Winning processing element

As it was mentioned, boron carbide containing enriched elemental boron ( B 65 at%) can serve as the control rod material in fast breeder nuclear reactors. Because boron carbide is fabricated by reacting elemental boron with carbon and the elemental boron in turn is produced by electro-winning process, Jain et al. (2011) have carried out studies to explore the viability of a high-temperature molten salt electro-winning process for the large-scale production of °B isotopically enriched elemental boron. It was established that elemental boron powder with a purity of better than 95 wt% could be produced. 

The process of winning an elemental metal usually involves the reduction of an ore. Why Give an example with equations. 

A recent and extremely important development lies in the application of the technique of liquid extraction to metallurgical processes. The successful development of methods for the purification of uranium fuel and for the recovery of spent fuel elements in the nuclear power industry by extraction methods, mainly based on packed, including pulsed, columns as discussed in Section 13.5 has led to their application to other metallurgical processes. Of these, the recovery of copper from acid leach liquors and subsequent electro-winning from these liquors is the most extensive, although further applications to nickel and other metals are being developed. In many of these processes, some form of chemical complex is formed between the solute and the solvent so that the kinetics of the process become important. The extraction operation may be either a physical operation, as discussed previously, or a chemical operation. Chemical operations have been classified by Hanson(1) as follows ... 

Continuous improvement is an essential element in a modern quality system and it aims at improving efficiency by optimizing a process and eliminating wasted efforts in production. In the current system continuous improvement is difficult, if not impossible. Reducing variability provides a win-win opportunity from both public health and industry perspectives, therefore continuous improvement needs to be facilitated. 

However a second dualistic element of globalization has become apparent. This is the total field in which all economic processes occur. To be exact the environment in which and from which we live. This is described by ecology . Thus we have an economic-ecological paradigm. However this does not mean that these two elements should lead to a win-lose outlook in the sense of a zero sum game. In fact we should strive for a mutual win-win outlook, i.e., a give-take strategy. 

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