergraduate, postgraduate, and research scholars of ceramic engineering, metallurgical engineering, and mechanical engineering outlets who want to nurture in the refractory and steel sectors. The description of such cumulative basic knowledge, collective shop floor data, and relevant failure analysis criteria makes sense and eventually stimulates the awareness of how to grasp and analyze a particular class of refractory for steelmaking. Refractory production, as fighting fit as their consumption, includes a certain degree of heat and mass transfer. Preliminary from the thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer mechanisms are being described, and eventually, an analogy is drawn in Chapter 1. In-situ phase formation during manufacturing and transformation in the presence of impurities are common phenomena in refractory, and thus fundamentals of binary and ternary equilibrium phases and non-equilibrium phases are described in Chapter 2. Optimum compaction and load are a prerequisite to press organic-bonded refractories. A low load regime results in low green density, whether high load beyond critical stress consequences spring back and expedite lamination that eventually produces defect and early stage failure during the maneuver. Such phenomena are deliberated in Chapter 3. Industrial-scale production demands a uniform temperature distribution throughout the kiln to form adequate ceramic bonding or sintering of compact mass otherwise results in premature refractory failure. In this regard, Chapter 4 describes the initial and final stages of sintering, densification, grain growth, and their shape in the matrix. Even with refractory processing failure, meticulous thermal and mechanical stress cracking, severe wear aggravated by abrasion, and corrosion are unavoidable in refractory practice and applications. In these concerns, Chapter 5 highlights the thermal and mechanical behavior, and Chapter 6 underscores the high temperature corrosion mechanism with a relevant model"-- Provided by publisher

• Intro
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Preface to the First Edition
• Contents
• 1 Solid Solution
• 1.1 Solubility
• 1.2 Lattice Location
• 1.3 Partial Molar Volume and Strain Field
• 1.4 Atomistic Calculations of the Heat of Solution
• References
• 2 Hydrogen Trapping and Its Direct Detection
• 2.1 Manifestations and Analyses of Hydrogen Trapping
• 2.1.1 Solid Solubility at Low Temperatures
• 2.1.2 Equilibrium Partition of Hydrogen Among Different Traps
• 2.1.3 Kinetics of Hydrogen Trapping
• 2.2 Detection of Hydrogen Trapping and Distribution

• 2.2.1 Hydrogen Thermal Desorption Analysis
• 2.3 Visualization of Hydrogen Distribution
• 2.3.1 Tritium Autoradiography and Hydrogen Microprint Technique
• 2.3.2 Methods Using Stimulated Hydrogen Desorption
• 2.4 Indirect Detection of Hydrogen Distribution
• 2.4.1 Neutron Tomography
• 2.4.2 Scanning Kelvin Prove Microscopy
• References
• 3 Interactions of Hydrogen with Lattice Defects
• 3.1 Dislocations
• 3.1.1 Experimental Facts
• 3.1.2 Theoretical Estimation of Hydrogen-Dislocation Interactions
• 3.2 Vacancies
• 3.2.1 Elementary Attributes
• 3.2.2 Vacancy Clustering and Migration

• 3.2.3 Interaction of Hydrogen with Vacancies
• 3.3 Precipitates
• 3.3.1 TiC
• 3.3.2 NbC and VC
• 3.3.3 Fe3C
• 3.4 Grain Boundaries
• 3.4.1 Experimental Works
• 3.4.2 Theoretical Works
• 3.5 Voids and Surfaces
• References
• 4 Diffusion and Transport of Hydrogen
• 4.1 Determination of Diffusion Coefficient
• 4.1.1 Diffusion Coefficient Data
• 4.1.2 Measurement of Diffusion Coefficient
• 4.1.3 Theoretical Interpretation
• 4.2 Stochastic Theories of Hydrogen Diffusion
• 4.3 Hydrogen Transport by Moving Dislocations
• 4.3.1 Release of Internal Hydrogen During Straining

• 4.3.2 Effects on Electrochemical Permeation
• 4.3.3 A Kinetic Model
• 4.4 Accelerated Diffusion Along Grain Boundaries
• References
• 5 Deformation Behaviors
• 5.1 Elastic Moduli
• 5.2 Flow Stress
• 5.2.1 Hardening
• 5.2.2 Softening
• 5.2.3 Explanations of Experimental Results
• 5.3 Stress Relaxation and Creep
• 5.3.1 Stress Relaxation
• 5.3.2 Creep
• 5.3.3 Implications of Surface Effects
• 5.4 Direct Observation of Dislocation Activity
• 5.5 Elastic and Atomistic Calculations
• 5.5.1 Elastic Shielding of Stress Centers

• 5.5.2 Mobility of Screw Dislocations-Atomistic Calculations
• References
• 6 Macroscopic Manifestations of Hydrogen Embrittlement
• 6.1 Tensile Tests
• 6.1.1 Effects of Test Conditions
• 6.1.2 Damage Generation During Straining
• 6.2 Fracture Mechanics Tests
• 6.2.1 Crack Initiation
• 6.2.2 Crack Growth
• 6.3 Fatigue
• 6.3.1 Fatigue Limit
• 6.3.2 Crack Initiation and Growth-Rate Near Threshold
• 6.3.3 Stage II Crack Growth in Steel
• 6.3.4 Fatigue in Austenitic Stainless Steel
• 6.3.5 High-Cycle Fatigue Near Threshold
• 6.3.6 Models of Fatigue Crack Extension

This book is the second edition of the one originally published in 2016, as the first comprehensive treatment on the fundamentals of hydrogen embrittlement of metallic materials, mainly steel. The book provides students and researchers engaging in hydrogen problems with a unified view of the subject. Establishing reliable principles for materials design against hydrogen embrittlement and assessing their performance are recent urgent industrial needs in developing high-strength steel for hydrogen energy equipment and weight-reducing vehicles. The interdisciplinary nature of the subject, covering metal physics, materials science, and mechanics of fracture, has disturbed a profound understanding of the problem. In this book, previous studies are critically reviewed, and supplemental descriptions of fundamental ideas are presented when necessary. Emphasis is placed on experimental facts, with particular attention to their implication rather than phenomenological appearance. The adopted experimental conditions are also noted since the operating mechanism of hydrogen might differ by material and environment. For theories, employed assumptions and premises are noted to examine their versatility. Progress in the past decade in experimental and theoretical tools is remarkable and has nearly unveiled characteristic features of hydrogen embrittlement. Proposed models have almost covered feasible aspects of the function of hydrogen. This second edition has enriched the contents with recent crucial findings. Chapters on the manifestation of embrittlement in the deterioration of mechanical properties and microscopic features are reorganized, and the description is revised for the convenience of readers systematic understanding. A new chapter is created for delayed fracture in atmospheric environments as a conclusive subject of critical ideas presented in this book.

• Section I: Gas Injection 1. Introduction to gas flooding technique: fundamental and applications 2. Cyclic gas injection 3. CO2 immiscible injection 4. CO2 miscible flooding 5. CO2 huff and puff 6. CO2 injection EOR and carbon storage in shale oil reservoirs 7. Carbonated water injection 8. Water alternative gas (WAG) 9. CO2 injection in tight oil reservoirs
• Section II: Foam Injection 10. Introduction to foam flooding techniques 11. Nanoparticle-stabilized foam 12. Flow behavior of nanoparticle-armored bubbles 13. Nanoparticle-stabilized foam for mobility control 14. EOR of low-permeability cores 15. Formation damage in gas and foam injection methods 16. Application of data mining in gas and foam injection methods 17. Field case studies of gas and foam injection methods.
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The Enhanced Oil Recovery Series delivers a multivolume approach that addresses the latest research on various types of EOR. The second volume in the series, Gas Injection Methods, helps engineers focus on the latest developments in one of the fastest growing areas. Different techniques are described in addition to the latest technology such as data mining and unconventional reservoirs. Supported field case studies are included to show a bridge between research and practical application, making it useful for both academics and practicing engineers. Structured to start with an introduction on various gas types and different gas injection methods, screening criteria for choosing gas injection method, and environmental issues during gas injection methods, the editors then advance on to more complex content, guiding the engineer into newer topics involving CO2 such as injection in tight oil reservoirs, shale oil reservoirs, carbonated water, data mining, and formation damage. Supported by a full spectrum of contributors, this book gives petroleum engineers and researchers the latest research developments and field applications to drive innovation for the future.
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• regional geological background of ordos basin
• geological characteristics of uranium-bearing rocks in key metallogenic prospects
• typical deposits and geological characteristics of new discovered mineral geology
• law of uranium mineralization in basin
• prospecting method, prediction model and metallogenic prognosis.

This book introduces the geological background of sandstone-type uranium deposits in the Ordos Basin, Northwest China. Through comparative study of a large number of practical data such as uranium, coal and oil boreholes, the research system takes sedimentary basin as a unit and fully utilizes geological principles and test analysis to study the basic geological, geophysical, geochemical and remote sensing image characteristics of the basin, and to restores the favorable uranium-forming geological background brought by the change of the cognitive sedimentary environment conditions. It can be used as a reference for researchers, practitioners and as well as teachers and graduate students working in uranium deposit geology, sedimentary geology and related areas.

• 1. Introduction to Au and Ag nanomaterials
• 2. Synthesis and characterization of noble metal (Ag and Au) nanoparticles
• 3. Plasmonic noble metal (Ag and Au) nanoparticles and applications
• 4. SERS applications using noble metal (Ag and Au) nanoparticles
• 5. Atomically precise noble metal (Au and Ag) nanoclusters and applications
• 6. Bioimaging and biodetection using noble metal (Au and Ag) nanoparticles
• 7. Electrochemical applications using noble metal (Ag and Au) nanoparticles
• 8. Array-based sensing using noble metal (Au and Ag) nanoparticles
• 9. Biomedical applications (diagnosis and therapeutic) of noble metal (Au and Ag) nanoparticles
• 10. Drug and gene delivery using noble metal (Au and Ag) nanoparticles
• 11. Noble metal (Au and Ag) nanoparticles for nanomedicine
• 12. Catalytic uses of noble metal (Au and Ag) nanoparticles
• 13. Noble metal (Au and Ag) nanoparticles applications in the areas of energy and electronics
• 14. Applications of gold and silver nanoparticles in food and agriculture
• 15. Applications with core-shell and other hybrid nanoparticles containing Au and Ag
• 16. Synthesis and applications of noble metal nanoparticles beyond gold and silver.
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Gold and Silver Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications provides detailed information on the preparation and utilization of Au- and Ag-based nanoparticles in a range of novel areas. Gold and silver nanoparticles offer a range of interesting properties, including unique size-dependent optoelectronic properties, chemical stability and biocompatibility, ease of synthesis and surface modification, excellent resistance to corrosion, and catalytic properties, hence paving the way to a wide range of cutting-edge applications with continual advances and innovations. Sections introduce gold and silver nanoparticles, fundamental theory, synthesis, and characterization techniques before focusing on requirements and preparation methods. Specific applications areas, such as surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), sensing and biosensing, imaging, drug and gene delivery, disease diagnosis, catalysis, and optoelectronic device fabrication are covered. Finally, synthesis and applications of platinum- and palladium-based nanoparticles are discussed. This is a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students across nanoscience and nanotechnology, chemistry, and materials science, as well as scientists, engineers, and R&D professionals with an interest in noble metal nanomaterials for a range of industrial applications.
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• List of Contributors xvii Preface xxi Acknowledgments xxiii Introduction to "Handbook of Petroleum Geoscience: Exploration, Characterization, and Exploitation of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs" 1 Soumyajit Mukherjee, Swagato Dasgupta, Chandan Majumdar, Subhadip Mandal, and Troyee Dasgupta 1 Application of Machine Learning Algorithms for Petroleum Reservoir Characterization 6 Soumi Chaki, Aurobinda Routray, and William K. Mohanty 2 Petrophysical Predictions Using Regression and Advanced Machine Learning Algorithm 21 Shubham Singh and Abhijeet Bhardwaj 3 A Modified Guided Filter to Denoise Seismic Attributes 50 Soumi Chaki, S.L. Happy, Aurobinda Routray, and William K. Mohanty 4 Geomechanics: A Basic Requirement for Wells at Every Operational Stage 66 Chandreyi Chatterjee, Chandan Majumdar, Lenin Mora Guerrero, and Juan Carlos Rabanal Chavez 5 In Situ Stresses from Log Measurements 89 Kuppili Meenakshi Sundaram 6 3D Inversion of Ultra-Deep Azimuthal Electromagnetic Logging-While-Drilling Data 101 Nigel Clegg and Karol Riofrio Rodriguez 7 Solving the Puzzle: Seven Effective Habits of Geosteering Team Members 115 Bronwyn Djefel 8 Driving Technology for Geosteering Decisions: Halliburton Geosteering 123 Bronwyn Djefel and Nigel Clegg 9 Rock Strength Estimation from Petrophysical Logs Through Core Data Calibration in Low Porosity and Low Permeability Carbonate Rocks 137 Sankhajit Saha and Vikram Vishal 10 Review on Organic Porosity in Shale Reservoirs 151 Deependra Pratap Singh, Bodhisatwa Hazra, Vivek Singh, and Pradeep K. Singh 11 Experimental Understanding of Pore Structure and Wettability of the Unconventional Reservoir 172 Md Golam Kibria and Qinhong Hu 12 Analysis of Pore Characteristics of Select Indian Shale Samples and Assessment of Pore Connectivity by Conformance Correction of Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry Results 198 Tuli Bakshi, Venkata Yasaswy Turlapati, Vikram Vishal, B.K Prusty, and Khanindra Pathak 13 Geochemical Modeling of Diagenetic Reactions in the Eocene Sediment-Gravity-Flow Deposit Reservoirs Influenced by Salt Tectonics: The Espirito Santo Basin, Brazil 212 Marcos Antonio Klunk, Sudipta Dasgupta, Mohuli Das, Renzo D'souza, Soyane Juceli Siqueira Xavier, and Paulo Roberto Wander 14 Stratigraphic Boundary Detection Using UDWT and Edge-Detection on Well Log Data 219 Somali Roy, Biplab Kumar Mukherjee, and Sudipta Dasgupta 15 Source Rock Geochemistry for Shale Characterization 233 Devleena Mani, Nihar Ranjan Kar, and M.S. Kalpana 16 A GIS-Based Approach to Explore the Possibility of N--S Gondwana Rift in the South-Eastern Part of India 254 Subhobroto Mazumder, Ravi Prakash, and D.S. Mitra 17 The Upper Assam Basin, Its Evolution, and Modification: A Review 280 Devojit Bezbaruah, Tapos Kumar Goswami, and Ranjan Kumar Sarmah 18 Basement Tectonics in the Assam Shelf and Its Implications in Hydrocarbon Exploration
• A Remote-Sensing and GIS-Based Perspective 300 Subhobroto Mazumder, Blecy Tep, D.S. Mitra, and K.K.S. Pangtey 19 Taphonomy, Petrophysics, and the Relationship of Dense Shell-Accumulation with Reservoir Quality 341 Rodrigo Scalise Horodyski, Guilherme Furlan Chinelatto, Hugo Schmidt-Neto, Eduardo Guareschi, and Sudipta Dasgupta 20 Tectonic Evolution of Jaisalmer Basin (Rajasthan, India) 374 Rajesh Pandey 21 Improving Insights Into Petrophysics using Geophysical Data for the Habiganj Structure, Surma Basin, Bangladesh 394 Kamruzzaman, Delwar Hossain, Mizanur Rahman Sarker, Mahmuda Khatun, and Md. Upal Shahriar 22 Assessment of Efficacy of "b" Value as a Seismic Precursor for Select Major Seismic Events 413 Deepali Gadkari and Soumyajit Mukherjee Acknowledgments 428 References 428 Web References 434.
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HANDBOOK OF PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE This reference brings together the latest industrial updates and research advances in regional tectonics and geomechanics. Each chapter is based upon an in-depth case study from a particular region, highlighting core concepts and themes as well as regional variations. Key topics discussed in the book are: Drilling solutions from the Kutch offshore basin Geophysical studies from a gas field in Bangladesh Exploring Himalayan terrain in India Tectonics and exploration of the Persian Gulf basin Unconventional gas reservoirs in the Bohemian Massif This book is an invaluable industry resource for professionals and academics working in and studying the fields of petroleum geoscience and tectonics.
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• Chapter 1. Introduction to Uncertainty in Reservoir Engineering
• Chapter 2. Geological Uncertainty Quantification
• Chapter 3. Reducing the Geological Uncertainty by History Matching
• Chapter 4. Dimensionality Reduction Methods used in History Matching
• Chapter 5. Field Development Optimization under Geological Uncertainty
• Chapter 6. History Matching and Robust Optimization Using Proxies.

This book explores methods for managing uncertainty in reservoir characterization and optimization. It covers the fundamentals, challenges, and solutions to tackle the challenges made by geological uncertainty. The first chapter discusses types and sources of uncertainty and the challenges in different phases of reservoir management, along with general methods to manage it. The second chapter focuses on geological uncertainty, explaining its impact on field development and methods to handle it using prior information, seismic and petrophysical data, and geological parametrization. The third chapter deals with reducing geological uncertainty through history matching and the various methods used, including closed-loop management, ensemble assimilation, and stochastic optimization. The fourth chapter presents dimensionality reduction methods to tackle high-dimensional geological realizations. The fifth chapter covers field development optimization using robust optimization, including solutions for its challenges such as high computational cost and risk attitudes. The final chapter introduces different types of proxy models in history matching and robust optimization, discussing their pros and cons, and applications. The book will be of interest to researchers and professors, geologists and professionals in oil and gas production and exploration.

• Bioprocessing technologies.- Microorganisms for Industrial Ferrous Metal Extraction.- Physical Chemical and Biological Processes in Iron Ore Bioprocessing.- Engineering Design and Process Requirements.- Economics of Bioprocessing Technologies.- Environmental considerations.- Laboratory Research and Techniques.- Feasibility and Pilot Scale Studies.- Outstanding Questions and Future Developments.
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This book describes leading research in bioengineering for development of novel technologies for ferrous metal extraction. The author includes new developments in molecular biology, biochemistry, microbiology, cell metabolism, and engineering principles and applies them to the conventional iron ore industry - proposing innovative solutions to various industry challenges. The book focuses on applied approaches and describes emerging and established industrial processes, as well as the underlying theory of the process, and the biology of the microorganisms involved. Elaborates on bioprocessing technologies applicable for extraction of ferrous metals using cross-pollination of microbiology and extractive metallurgy; Presents a systematic overview of bioprocessing technologies encompassing laboratory research, pilot scale studies, and industrial process flowsheet design; Provides comprehensive coverage of the engineering principles behind bioprocesses of iron ores including material and energy balances, transport processes, reactions and reactor engineering.
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