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Raw Materials Treatment Technologies

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Course Unit Code542-0705/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third 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
ZEG50prof. Ing. Jiří Zegzulka, CSc.
ROZ092Ing. Jiří Rozbroj, Ph.D.
ZUR071Ing. David Žurovec, Ph.D.
Summary
The course is devoted to the issue of treatment and further processing of selected minerals for their further industrial use. Attention is paid to the technology of coal, ores and especially to selected types of non-ore materials.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
To acquaint students with the process of treatment and processing of mineral resources so that they understand the importance of treatment and be able to apply the acquired knowledge in operating conditions
Course Contents
1. Technology of aggregates
2. Cement technology
3. Lime technology
4. Technology of glass raw materials
5. Technology of ceramic raw materials
6. Graphite technology
7. Magnesite technology
8. Barite technology
9. Fluorite technology
10.Technology of hard coal treatment
11.Technology of treatment of monometallic ores
12.Technology of polymetallic ores
13.Technology of gold-bearing ores and uranium ores
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
SUBBA RAO, D. V. a T. GOURICHARAN. Coal processing and utilization. Boca Raton: CRC Press/Balkema, 2016. ISBN 978-1-138-02959-0.
BULATOVIC, Srdjan M. Handbook of flotation reagents: chemistry, theory and practice. Boston: Elsevier, 2007-. ISBN 0-444-53029-0.
MANNING, David A. C. Introduction to industrial minerals. London: Chapman & Hall, 1995. ISBN 0-412-55550-6.
KAWATRA, S. KOMAR a COURTNEY A. YOUNG, ed. Mineral Processing & Extractive Metallurgy Handbook [online]. Englewood, Colorado, USA: Society for Mining , Metallurgy&Exploration (SME), 2019 [cit. 2019-06-14]. ISBN 978-0-87335-386-1. Dostupné z: www.knovel.com


ŘEPKA, Vlastimil. Technologie zpracování surovin. Ostrava: VŠB-Technická univerzita, 1998. ISBN 80-7078-548-9.
PETRŽELKA, Josef a Václav HANUS. Těžba a úprava silikátových surovin. Druhé přepracované a doplněné vydání. Praha: Silikátový svaz,2019. ISBN 978-80-86821-79-5.
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 0-444-53029-0.


Recommended Reading:
BULATOVIC, Srdjan M. Handbook of Flotation Reagents: Chemistry, Theory and Practice Flotation of Industrial Minerals. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2015. ISBN 978-0-444-53083-7.
MURRAY, Haydn H. Applied clay mineralogy: occurrences, processing and application of kaolins, bentonites, palygorskite-sepiolite, and common clays. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2007. Developments in clay science. ISBN 978-0-444-51701-2.
SUBA RAO, D.V. Textbook of Mineral Processing. Scientific Publishers, 2017. ISBN 9789387741027.
WILLS, B. A., Tim. NAPIER-MUNN a B. A. WILLS. Wills' mineral processing technology: an introduction to the practical aspects of ore treatment and mineral recovery. 7th ed. Boston, MA: Elsevier/BH, 2006. ISBN 978-0-750-64450-1.


SLIVKA, Vladimír. Těžba a úprava silikátových surovin. Praha: Silikátový svaz, 2002.
HLAVÁČ, Jan. Základy technologie silikátů. Praha: SNTL-Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1981
ČEP, Hynek a Renáta ŠPÍRKOVÁ. Technologie úpravy kameniva. Brno: Těžební unie, 1997.
BULATOVIC, Srdjan M. Handbook of Flotation Reagents: Chemistry, Theory and Practice Flotation of Industrial Minerals. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2015. ISBN 978-0-444-53083-7.
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