Pyrometallurgy of Molybdenum

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the pyrometallurgical aspects of molybdenum extraction. The presentation begins with properties and applications of molybdenum and its alloys, then proceeds to describe occurrences and reserves of molybdenum, followed by resource processing including physical and chemical beneficiation. We then turn to the production of metallic molybdenum starting from oxide, sulphide and industrial waste. The processes described are non-metallic reduction, metallothermic reduction, and electrolytic processes such as electro-winning and electrorefining, using thermit metal, scrap, or molybdenum compounds as soluble anodes. © 1987 by Freund Publishing House Ltd.