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Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering


James Hendrix
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James Hendrix

Education

  • Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1969
  • M.S. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1968
  • B.S. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1966

Courses Taught

  • CHME 113 Introduction to Chemical Engineering I
  • CHME 114 Introduction to Chemical Engineering II
  • CHME 323/823 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II
  • CHME 332/832 Transport Operations I
  • CHME 442/842 Chemical Reactor Engineering and Design
  • CHME 489/889 Air Pollution
  • CHME 845 Advanced Chemical Engineering Kinetics

Research Interests

  • The connections of ionic equilibrium and reaction kinetics to the processing of precious metals ores
  • The use of cyanide in the processing of gold ores
  • "Green" chemistry and sustainable development connected with minerals exploitation

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Curriculum Vitae

Personal Description


  • Dr. Hendrix was appointed Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1995. He had previously spent more than twenty five years at the University of Nevada-Reno. His current and past research interests reflect the long tenure at an institutions of higher learning located in the western United States.

Education


  • 1969 Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • 1968 M.S. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • 1966 B.S. University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Research Interests


  • The connections of ionic equilibrium and reaction kinetics to the processing of precious metals ores.
  • The use of cyanide in the processing of gold ores.
  • "Green" chemistry and sustainable development connected with minerals exploitation.

Publications


  • Hendrix, J.L., "Waste Treatment of Streams Emanating from Gold Processing Plants using Various Lixiviants", Recycling and Waste Treatment in Mineral and Metal Processing: Technical and Economic Aspects, TMS Fall 2002 Extraction and Processing Division Meeting, The Mineral, Metals & Materials Society, Warrendale, PA, Vol. 2, pp617-626, (2002).
  • Hendrix, J.L., "Fate of Heavy Metals when Thiosulphate is used as a lixiviant for Gold Extraction"
  • For additional publications, please visit the Digital Commons.