TECHNICAL PAPERS:

The Use of Rotary Kilns for the Production of Sponge Iron", by Dr. F. G. Prado, Ministry of Industry, Havana, Cuba, 1965

"The Techniques for the Preliminary Engineering Estimates, Capital and Operating Costs, Molten Metals Systems to Remove Sulfur Dioxide from Flue Gas", by Dr. F. G. Prado, presented to the National Air Pollution Control Administration, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 1969

"A Simplified Scheme for the Recovery of Cobalt in Caron Type Nickel Plants", by Dr. F. G. Prado, B. W. Wiegers and J. P. Dempsey, The Metallurgical Society of AIME, Washington D.C., February 1985

"The Rhône-Poulenc Phosphoric Acid Process and the Environment", by Philippe Tiberghien and F. L. Prado, presented to the joint Florida sections of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Clearwater, Florida, May 1985

"High Purity Zinc Oxide Production from Residues in Automobile Scrap Recycling", by Dr. F. G. Prado, J. P. Dempsey and B. W. Wiegers, presented to the 1985 International Symposium on Recycle and Secondary Metals, The Metallurgical Society, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, December 1985

"Energy and Metals Recovery Improvements for Caron Type Nickel Plants", by Dr. F. G. Prado and J. P. Dempsey P.E., presented to the Extractive and Process Metallurgy Fall Meeting of the Reinhardt Schumann International Symposium on Innovative Technology and Reactor Design in Extractive Metallurgy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 1986.

"Indigenous Solids Reductants in Caron Type Nickel Plants", by Dr. F. G. Prado and J. P. Dempsey P.E., presented to the 25th. Annual Conference of Metallurgists, Toronto, Canada, August 1986

"Pilot Plants: Uses and Applications", by John Drew P.E., Dr. F. G. Prado and F. L. Prado P.E., presented to the joint Florida sections of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Clearwater, Florida, May 1988

"Nickel Potential of the Caribbean Plate and Adjacent Regions", by Dr. Fred Barnard and Dr. F. G. Prado, presented to the Energy and Mineral Potential of the Central American and Caribbean Region symposium, San José, Costa Rica, March 1989

"High Purity Zinc Oxide From a Wide Range of Industrial Residues" , by Dr. F. G. Prado, presented to the Second International Symposium on Recycling of Metals and Engineering Materials organized by the TMS in Williamsburg, Virginia, October 1990.

"Municipal Solid Waste Recycling in Florida", by Dr. F. G. Prado and F. L. Prado, P.E., presented to the joint Florida Sections of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Clearwater, Florida, May 1991.

"Dezincing Galvanized Steel Using a Noncorrosive Low Energy Hydrometallurgical System", by Dr. F. G. Prado and F. L. Prado, P.E., presented to the annual meeting of The Society of Metals, San Diego, California, March 1992.

"Potential Cuban Presence in the Cobalt Market", by Dr. F. G. Prado, presented to the Cobalt Intertech Conference, Washington D.C., June 1992.

"Preparation of Preliminary Cost Estimates", by F. L. Prado, presented to the 1993 Florida Sections Joint Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Clearwater, Florida, May 1993.

"Electric Arc Furnace Dusts (EAF), A Viable Complete Minimization", by Dr. F. G. Prado and F. L. Prado, P.E., presented to the annual meeting of The Society of Metals, San Francisco, California, March 1994

"Florida, An Industrial State?", by F.L. Prado, P.E., presented to the Central Florida section of the AIChE, Lakeland, Florida, November 1994.

"Fast Track: How to move a project Fast!", by F. L. Prado, P.E. and Lynn Cerrito, presented to the annual meeting of the joint Florida sections of the AIChE, Clearwater, Florida, May 1995.

"The Use of Personal Computers by Chemical Engineers", by F. L. Prado, P.E., presented to the joint Florida sections of the AIChE, Clearwater, Florida, May 1996

"The Potential of Ammonia-Ammonium Carbonate Systems for Secondary Metals Recovery - a Review", by Faustino L. Prado, P.E., Dr. Faustino G. Prado, and Martin Vandebriel; presented to the European Metallurgical Conference 2001, Friedrichsafen, Germany, September 2001.

“Sixty Years of Caron: Current Assessment”, by F. L. Prado, P.E., presented at the Annual Meeting of the Metallurgical Society (TMS), Charlotte, North Carolina, March 2004.

“Use of Ammonia/Ammonium Carbonate Solutions for the Recovery of Metals”, by F. L. Prado, P. E., presented at the Annual Meeting of the Metallurgical Society (TMS), Orlando, Florida, Feb. 2007

Copies of these papers may be made available upon request.

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