Chemistry

In crystallography one of the structural groups to which crystalline solids can be classified is the monoclinic crystal system. Three vectors define a crystal-system. Three…

Dichlorine monoxide is a molecular formula Cl2O inorganic compound. It is a reddish gas which is a dark brown liquid, at temperatures below freezing. It…

Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content, which differs from pure iron or cast iron. It is an iron alloy with…

Cupellation is the process of recovering precious metals from lead by melting the alloy in a cupel and oxidizing the lead by means of an…

The Waelz process is one of the most efficient technologies, in terms of capacity and quality, able to recover nearly 90% of zinc content from…

Zinc is found in the earth’s crust primarily as zinc sulfide (ZnS). Zinc smelting is the process of converting zinc concentrates (ores that contain zinc) into…

Covellite, also known as ‘covelline’, is a mineral of cupric sulfide (CuS) and is copper ore. This indigo blue mineral is generally a secondary mineral…

Smelting is the process by which a metal is obtained at temperatures beyond the melting point from its ore. It is a process of applying…

Copper(I) sulfide is a copper sulfide, which is known as mineral chalcocite in nature. Copper and sulfur is a chemical compound; it has the chemical…

Copper was one of the earliest elements known to man. It is a chemical element with the symbol ‘Cu’ and atomic number 29. It is a…

Copper (Cu) Nanoparticles are black-brown spherical high surface area metal particles. A copper nanoparticle is a copper-based particle 1 to 100 nm in size. Nanoparticles…

Nickel is a chemical element with the symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a hard, malleable, ductile, lustrous, silver-white metal with a face-centered…