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Chemical Processes

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Course Unit Code542-0431/04
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *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
KUC25doc. Dr. Ing. Radmila Kučerová
DED0024doc. Ing. Mgr. Kateřina Peterek Dědková, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject deals with theoretical and practical aspects of chemical processes used in the processing of mineral resources and waste. Basic hydrometallurgical processes such as thermal treatment processes, leaching of metals into solutions and methods of their recovery are discussed.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The student demonstrates the knowledge of basic technological processes of hydrometallurgical processing of raw materials and is able to apply them to solving simple practical problems of chemical metallurgy.
Course Contents
1. Hydrometallurgy, basic procedures and their applications
2. Thermal treatment, roasting, chemism and application
3. Technological equipment for roasting
4. Leaching of utility components, chemical and physico-chemical characteristics
5. Kinetics and thermodynamics of leaching processes
6. Technological equipment for leaching
7. Biological methods of leaching
8. Obtaining components from solution, overview of methods
9. Ion exchangers, theoretical aspects and applications
10.Extraction, theoretical aspects and applications
11.Electrolysis, theoretical aspects and applications
12.Other methods of metal recovery from solution (crystallization, cementation, hydrolysis, distillation)
13.Application of hydrometallurgy in processing of ore raw materials and waste. Basic calculations of technological schemes involving chemical reactions
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
LETCHER, T. M., Janet L. SCOTT a Darrell A. PATTERSON. Chemical processes for a sustainable future. Cambridge, UK: The Royal Society of Chemistry, [2015]. ISBN 978-1-84973-975-7.
GUPTA,Chiranjib.K. Chemical Metallurgy. Principles and Practice. Weinheim:Wiley,2003. ISBN 3-527-30376-6.
MOORE, J. J. and E. A. BOYCE. Chemical metallurgy. 2nd ed. Boston: Butterworths, 1990. ISBN 0408053690.
KAWATRA, S. KOMAR and COURTNEY A. YOUNG, ed. Mineral Processing & Extractive Metallurgy Handbook. Englewood, Colorado, USA: Society for Mining , Metallurgy&Exploration (SME), 2019. ISBN 978-0-87335-386-1. Available from: www.knovel.com
BOTULA,Jiří. Chemické procesy. Dostupné z http://jiri-botula.webnode.cz/
ZÁVADA, Jaroslav a Tomáš BOUCHAL. Chemické metody zpracování nerostných surovin a odpadů. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, HGF, IEI, 2010. ISBN 978-80-248-2356-0.
ŠTOFKO,Miroslav a Magdalena ŠTOFKOVÁ. Neželezné kovy. Košice:Emilena, 2000, ISBN 80-7099-527-0.
KAWATRA, S. KOMAR a COURTNEY A. YOUNG, ed. Mineral Processing & Extractive Metallurgy Handbook. Englewood, Colorado, USA: Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME), 2019. ISBN 978-0-87335-386-1. Available from: www.knovel.com
Recommended Reading:
LI, Bowen, Jian LI, Shadia IKHMAYIES, et al., ed. Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2018. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72484-3. ISBN 978-3-319-72483-6.
MARSDEN,John.O. and HOUSE,Ian,C. The Chemistry of Gold Extraction. Littleton: SME, 2006. ISBN 0-87335-240-8.
HAVLIK,Tomáš. Hydrometallurgy: Principles and applications, Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Ltd.,ISBN 9781845694.
CRUNDWELL, Frank K et al. Extractive Metallurgy of Nickel, Cobalt and Platinum Group Metals. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2011, ISBN 978-0-08-096809-4.
HAVLÍK,Tomáš. Hydrometalurgia, podstata a princípy. Košice:Emilena,2005 ISBN 80-8073-337-6.
LEŠKO, Michal. Tepelné zušlachťovanie nerastných surovín. Košice: VŠT Košice, 1985.
ŠPALDON, František. Chemické způsoby úpravy. Košice: VŠT Košice, 1980.
MOORE, J. J. and E. A. BOYCE. Chemical metallurgy. 2nd ed. Boston: Butterworths, 1990. ISBN 0408053690.
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 31