Cobalt and Cobalt Compounds

The article contains sections titled: 1. Introduction 2. Physical Properties 3. Occurrence 4. Production 4.1. Concentration of the Ores 4.2. Extraction 4.2.1. Leaching of Cobalt Ores and Concentrates 4.2.2. Separation of Cobalt from Other Metal Ions in Leach Solutions 4.2.3. Electrowinning 5. Cobalt Powders 5.1. Production 5.2. Uses 5.2.1. Cemented Carbides 5.2.2. Cobalt Powders in Powder Metallurgy and Cobalt-containing Metal 6. Cobalt Alloys 6.1. General 6.2. High Temperature Alloys (Superalloys) 6.3. Magnetic Alloys 6.4. Hard Metal Alloys 6.5. Cobalt-containing High-Strength Steels 6.6. Electrodeposited Alloys 6.7. Alloys with Special Properties 7. Cobalt Compounds 7.1. Chemical Properties of Cobalt 7.2. Commercially Important Cobalt Compounds 7.3. Industrial Applications of Cobalt Compounds 7.3.1. Glasses, Ceramics, and Refractories 7.3.2. Driers, Paints, Varnishes, and Dressings 7.3.3. Catalysts 7.3.4. Electroplating 7.3.5. Electronics, Solid-State Devices, and Batteries 7.3.6. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Medicine 8. Analysis 9. Economic Aspects 10. Physiology, Toxicology and the Environment