1. Metals, technical division, production and processing of metals in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Mineral resources for production of non-ferrous metals.
2. Basic metallurgical processes, overview and characteristics. Crushing, sorting and separation. Joining of fine-grained materials, sintering, pelletisation, briquetting. Drying, calcination, dissociation.
3. Roasting processes, chlorinating roasting, sulphating system Fe-SO Cu-S-O. Melting processes.
4. Overview of reduction processes, dissociation of oxides to metals. Reduction processes for production of metals - an overview. Reduction of metal oxides by carbon, C-O system, metals obtained by carbo-thermic processes. Reduction by hydrogen, reduction technology, manufactured metals. Further reduction procedures (aluminothermy, calciothermy, magnesiothermy, silicothermy).
5. Methods of refining metals. Pyro-metallurgical refining processes, chemical methods for refining of metals.
6. Hydrometallurgical processes for extraction of metals (examples, characteristics, basic operations).
7. Processing of spent liquors to the elemental metal, overview of procedures. Electrolysis, types of processes, basic regularities, electrochemical series, stress, hydrogen and oxygen overstress, metals produced by an electrolysis.
8. Pyro-metallurgical procedures for processing of copper ores, basic processes, hydro-metallurgical production methods. Methods of copper refining, basic admixtures and their influence on the properties of copper. Properties and applications of copper, overview of the basic copper alloys, composition, structure, properties.
9. Production of crude lead, basic procedures and fundamental reactions. Refining of crude lead, basic admixtures, properties and applications of lead, overview of basic alloys, composition, structure, properties. Overview of technologies for production of zinc. Properties and use of zinc, overview of basic alloys, influence of composition on the structure and properties.
10. Overview of technologies for production of nickel, nickel refining. Properties and use of nickel and its alloys, division of nickel alloys. Production of noble metals Au, Ag and elements of Pt group. Characteristics of noble metals, division of basic types of noble metals and are of their use.
11. Production of aluminium, raw materials and characterisation of basic processing methods. Electrolysis of Al2O3 and electrolytic refining of aluminium. Properties and uses of aluminium and its alloys, division of alloys. Production of magnesium, properties and use of magnesium and its alloys, division of alloys, structure and properties.
12. Production of tungsten, fundamental reactions, production of chemical compounds and their conversion to metallic tungsten, uses of tungsten. Production of molybdenum, fundamental reactions, reduction of oxides, processing and use of Mo. Production of titanium, fundamental reactions in pyro-metallurgy and hydro-metallurgy of titanium. Properties and use of titanium, effect of additives, titanium alloys.
13. Production of zirconium and hafnium, fundamental reactions. Properties and use of zirconium and hafnium, zirconium alloys. Rare-earth metals, principles, methods of their production. Properties and applications of rare earth metals. Radioactive metals, division. Production of uranium, hydro-metallurgical and pyro-metallurgical reactions. Properties and use of uranium, uranium alloys and compounds used in nuclear engineering, production and properties of thorium.
2. Basic metallurgical processes, overview and characteristics. Crushing, sorting and separation. Joining of fine-grained materials, sintering, pelletisation, briquetting. Drying, calcination, dissociation.
3. Roasting processes, chlorinating roasting, sulphating system Fe-SO Cu-S-O. Melting processes.
4. Overview of reduction processes, dissociation of oxides to metals. Reduction processes for production of metals - an overview. Reduction of metal oxides by carbon, C-O system, metals obtained by carbo-thermic processes. Reduction by hydrogen, reduction technology, manufactured metals. Further reduction procedures (aluminothermy, calciothermy, magnesiothermy, silicothermy).
5. Methods of refining metals. Pyro-metallurgical refining processes, chemical methods for refining of metals.
6. Hydrometallurgical processes for extraction of metals (examples, characteristics, basic operations).
7. Processing of spent liquors to the elemental metal, overview of procedures. Electrolysis, types of processes, basic regularities, electrochemical series, stress, hydrogen and oxygen overstress, metals produced by an electrolysis.
8. Pyro-metallurgical procedures for processing of copper ores, basic processes, hydro-metallurgical production methods. Methods of copper refining, basic admixtures and their influence on the properties of copper. Properties and applications of copper, overview of the basic copper alloys, composition, structure, properties.
9. Production of crude lead, basic procedures and fundamental reactions. Refining of crude lead, basic admixtures, properties and applications of lead, overview of basic alloys, composition, structure, properties. Overview of technologies for production of zinc. Properties and use of zinc, overview of basic alloys, influence of composition on the structure and properties.
10. Overview of technologies for production of nickel, nickel refining. Properties and use of nickel and its alloys, division of nickel alloys. Production of noble metals Au, Ag and elements of Pt group. Characteristics of noble metals, division of basic types of noble metals and are of their use.
11. Production of aluminium, raw materials and characterisation of basic processing methods. Electrolysis of Al2O3 and electrolytic refining of aluminium. Properties and uses of aluminium and its alloys, division of alloys. Production of magnesium, properties and use of magnesium and its alloys, division of alloys, structure and properties.
12. Production of tungsten, fundamental reactions, production of chemical compounds and their conversion to metallic tungsten, uses of tungsten. Production of molybdenum, fundamental reactions, reduction of oxides, processing and use of Mo. Production of titanium, fundamental reactions in pyro-metallurgy and hydro-metallurgy of titanium. Properties and use of titanium, effect of additives, titanium alloys.
13. Production of zirconium and hafnium, fundamental reactions. Properties and use of zirconium and hafnium, zirconium alloys. Rare-earth metals, principles, methods of their production. Properties and applications of rare earth metals. Radioactive metals, division. Production of uranium, hydro-metallurgical and pyro-metallurgical reactions. Properties and use of uranium, uranium alloys and compounds used in nuclear engineering, production and properties of thorium.