In recent years, global metallurgical industries have experienced fast and prosperous growth. High-temperature metallurgical technology is the backbone to support the technical, environmental, and economical needs for this growth. This collection features contributions covering the advancements and developments of new high-temperature metallurgical technologies and their applications to the areas of processing of minerals; extraction of metals; preparation of refractory and ceramic materials; sintering and synthesis of fine particles; treatment and recycling of slag and wastes; and saving of energy and protection of environment. The volume will have a broad impact on the academics and professionals serving the metallurgical industries around the world.

Covers the latest developments of analysis and operation of high-temperature processes that involve the beneficiation of minerals, and the production and treatment of metals, alloys, and ceramic materials Offers innovative methods for achieving smelting, property enhancement, impurity segregation and removal, by-product recovery, waste minimization, energy efficiency, and utilization of refractory ores Addresses the various technical, economic, and environmental issues associated with commercial-scale high-temperature processing methods

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The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) is a member-driven international professional society dedicated to fostering the exchange of learning and ideas across the entire range of materials science and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production, to basic research and the advanced applications of materials. Included among its nearly 13,000 professional and student members are metallurgical and materials engineers, scientists, researchers, educators, and administrators from more than 70 countries on six continents.

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Part 1. Energy-efficient and Clean Metallurgical Technology.- Simplified Process for Making Anode Copper.- Techno-economic Analysis of Energy Recovery from Plastic Waste.- Development of Continuous Blast Furnace Slag Solidification Process for Coarse Aggregates.- An Innovative Oxygen-enriched Flash Smelting Technology for Lead Smelting and its Industrial Application.- Characteristics and Control Technology of Fine Particulate Matter (PM) of Iron Ore Sintering.- Sintering Bed Spraying Steam to Reduce NOx and Dioxin Emissions in Shougang.- Part 2. Simulation and Modeling of High Temperature Metallurgical Process.- Neural Prediction Model for Extraction of Germanium from Zinc Oxide Dust by Microwave Alkaline Roasting-Water Leaching.- Simulation of Velocity Field of Molten Steel in Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking.- Thermodynamic Modelling of Magnesium, Calcium and Strontium-oxides Reduction Systems in Vacuum.- Metallization and Carburization Kinetics in DR Shaft Furnaces. The Metcarb Model.- CFD Modeling of Flow and Chemical Reactions in a Submerged Lance Copper Smelting Furnace.- Numerical Simulation of Ultrasound-Induced Cavitation Bubbling in a Calcium Ferrite Melt.- Part 3. Alloys and Materials Preparation.- Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Carbide Ceramics via Reduction of Anion-loaded Activated Carbon Precursors.- Production of Lithium-Ion Cathode Material for Automotive Batteries Using Melting Casting Process.- Part 4. Fundamental Research on High Temperature Metallurgical Processing.- Degradation Mechanisms of Refractories in a Bottom Blown Copper Smelting Furnace.- Reaction Routes of CaO-Fe2O3-TiO2 and Calcium Ferrite-TiO2 System in Continuous Heating Process.- Thermodynamic Calculations on Electric Furnace Smelting Separation of Chromium-bearing Vanadium Titanium Magnetite.- Preparation for High Activity Lime and its Effect on Desulfurization of Hot Metal Pretreatment.- Part 5. Extraction and Recovery of Metals.- An Industry Overlook of Secondary Lead Pyrometallurgical Processing.- Recovery of Aluminium and its Compounds with Hydro and Pyrometalurgical Methods from Non-metallic Residue.- Purification of Molten Zinc Chloride-Alkali Chloride by Cementation Reaction.- Thermodynamic Analysis of Smelting of Spent Catalysts for Recovery of Platinum Group Metals.- Preparation of Titanium Foams through Direct Electrolysis of the Sintered CaO-TiO2 in Molten Salt CaCl2.- Experimental Study on Oxidative Desulfurization and Selective Reduction of Molten Copper Slag.- Recycling SiO2 and Al2O3 from the Metallurgical Slag of Nickel Laterite Ores in Molten Sodium Hydroxides.- Remove Sulfur in Copper Dross from Refining Lead by Converting Process.- Part 6. Treatment and Recycling of Metallurgical Slag/Solid Wastes.- Recovery of Fe-Cu Alloys from Copper Slags.- Physiochemical Properties of High Alumina Blast Furnace Slag.- Effect of Cooling Rate on the Acidolysis of Titania Slag.- Structural Analysis of Ge-containing Ferrous Calcium Silicate Magnesia Slagfor Applications of Black Copper Smelting.- Selective Recovery of P and Mn from Steelmaking Slag by Carbothermic Reduction.- The Use of Zirconia-based Solid Electrolytes Oxygen Sensor in High Titanium Slag.- In-situ Observation of the Precipitation Behavior of Dy2O3 Containing Slag System.- Recovery of Zn and Mn from Spent Alkaline Batteries.- Part 7. Ironmaking, Steelmaking and Casting.- Optimization of Exothermic Riser Sleeve Design Parameters.- Assessment of Gas-Slag-Metal Interaction during a Converter Steelmaking Process.- On the Role of Nb on the Texture and Mechanical Properties of a Novel As-rolled Medium Carbon Wear Resistant Slurry Pipeline Steel.- A Statistical Analysis of Process Abnormalities in Slab Casting.- Effect of Density Difference on Particle Segregation Behaviors at Bell-less Top Blast Furnace with Parallel-type Hopper.- The Effect of Austenitizing Temperature on Hardenability, Precipitation and Mechanical Properties of Boron Bearing Cr-Mo Alloy Steel.- Part 8. Agglomeration and Direct Reduction of Complex Iron Ores.- Study on Direct Reduction Melting Separation-leaching Process of Disposal Rare Earth Composite Iron Ore.- Reduction Behavior of Garnierite Using Methane by Roasting-Magnetic Separation Method.- Effect of Calculation Method of CaO Addition on Liquid Phase Fluidity.- Effect of Carbon Coating on Magnetite Reduction.- Optimization Method for Iron Ore Blending Based on the Sintering Basic Characteristics of Blended Ore.- Study on Direct Reduction of Low-grade Iron Ore-coal Mini-pellets in Coal-based Rotary Kiln.- Part 9. Poster Session I.- Controlled Synthesis of TiC Nanoparticles Using Solid Oxide Membrane Technology in Molten CaCl2.- Effect of Chemical Components of Mould Flux on Dissolution Rate of Al2O3 into Molten Flux for High Manganese High Aluminum Steel.- Effect of Temperature on Oxidation Behavior of Cr-Mo-V Steel with Different Cr Contents for High-speed Train Brake Discs.- Electrochemical Preparation of Ti5Si3/TiC Composite from Titanium-rich Slag in Molten CaCl2.- Evolution of Al-Ti-Mg-O Inclusions during Refining and Casting Process of Interstitial Free Steel.- Experimental Study on Carburization of Higher Vanadium-bearing Hot Metal.- Hematite Precipitation from High Iron Solution in Hydrometallurgy Process.- Influence On The Crystallization Phase Of Mold Flux By Magnetic Fields.- Kinetics Study on Limestone Decomposition in Early Converter Slag.- Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of Converter Slagging and Steelmaking Process by Replacing Part of Lime With Limestone.- Research of Digital Platform and Process Guidance Model in EAF Steelmaking Process.- Research on Factors Affecting and Prediction Model of Silicon Content in Hot Metal of Corex.- Studied on the Cooling Effect of CO2 on the Temperature of Vanadium in Converter.- Study on Grain Size and Porosity of the Produced Lime from Limestone in Early Converter Slag.- Study on Reducing Al2O3 Inclusions by Optimizing Refining Slag.- Study on the Volatilization of Sb2S3 in Vacuum.- The Effects of ZrO2, Y2O3 and Sc2O3 on the Properties of Mould Flu…