Daniel Fernández González

Spanish National Research Council

Daniel Fernández-González graduated with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in mining engineering in 2013, and he earned a Ph.D. in Materials from the Oviedo School of Mines, Energy, and Materials at the University of Oviedo, Spain, in 2019. He has worked as a researcher at the Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center, Spanish National Research Council since 2021. His research deals with the synthesis of materials, the production of metals, ceramics, and composite materials, and the characterization of materials. He has also focused on sustainable metallurgical processes based on solar energy and the recycling of industrial wastes. He has published forty articles and six books. He has been a visiting researcher at the Universidad Panamericana, Mexico, the AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland, and the Processes, Materials and Solar Energy (PROMES) laboratory, National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France. He has participated in different research projects on materials synthesis and sintering funded by public agencies and private companies.

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Copper has been an important metal throughout history. Initially, it was used as raw material for the manufacture of tools, weapons, ornamental objects, and more. The later discovery of copper alloys, such as bronze and brass, extended the use of this metal alloy to many different fields based on its mechanical, corrosion, and wear resistance. Nowadays, copper is mainly used in the electrical and thermal conductivity fields, although new uses are being discovered. This book provides a comprehensive overview of copper in two sections on copper mining and processing and copper applications.

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