Recovery of Noble Metals

Recovery of Noble Metals
637-0815/01
čeština

Summary

The subject is focused on group of noble metals, their properties and structure of consumption as future sources for recycling. It familiarises students with selected secondary raw materials, with contents of noble metals, their material characteristics and possibilities of noble metals recycling. It deals with recycling at use of conventional pyro-processes and to the most widespread recycling processes of materials containing gold, silver, platinum, palladium and rhodium.

Literature

[1] RAMACHANDRA RAO, S. R. Resource Recovery and Recycling from Metallurgical Wastes. Elsevier, London, 2006. ISBN 978-0-08-045131-2.
[2] FARRELL,F. The impact of best available techniques (BAT) on the competitiveness of the European non-ferrous metals industry. Seville 2001.
[3] Waste Treatment and Clean Technology REWAS 99, TMS, USA 1999.

Advised literature

[1] ASHBY, M. F. Materials and the Environment: Eco-Informed Material Choice. Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, Waltham, 2013, 616 s. ISBN 978-0-12-385971-6.

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Language of instruction	čeština
Code	637-0815
Abbreviation	RUK
Course title	Recovery of Noble Metals
Coordinating department	Department of Non-ferrous Metals, Refining and Recycling
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Miroslav Kursa, CSc.