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Mineral Processing II.

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Course Unit Code542-0338/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
BOT40doc. Ing. Jiří Botula, Ph.D.
Summary
The course introduces students to the technology of processing of extracted minerals - coal, ores, ceramics and building materials.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students are acquainted with technological procedures for processing the various types of minerals. It is able to assess and propose simple technological schemes of extracted mineral resources.Special attention is paid to the BAT technologies in the field of raw materials.
Course Contents
1.Mineral resources, their characteristics and distribution, basic technological processes of preparation
2.Coal. Formation and chemical composition of coal, physical properties of coal and its use in the treatment process
3.Coal processing technology
4.Iron ores, non-ferrous and precious metals ores, their classification and characteristics
5.General principles of ore treatment schemes. The basic factors influencing the choice of ore treatment technology.
6.Technology of treatment of ores of non-ferrous metals
7.Technology for the treatment of precious metal ores
8.Industrial minerals,characteristics and classification
9.Technology of ceramic raw materials
10.Technology of aggregates
11.Technology of glass raw materials
12.Technology of inorganic binders
13.Graphite technology
14.Barite and fluorite technologies
14.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Wills’ Mineral Processing Technology- An Introduction to the Practical Aspects of Ore Treatment and Mineral Recovery.7th ed. 2006, ISBN 978-0-750-64450-1
LEONARD,J.W. Coal Preparation.SOCIETY FOR MINING, METALLURGY, AND EXPLORATION, 5th ed.,1991.ISBN 0-87335-1 04-5
BULATOVIC, Srdjan M. Handbook of flotation reagents: chemistry, theory and practice. Boston: Elsevier, 2007-. ISBN 0-444-53029-0.
RAHAMAN, M. N. Ceramic processing and sintering. 2nd ed. New York: M. Dekker, c2003. Materials engineering (Marcel Dekker, Inc.), 23. ISBN 0-8247-0988-8.

ČEP, Hynek a Renáta ŠPÍRKOVÁ. Technologie úpravy kameniva. Brno: Těžební unie, 1997.
HANYKÝŘ, Vladimír a Jaroslav KUTZENDÖRFER. Technologie keramiky. Praha: Silikátový svaz, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86821-48-1.
NOVÁČEK, Jiří. Technologie úpravy uhlí I. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2000. ISBN 80-7078-764-3.
BULATOVIC, Srdjan M. Handbook of flotation reagents: chemistry, theory and practice. Boston: Elsevier, 2007. ISBN 978-0-444-53029-5
Recommended Reading:
CHELGANI ET AL., S.Chehreh. A Review Graphite Benefication Techniques. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review. 2016, 37(1), 58-68. ISSN 0-882-7508.
GARRETT, Donald E. Handbook of lithium and natural calcium chloride: their deposits, processing, uses and properties. Boston: Elsevier Academic Press, 2004. ISBN 0122761529.
MANNING, David A. C. Introduction to industrial minerals. London: Chapman & Hall, 1995. ISBN 0-412-55550-6.
MARSDEN, John.O. a Iain C. HOUSE. The chemistry of gold extraction. 2. Littleton: SME, 2006. ISBN 978-0-87335-240-6.
ŘEPKA, Vlastimil. Technologie zpracování surovin. Ostrava: VŠB-Technická univerzita, 1998. ISBN 80-7078-548-9
SLIVKA, Vladimír. Těžba a úprava silikátových surovin. Praha: Silikátový svaz, 2002.
NOVÁČEK, Jiří. Technologie úpravy uhlí II. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, [2000]. ISBN 80-7078-831-3.
CHELGANI ET AL., S.Chehreh. A Review Graphite Benefication Techniques. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review. 2016, 37(1), 58-68. ISSN 0-882-7508.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 1