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Mineral Processing II.

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Course Unit Code542-0338/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
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
SIR062Ing. Tomáš Široký, 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. Gravitational separations, theoretical foundations and applications
3. Gravitational separations, separations in heavy suspensions
4. Gravitational separations, separations on jigs, shaking tables, rafts
5. Gravitational separations in a centrifugal field
6. Separation in magnetic fields, theoretical foundations
7. Types of magnetic separators and their applications
8.Separation in electric field, theoretical basics, machines and equipment
9. Types of electrostatic separators and their applications
10. Flotation, theoretical fundamentals and applications
11. Flotation, flotation reagents and their action
12. Dewatering, theoretical basics, machinery and equipment
13 Efficiency evaluation of technological processes
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 18