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Raw-material sources of nonferrous metals

Language of instruction čeština
Code 637-0416
Abbreviation SZNK
Course title Raw-material sources of nonferrous metals
Coordinating department Department of Non-ferrous Metals, Refining and Recycling
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Miroslav Kursa, CSc.

Summary

Raw-material sources of non-ferrous metals, primary and secondary sources; ores with heavy, light, noble, refractory and radioactive metals content; the raw-material basis in the Czech Republic; economical and ecological aspects of mining and primary raw-materials treatment; heavy metals in the environment, the limit concentration in waters, soils, air, heavy metals in metallurgical operations; secondary raw-materials with non-ferrous metals; by-products from nonferrous metallurgy, possibilities of their treatment; treatment of primary and secondary non-ferrous metals sources, grinding, milling, separating processes; gravitational and magnetical separating; flotation, the flotation process theory; preliminary pyro- and hydrometallurgical processes; lumpiness modification, using of the cryogenic method; recycling of selected metalbearing wastes, temporary technologies, situation in the Czech Republic.

Literature

[1] ASM Handbook. Vol.2, Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Material. 10th edition, ASM International, 2000, 1328 p. ISBN 0-87170-378-5

Advised literature

[1] MOORE, J.: Chemical Metallurgy, Oxford 1994.