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Chemical Method of Raw Material and Wastes Processing

Type of study Follow-up MasterBachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 546-0450/03
Abbreviation ChMZNSaO
Course title Chemical Method of Raw Material and Wastes Processing
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Dr. Ing. Radmila Kučerová

Subject syllabus

1. Chemical methods of processing and its significance
2. The possibilities of metal acquisition and future prospects
3. Preparation of raw material for leaching
4. Roasting methods of processing
5. Chemical leaching, Dissolution types, factors affecting the dissolution process
6. Biochemical leaching, principles and utilization
7. Use of thionic bacteria for the leaching of sulphide ores
8. Utilization of silicate bacteria for leaching
9. Use of sulfate-reducing bacteria for precipitation of metals from the solution
10. Techniques of biochemical leaching
11. Preparation of leach for precipitation (ion exchangers, extraction)
12. Precipitation of metals from solution (electrolytic precipitation, cementation, crystallization, SRB, other methods)
13. Biochemical processes for the leaching of selected metals in the world

Literature

KUAI, Shing a Ji MENG. Electrolysis, theory, types and applications. New York: Nova science publishers, 2010. ISBN 978-1-60876-619-2.

WILLS, B.,A. a T.,J. NAPIER-MUNN. Mineral Processing Technology. Oxford: Elsevier, 2006. ISBN ISBN 978-0-7506-4450-1.

JACKSON, E. Hydrometallurgical Extraction and Reclamation. Department of Metals and Materials Engineering Sheffield City Polytechnic, 1986.http://www.outotec.com
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/hydrometallurgy

Advised literature

FREE, Michael,L. Hydrometallurgy: Fundamentals and Applications. Wiley, 2013. ISBN 978-1-118-23077-0.

KUAI, Shing a Ji MENG. Electrolysis, theory, types and applications. New York: Nova science publishers, 2010. ISBN 978-1-60876-619-2.

Science database Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct