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Phosphate Rock: An Industry in Transition takes an interdisciplinary approach to dealing with the phosphate rock chain and its exploration, extraction, processing, fertilizer making, and storage and transportation. The book treats the subject from a global perspective, giving readers insights into what is happening in the emerging economies of the world and possible solutions to problems. It also provides all the parameters necessary to evaluate economic viability of undertaking a mining venture, taking into consideration demands of sustainable mining - social responsibly, environmental pollution control measures, community development, and precautions necessary for ensuring health and safety in the hazardous conditions of mining operations. In recent years, supply chain management has grown in importance as it forms tighter links in integration of key business processes from initial extraction of raw phosphate rock to end customers through different stages of process techniques. The book surveys the changes in technology, including many game-changing innovations that could transform mining. Presents a purposive classification of resources, status of global phosphate rock reserves, and their life-indices Covers mining conditions and possibilities of improvement in methods of exploration and environmental impact Includes economic considerations for resource assessment, mining, quality control and supply problems.

Phosphate industry. --- Nonmetallic minerals industry --- Phosphate mines and mining. --- Phosphate rock. --- Phosphorite --- Rock phosphates --- Phosphatic fertilizers --- Sedimentary rocks --- Mines and mineral resources --- Phosphate industry

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This book integrates the current basic and clinical knowledge in the area of biophysical stimulation of osteoblast for in vitro and in vivo live bone generation. This innovative methodology and its applications are presented and discussed in several clinical conditions: treatment of fracture nonunion, spine stabilization, bone replacement after tumor resections, stabilization of failed joint endoprostheses in revision surgery and in treatment of bone loss (osteoporosis and osteopenia). The author analyses different types of biophysical stimulation of osteoblasts for bone regeneration, e.g. mechanical (static and alternating, including distraction osteogenesis), electromagnetic (pulsed, alternating, static), light (at different spectrum range, including laser), acoustic (including ultrasound), RF etc. Moreover, he summarizes and discusses the most significant findings for in vitro bone generation and its resulting clinical use as autologous bone graft without surgical morbidity. Reflecting the author’s extensive experience this book is an excellent source of knowledge and a valuable aid to clinical practice for all orthopedic surgeons, fellows, and researchers wanting to gain insights into this promising field. .

Orthopedic surgery. --- Regenerative medicine. --- Biomedical engineering. --- Biomaterials. --- Bones. --- Physiology. --- Surgical Orthopedics. --- Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering. --- Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. --- Bone Physiology. --- Animal physiology --- Animals --- Biology --- Anatomy --- Osteology --- Musculoskeletal system --- Bone --- Skeleton --- Clinical engineering --- Medical engineering --- Bioengineering --- Biophysics --- Engineering --- Medicine --- Regeneration (Biology) --- Operative orthopedics --- Orthopedics --- Surgery, Operative --- Physiology --- Bone substitutes. --- Calcium phosphate --- Bone-grafting. --- Biomedical materials. --- Physiological effect.