Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- EPD Council 2013-2014 -- EPD Honors and Awards 2014 -- Fluidization Technologies for the Mineral, Materials, and Energy Industries -- Fluidised Bed Technology in Practical Examples -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Practical Application of Fluid Bed Systems -- Bubbling Bed With Fine-Particle Removal -- Bubbling Bed With Re-circulating Inert Material -- Entrainment Dryer With Circulating Inert Bed -- Iron Ore Dryer - Turbulent Bed And Entrainment Reactor -- Lime Calciner With Elutriated And Partially Re-circulating Bed -- Double Stage Calciner With Direct Feel Injection And Water Cooled Cooler -- Conclusion -- References -- Fluidized Bed Applications for the Minerals Industry and Renewable Energy -- Abstract -- Introduction to Fluidized Bed Technology -- Heat Transfer Coefficient -- Energy Recovery and Carbon Footprint -- Advanced Staged Biomass Gasification -- Roasting -- Oil Shale Processing - Enefit -- Calcination -- Summary -- Evaluating a Fluidized-bed Process through Applied Research and Development: A Practical Approach to a Successful Project -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Scope of Work and Project Plan -- Conduct of the Project -- Project Engineering, Safety, and Quality -- Sample Preparation and Characterization -- Bench-scale Study -- Pilot Program -- Assessing the need for a Process Demonstration Unit (PDU) -- Reporting the Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Energy Efficient Fluidized Bed Systems -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Energy Efficiency Comparison -- Flash Tube (FT) -- Single Stage Fluid Bed (FB) -- Multi-Stage Fluid Bed -- Process Limitations -- Conclusions -- References -- The Use of Pilot Scale Fluidized Beds for the Development of a Commercial Plant Design -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Evolution of Design -- Pilot Plant Construction -- Pilot Plant Testing.

Evaluation of Results -- Lessons Learned for Actual Plant Design and Construction -- Advanced Green Petroleum Coke Calcination in an Electrothermal Fluidized Bed Reactor -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Advanced CHP System Development for GPC Calcination Process -- GPC and Off-Gas Compositions Estimation -- Off-Gas Combustion System Development -- Experimental Measuring System -- GPC Calcination and Afterburner Test Results and Discussions -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Study on Phosphorus Removal of High-phosphorus Iron Ore by Microwave Carbothermic Reduction and Separation -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Experimental -- Experimental set-up -- Raw Materials -- Composite Pellets Preparation -- Results -- Heating behavior of high-phosphorus iron ore- carbon mixture -- Reduction and magnetic separations of high- phosphorus iron ore -- Discussions -- Effect of holding time on dephosphorization -- Effect of temperature on dephosphorization -- Conclusions -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- General Recycling -- General Recycling Poster Session -- Characterization of Printed Circuit Boards from Scrap Printers -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Material and Methods -- Comminution -- Optical analysis -- Granulometric analyze -- Acid leaching -- Pyrolysis -- PCB Composition -- Microstructural Analyses -- Results and Discussion -- Comminution and Optical Analysis -- Particle size analysis -- Acid Leaching and Pyrolysis: PCB Composition -- Microstructural Analysis -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Convert Melting Slag Directly into High Basicity Glass-ceramic -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The sample preparation -- Results of experiments -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Determination of Apparent Dry Density for Ternary Mixture of Crushed Marble Waste -- Abstract -- Introduction.

Materials and methods -- Results and discussion -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Experimental Study on Reduction-magnetic Separation Process of Pickling Sludge -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Experimental -- Characterization of the Materials -- Thermo gravimetric analysis of the Materials -- Experimental Methods and Processes -- Results and Discussion -- Effect of Temperature on the Deoxidization Reaction -- Effect of Ratio of C/O on the Deoxidization Reaction -- The Gas Analysis of the Deoxidization Reaction -- Characterization of the Reduced Material and Tailings -- Conclusion -- References -- Indium Recovery from Discarded Light Emitting Diode (LED) Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) TV: Influence of Leaching Reagents -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Sample Preparation -- Leaching Experiments -- Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) -- Results and Discussion -- Influence of Leaching Time -- Influence of Leaching Agent -- Influence of Temperature -- Results of the Leaching Process -- Conclusion -- References -- Kinetic Study of Acid Copper Leaching from Waste Printed Circuit Board -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Experimental -- Materials and Sample Preparation -- Characterization of Waste PCBs Samples -- Leaching Procedure -- Results and discussion -- Characterization of Waste PCBs Samples -- Leaching Procedure -- Conclusions -- References -- Life Cycle Based Greenhouse Gas Footprints of Metal Production with Recycling Scenarios -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methodology -- System boundary for LCA -- Life cycle inventory -- Allocation issues -- Results and Discussion -- MRF Analysis -- Steel -- Aluminium -- Comparison of results with some literature data -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References.

Optimal Leaching on Hydrometallurgical Process of Recycling Batteries Using Less Energy and Reactants -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Objective -- Materials and Methods -- Materials and Samples Preparation -- Chemical Characterization -- Solid/Liquid Ratio Influence -- Temperature and Time Influence -- Solution Concentration -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Production of Ornamental Compound Marble with Marble Waste and Unsaturated Polyester -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and methods -- Marble Residue -- Unsaturated Polyester -- Fabrication of Slabs from Residue -- Density, Water Absorption and Apparent Porosity -- Young's Modulus and Ultimate Strength -- Results and discussion -- Density, Water Absorption and Apparent Porosity -- Young's Modulus and Ultimate Strength -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Removal of Heavy Metals and Upgrading Crude Bio-oil from Pteris Vittata Stems and Leaves Harvest Using Hydrothermal Upgrading Process -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and methods -- Materials preparation -- Method -- Results and discussion -- Effect of granularity -- Effect of temperature -- Effect of liguid /solid (gram/milliliter, L/S) -- Effect of processing pressure -- Effect of hydrothermal upgrading duration -- Effect of catalyst -- Confirmation experiments -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Research on the Fundamental Characteristic of Dust and Sludge Containing Iron from Steel Enterprise -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Fundamental characteristics of dust and sludge containing iron -- Chemical composition analysis -- X-ray diffraction analysis -- Scanning electron microscope analysis -- Particle size analysis -- Resource utilization for dust and sludge containing iron -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References.

Silver Recovery from Industrial Wastes Using an Electrochemical Reactor REOV-01 -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Materials and Methods -- Voltammetric study -- Chronopotentiometric study -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Study of Degradation of Ceramic Bodies Incorporated with Ornamental Rock Waste Obtained from Test of Wetting and Drying Cycles -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Particle-Size Distribution -- Differential Thermal Analysis -- Wetting and Drying Curves -- Technological Properties -- Conclusion -- References -- The Effect of Ethanol Concentration for the Separation of ABS and HIPS From Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) by Flotation Technique -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Objective -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Materials Processing Fundamentals -- Thermodynamic -- Thermodynamic Properties of Equilibrium Phases in the Ag-Cu-S System Below 500 K: Experimental Study -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Partial Phase Relations in the Ag-Cu-S System -- Experimental Section -- Materials Preparation -- Measurement Procedures -- Results and Discussion -- EMF-Values -- Thermodynamic Functions -- Gibbs Energy of Formation (ΔfG°) -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Iron-carbon Phase Diagram: A Century at Variance with Chemical Thermodynamics -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Two-Solutes-in-one-Solution Theory -- Relevant Experimental Facts -- Criticism of the Thermodynamic Conclusions Derived from the TSIOS Theory -- Role of the Standard State of Thermodynamic Activity -- References -- Effect of Water on S and P Distribution between Liquid Fe and MgO-saturated Slag Relevant to a Flash Ironmaking Technology -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Sulfur Distribution.

Phosphorus Distribution.