List of Publications of François CARDARELLI

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MONOGRAPHS

ARTICLES

PATENTS

PROCEEDINGS
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REFERENCE BOOKS [top]

• François Cardarelli (2018) - Materials Handbook. A Concise Desktop Reference, Third Edition. SPRINGER, Cham, London, New York. cxxxii, 2254 pages, 150 b/w figures, 25 illustrations in color, ISBN 978-3-319-38923-3.

• François Cardarelli (2008) - Materials Handbook. A Concise Desktop Reference, Second Edition. SPRINGER, London, New York. xxxviii, 1345 pages, 55 figures, ISBN 978-1-846-28-668-1.

• François Cardarelli (2003) - Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins. SPRINGER, London, New York. xxiv, 848 pages, ISBN 1-852-33-682-X (2nd printing in 2004, 3rd printing in 2005, 4th printing in 2006), CAS [2004:580,707].

• François Cardarelli (2000) - Materials Handbook. A Concise Desktop Reference. SPRINGER, London, New York. ix, 595 pages, ISBN 1-852-33-168-2 (2nd printing in 2001), CAS [2004:580,703].

• François Cardarelli (1999) - Scientific Unit Conversion. A Practical Guide to Metrication, Second edition. SPRINGER, London, New York. xvi, 488 pages, ISBN 1-852-33-043-0, CAS [126:317,024].

• François Cardarelli (1997) - Scientific Unit Conversion. A Practical Guide to Metrication. SPRINGER, London, Heidelberg. xvi, 456 pages, ISBN 3-540-760-22-9 (2nd printing in 1998), CAS [126:317,024].

MONOGRAPHS [top]

• François Cardarelli (2023) - Electrowinning Iron and Recycling Sulfuric Acid from Iron Sulfates: a Zero-Carbon Iron-Making Process. Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc, Montreal, xxviii, 471 pages, 181 tables, 140 b/w and color figures, ISBN 978-1-7775769-3-6.

• François Cardarelli (2022) - Sulfuric Acid Digestion, Sulfuric Acid Baking, and Sulfation Roasting in Mineral and Chemical Processing, and Extractive Metallurgy. Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc, Montreal, xvi, 302 pages, 93 tables, 76 b/w figures, ISBN 978-1-7775769-0-5.

ARTICLES [top]

• Michel Guéguin and François Cardarelli - Chemistry and mineralogy of titania-rich slags. Part 1—Hemo-ilmenite, sulphate, and upgraded titania slags. - Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review (MP&EMR), 28(1)(2007)1-58; CAS [147:410,189] [Abstract HTML][PDF file (2.5 MB)].

• Nicolas Geoffroy and François Cardarelli - A method for leaching or dissolving gold from ores or precious metal scrap. - Journal of Metals (JOM), 57(8)(2005)47-50; CAS [144:296,240] [Abstract HTML] [PDF file (280 KB)].

• François Cardarelli - A method for electrowinning of titanium metal or alloy from titanium oxide containing compound in the liquid state. - Marcelle Gaune-Escard (Ed.) Recent Advances in Titanium Metallurgy in Molten Salts Bulletin No. 81(2004)1-15, IUSTI, Ecole Polytechnique Universitaire de Marseille [PDF file (3.4 MB)].

• François Cardarelli; Christos Comninellis; André Savall; Pierre Taxil; Georgia Manoli and Olivier Leclerc - Preparation of oxygen evolving electrodes with long service life under extreme conditions. - Journal of Applied Electrochemistry (JAE), 28(3)(1998)245–250; CAS [128:287,682] [Abstract HTML] [PDF file (584 KB)].

• François Cardarelli - Techniques for deposition of thin tantalum coatings from molten salts. - Metal Powder Report, 52(5)(1997)51.

• François Cardarelli; Pierre Taxil and André Savall - Tantalum protective thin coating techniques for the chemical process industry: molten salts electrocoating as a new alternative. - International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials (IJRM&HM), 14(5-6)(1996)365–381; CAS [126:49,657] [Abstract HTML] [PDF file (1.9 MB)].

• François Cardarelli; Marius Chemla; Jean-Pierre Simonin and Pierre Turq - Formulation for the preparation of a beta scintillating plastic device. - Journal of Optical Materials, 4(6)(1995)735–741; CAS [124:204,203] [Abstract HTML] [PDF file (380 KB)].

PATENTS [top]

Canadian Patent Application 3,140,407 A1	HIGH TEMPERATURE CHEMICAL PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF CESIUM TUNGSTATE
Inventor: François Cardarelli Assignee: Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc., Montreal, QC	PCT International Patent Application WO 2023/060337 (A1), April 20th, 2023 [PDF file (491 KB)] United States Patent Application 2023/0114534 A1, April 13th, 2023 [PDF file (314 KB)] Canadian Patent Application CA 3,140,407 A1, April 13th, 2023 [PDF file (348 KB)]
Canadian Patent Application 3,117,596 A1	ELECTROCHEMICAL PREPARATION OF VANADIUM ELECTROLYTES AND SULFATES OF MULTIVALENT TRANSITION METALS
Inventor: François Cardarelli Assignee: Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc., Montreal, QC	PCT International Patent Application WO 2022/213173 (A1), October 13th, 2022 [PDF file (3.4 MB)] United States Patent Application 2022/0333253 A1, October 20th, 2022 [PDF file (2.3 MB)] Canadian Patent Application CA 3,117,596 A1, October 10th, 2022 [PDF file (3.1 MB)] PRESS RELEASES: An electrochemical process for producing and recycling VRFB electrolytes by Gerald Ondrey. Published in the CHEMENTATOR section on page 7 of Chemical Engineering Magazine (New York City, NY), February 2022 [PDF file (49 KB)]
United States Patent 10,947,630 B2	METALLURGICAL AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR RECOVERING VANADIUM AND IRON VALUES FROM VANADIFEROUS TITANOMAGNETITE AND VANADIFEROUS FEEDSTOCKS
Inventor: François Cardarelli Assignee(s): SOLD to VanadiumCorp Resource Inc., Vancouver, BC [Previously jointly owned by VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. (50%) and Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc. (50%)]	PCT International Patent Application WO 2018/152628 (A1), August 30th, 2018 [PDF file (4.5 MB)] United States Patent US 10,947,630 B2, March 16th, 2021 [PDF file (2.56 MB)] United States Patent Application 2021/0230759 A1, July 29th , 2021 [PDF file (5.02 MB)] Australian Patent AU 2018 225820 B2, August 10th, 2023. Canadian Patent Application CA 3,032,329 A1, January 29th, 2019 [PDF file (0.64 MB)] South African Patent ZA 2019/00743 B, August 25th, 2021. European Patent Application EP 18757453 A1, January 29th, 2019 [PDF file (0.3 MB)] Indian Patent Application IN 2019/17004662
Canadian Patent 2,878,486 C	PROCESS FOR RECOVERING RARE EARTH OXIDES FROM PHOSPHORS, FLUORESCENT LAMPS AND LIGHT BULBS, CATHODE RAY TUBES AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL WASTES
Inventor: François Cardarelli Assignee: Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc., Montreal, QC	PCT International Patent Application WO 2014/071510 (A1), May 15, 2014 [PDF file (1.8 MB)] Canadian Patent CA 2,878,486 C, February 9th, 2016 [PDF file (1.84 MB)] PRESS RELEASES: A process that recovers rare-eath elements from "urban mining" by Gerald Ondrey. Published in the CHEMENTATOR section on page 12 of Chemical Engineering Magazine (New York City, NY), June 2014 [PDF file (49 KB)]
Canadian Patent 2,849,787 C	Process for upgrading tantalum and niobium ores and concentrates with the recovery of manganese and rare earths oxides
Inventor: François Cardarelli Assignee: Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc., Montreal, QC	PCT International Patent Application WO 2013/040694 (A1), March 28, 2013 [PDF file (3.0 MB)] Canadian Patent CA 2,849,787 C, April 21st, 2015 [PDF file (3.30 MB)] PRESS RELEASES: A cleaner, safer way to obtain tantalum and niobium by Gerald Parkinson. Published in the CHEMENTATOR section on page 14 of Chemical Engineering Magazine (New York City, NY), June 2013 [PDF file (296 KB)]
Canadian Patent 2,717,887 C	Electrochemical process for the recovery of metallic iron and sulfuric acid values from iron-rich sulfate wastes, mining residues and pickling liquors
Inventor: François Cardarelli Assignee: Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc., Montreal, QC	PCT International Patent Application WO 2009/124393 (A1), October 15th, 2009 [PDF file (1.8 MB)] Canadian Patent CA 2,717,887 C, June 14th, 2016 [PDF file (1.82 MB)] Chinese Patent CN 102084034 B, 收金属铁和硫酸有用材料的电化学方法 December 12, 2012 [PDF file (1.44 MB)] Japanese Patent JP 5469157 B2 鉄リッチ硫酸塩廃棄物、採鉱残留物、および酸洗い液から金属鉄および硫酸の有価分を回収するための電気化学プロセス, February 7th, 2014 [PDF file (1.04 MB)] South African Patent ZA 2010/07214, August 31, 2011 European Patent EP 2268852 B1, December 5th, 2018 [PDF file (0.52 MB)] Brazil Patent BRPI 0911653 A2, December 18th, 2018 [PDF file (0.88 MB)] Indian Patent IN 294372, March 19th, 2018 French Patent, May 14th, 2019 [PDF file (0.57 MB)] British Patent, May 14th, 2019 [PDF file (0.57 MB)] German Patent, May 14th, 2019 [PDF file (0.57 MB)] Italian Patent,May 14th, 2019 [PDF file (0.57 MB)] Belgian Patent,May 14th, 2019 [PDF file (0.57 MB)] Spanish Patent ES 2712722 T3, May 14th, 2019 [PDF file (1.03 MB)] Norvegian Patent NO 2268852 T3, May 14th, 2019 [PDF file (0.58 MB)] Swedish Patent SE 2268852 T3, May 14th, 2019 [PDF file (0.205 MB)] Finnish Patent FI 2268852, May 14th, 2019 [PDF file (0.21 MB)] Slovenian Patent SI 2268852 T1, May 14th, 2019 [PDF file (0.05 MB)] Australian Patent Application AU 2009/235914 United States Patent Application US 2011/00089045 (A1), April 21, 2011 [PDF file (1.3 MB)] PRESS RELEASES: Recycling bauxite residues and electrowinning iron by Gerald Ondrey. Published in CHEMENTATOR section of Chemical Engineering Magazine (New York City, NY), June 2022 [PDF file (296 KB)]. Electrolysis makes a winning solution by Jane Gibson. Published in the trade magazine ICIS Chemicals, London UK, October 12th, 2018 [PDF file (377 KB)]. Green process for electrowinning of iron and regenerating sulfuric acid. Published in Advanced Materials & Processes (ASM Internetalional, Materials Park, OH), January 2011 [PDF file (116 KB)]. Electrowinning of iron and concurrent regeneration of sulfuric acid from copperas and iron-rich sulfate wastes by Gerald Parkinson. Published in CHEMENTATOR section of Chemical Engineering Magazine (New York City, NY), June 2010 [PDF file (296 KB)].
Canadian Patent Application 2,680,810 A1	HIGH TEMPERATURE PYROMETALLURGICAL REDUCTION PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF FUSED REFRACTORY METAL OXIDES AND THE PRODUCTION OF VANADIUM-RICH ALLOYS FROM MINING RESIDUES OR METALLURGICAL WASTES BY--PRODUCED DURING THE BENEFICIATION AND UPGRADING OF TITANIA SLAGS
Inventor(s): François Cardarelli and Michel Guéguin Assignee(s): François Cardarelli (Montreal, QC)	Canadian Patent Application CA 2,680,810 A1, September 25, 2009 [PDF file (1.26 MB)]
Canadian Patent Application 2,680,729 A1	THERMAL PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF REFRACTORY METAL OXIDES AND THE PRODUCTION OF VANADIUM-RICH ALLOYS FROM MINING RESIDUES OR METALLURGICAL WASTES BY--PRODUCED DURING THE BENEFICIATION AND UPGRADING OF TITANIA SLAGS
Inventor(s): Michel Guéguin and François Cardarelli Assignee(s): Michel Guéguin (Sorel-Tracy, QC)	Canadian Patent Application CA 2,680,729 A1, September 25, 2009 [PDF file (1.08 MB)]
Canadian Patent 2,663,652 C	Electrochemical process for the recovery of metallic iron and chlorine values from iron-rich metal chloride wastes
Inventor: François Cardarelli Assignee: Rio Tinto Fer et Titane Inc. (RTFT- RTIT) (Sorel-Tracy, QC) QIT Quebec Iron & Titanium Inc.	PCT International Patent Application WO 2008/034212 (A1), March 27th, 2008 [PDF file (2.5 MB)] Canadian Patent CA 2,663,652 C, July 06th, 2010 [PDF file (2.57 MB)] Chinese Patent CN 101517129 B, May 05th, 2011 [PDF file (2.0 MB)] Austalian Patent AU 2007 299519 B2, December 15th, 2011 [PDF file (2.2 MB)] United States Patent Application US 2010/0044243 (A1), February 25, 2010 [PDF file (504 KB)] Japanese Patent Application JP 2010 504423 A, February 12th, 2010 [PDF file (620 KB)] European Patent EP 2064369 B1, March 30th, 2011 [PDF file (1.9 MB)] CAS [148:412,923q]
Canadian Patent 2,718,585 C	Electrochemical process for the recovery of metallic iron and chlorine values from iron-rich metal chloride wastes
Inventor(s): François Cardarelli et al. Assignee: Rio Tinto Fer et Titane Inc. (RTFT- RTIT) (Sorel-Tracy, QC) Formerly QIT Quebec Iron & Titanium Inc.	PCT International Patent Application WO 2009/114925 (A1), September 24th, 2009 [PDF file (3.0 MB)] Canadian Patent CA 2,718,585 C; February 18th, 2014 [PDF file (3.09 MB)] Chinese Patent CN 102037160 B, November 13th, 2013 [PDF file (2.30 MB)] United States Patent US 8,784,639 B2; July 22nd, 2014 [PDF file (2.47 MB)] European Patent EP 2265749 B1, December 26th, 2012 [PDF file (2.25 MB)] Japanese Patent JP 5277448 B2; May 31st, 2013 [PDF file (1.58 MB)]
Canadian Patent Application 2,660,141 A1	HIGH STRENGTH, LIGHTWEIGHT, CORROSION RESISTANT AND CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE METALLIC MATERIAL USES THEREOF AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING THE SAME
Inventor: François Cardarelli Assignee: François Cardarelli (Tucson, AZ and Montreal, QC)	PCT International Patent Application WO 2008/017156 (A1), February 14th, 2008 [PDF file (1.8 MB)] United States Patent Application US 2010/0261034 (A1), October 14th, 2010 [PDF file (308 KB)] Canadian Patent Application CA 2,660,141 A1, February 14th, 2008 [PDF file (1.8 MB)] CAS [148:244,103]
United States Patent 7,504,017 B2	Method for electrowinning of titanium metal or alloy from titanium oxide containing compound in the liquid state
Inventor: François Cardarelli Assignee: Rio Tinto Fer et Titane Inc. (RTFT- RTIT) (Sorel-Tracy, QC) formerly QIT Quebec Iron & Titanium Inc.	PCT International Patent Application WO 2003/046258 (A3), June 5th, 2003 [PDF file (2.4 MB)] United States Patent US 7,504,017 (B2), March 17th, 2009 [PDF file (1.5 MB )] Canadian Patent Applications CA 2,363,647 (A1), May 22nd, 2003 [PDF files (1.2 MB)] and CA 2,363,648 (A1), May 22nd, 2003 [PDF file (1.3 MB)] Australian Patent Application AU 2002349216 B2, August 21st, 2003 [PDF file (1.58 MB)] Japan Patent Application JP 2005 510630 A, April 21st, 2005 [PDF file (1.27 MB)] United States Patent Application US 2004/0194574 (A1), May 22nd, 2003 [PDF file (1.4 MB)] CAS [139:13,908r]
Canadian Patent Application 2,329,834 A1	HIGH STRENGTH, HEAT- AND CORROSION-RESISTANT CERAMIC GRANULES FOR PROPPANTS
Inventor(s): David Droppert, François Cardarelli, Pat Fiore, Yves Dessureault Assignee: Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (Sorel-Tracy, QC) formerly QIT Quebec Iron & Titanium Inc.	Canadian Patent Application CA 2,329,834 (A1), June 28, 2002; CAS [142: 244546z] [PDF file (540 KB)]
United States Patent 7,192,764 B2	Method for recycling spent lithium metal polymer rechargeable batteries and related material
Inventor(s): François Cardarelli, Jonathan Dubé Assignee: BlueSolutions Inc. (Groupe Bolloré) [formerly Bathium Canada Inc., Avestor Corp. and Hydro-Québec (HQ)]	PCT International Patent Application WO 2002/023651 (A1), March 21, 2002 [PDF file (2.0 MB)] United States Patent US 7,192,764 (B2); Mach 20, 2007 [PDF file (1.3 MB)] United States Patent Application US 2004/0028585 (A1), February 12, 2004 [PDF file (1.2 MB)] Canadian Patent CA 2,391,865, April 19th, 2011 [PDF file (2.08 MB)].
European Patent EP 0925 387 B1	ANODE WITH ENHANCED DURABILITY AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME
Inventor(s): François Cardarelli, Christos Comninellis; André Savall; Pierre Taxil; Véronique Reid; Georgia Manoli and Olivier Leclerc Assignee: Électricité de France - EDF	PCT International Patent Application WO 1997/043465 (A1), November 20, 1997 [PDF file (976 KB)] European Patent EP 0925 387 (B1), June 30, 1999 [PDF file (672 KB)] CAS [127:352,388]
French Patent 2,735,386 A1	LONG LIFE HIGH POTENTIAL ELECTROCHEMICAL ANODE
Inventor(s): François Cardarelli, Christos Comninellis; André Savall; Pierre Taxil Assignee: Électricité de France - EDF	French Patent Application FR 2,735,386 (A1), December 20, 1996 [PDF file (460 KB)]

PROCEEDINGS [top]

• James C. Withers, François Cardarelli, John Laughlin, and Raouf O. Loutfy - Recent improvements for electrowinning titanium metal from composites anodes. - in Haussman, J.; Katayama, Y.; and Friedrich, B. (eds.)(2008) - International Round Table on Titanium Production in Molten Salts. - DLR German Aerospace Center, Cologne, Germany, March 2-4, 2008 [PDF file (112 KB)].

• François Cardarelli; Pierre Taxil; André Savall; Christos Comninellis; Georgia Manoli and Véronique Reid - Oxygen evolving electrodes with long service life in acidic medium. - 4th European Electrochemical Processing Conference, The Versatile Solution, Barcelona, Spain, April 14 (1997).

• François Cardarelli; Pierre Taxil; André Savall; Christos Comninellis; Georgia Manoli and Olivier Leclerc - A new development for the preparation of oxygen evolving electrodes with long service life under extreme conditions. - in Ivo Rousar (ed.) - Contemporary Trends in Electrochemical Engineering Prague (CZ), CHISA ’96 - 4th European Symposium of Electrochemical Engineering - pages 191-197 (1996).

DOCTORATE THESIS [top]

• François Cardarelli (1996) - Optimization of dimensionnally stable anode such as metal/tantalum/electrocatalyst oxide, for oxygen evolution in acidic media. - Doctorate Thesis No. 2420, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (September 26, 1996) [PDF file (2.4 MB)].

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