Raw materials and manufacturing of materials for energy processes

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	English
Code	635-2043/02
Abbreviation	STMEP
Course title	Raw materials and manufacturing of materials for energy processes
Credits	6
Coordinating department	Department of Thermal Engineering
Course coordinator	Ing. Michaela Topinková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

• Basic concepts, terminology.
• General mineralogy - physical and chemical properties of minerals.
• Systematic mineralogy - Mineralogy system, silicates.
• Relationships among origin, structure and properties of raw materials.
• Petrology - igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
• Ceramic materials.
• Raw materials for engineering, construction and refractory ceramics.
• Secondary and auxiliary materials.
• Mining, transport and storage of raw materials.
• Treatment of raw materials.
• Preparation of working mixtures and shaping of ceramic products.
• Sampling and treatment of samples, basic tests.
• Raw materials for glazes, enamels and ceramic coatings.
• Raw materials for glass and glass ceramics.
• Raw materials for inorganic binders.

Literature

[1] CARTER, C. B., NORTON, M. G. Ceramic Materials: Science and Engineering. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4614-3522-8.
[2] CALLISTER, D., W., RETHWISCH, D., G. Materials Science and Engineering. John Wiley & Sons. 2015. .
[3] MacKENZIE, J., D., SMITH, M. E. Multinuclear Solid-State NMR of Inorganic Materials. Amsterdam: PERGAMON, 2002. ISBN 0-08-043787-7.
[4] SURENDRANATHEN, A., O. An Introduction to Ceramic and Refractories. New York: Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4822-2044-5.

Advised literature

[1] KOLLER, A. Structure and Properties of Ceramics. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1994. ISBN 0-444-98719-3.
[2] RAMACHANDRAN, V. S., BEAUDOIN, J. J. Handbook of Analytical Techniques in Concrete Science and Technology: Principles, Techniques, and Applications. New York: William Andrew Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-8155-1437-9.
[3] IMANAKA, Y. et al. Advanced Ceramic Technologies & Products. Tokyo: Springer, 2012. ISBN 978-4-431-53913-1.

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