Chemical processes

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	542-0520/01
Abbreviation	CHP
Course title	Chemical processes
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Mining Engineering and Safety
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Daniela Plachá, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction, classification of methods, chemico-physical principles of separation methods
2. Mineral resources treatment
3. Physico-chemical methods of separation
4. Pyrometallurgical processes
5. Leaching - thermodynamics and kinetics of leaching
6. Leaching - industrial processes and equipment, underground leaching, bacteriological leaching
7. Liquid extraction - theory of extraction equilibria, extraction agents, membrane extraction
8. Extraction for industrial applications, supercritical extraction
9. Sorption and ion exchange - theory of adsorption and ion exchange
10 Types of sorbents and ion exchangers, ion exchange process, ion flotation, industrial applications
11. Membrane separations
12. Electrochemical processes
13. Crystallization - kinetics of nucleation and crystal growth, types of crystallization devices
14. Clotting - clotting theory, clot maturation, clotting techniques

Literature

FUERSTENAU, M.C., HAN, K.N. Principles of Mineral Processing, SME Inc., 2003
RAO, D.V.S. Textbook Of Mineral Processing, Scientific Publisher, 2017
WILLS, B. A., FINCH, J. Wills' Mineral Processing Technology, 8th Edition, Elsevier, 2015.
WANG, L. K., HUNG, Y.-T., SHAMMAS, N.K. (Eds.) Physicochemical Treatment Processes. Humana Press, 2005.

Advised literature

DRZYMALA, J. Mineral processing: foundations of theory and practice of minerallurgy. University of Technology, 2007
SKUSE, D.R. Speciality Chemicals in Mineral Processing. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2002
PRYOR, E.J. Mineral Processing. Elsevier, 1965.
WANG, L. K., HUNG, Y.-T., SHAMMAS, N.K. (Eds.) Advanced Physicochemical Treatment Processes, Humana Press, 2006.

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