637-2002/01 – Fundamentals of Non-Ferrous Metals Processing (ZVNK)
| Gurantor department | Department of Non-ferrous Metals, Refining and Recycling | Credits | 6 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Dr. Ing. Monika Losertová | Subject version guarantor | doc. Dr. Ing. Monika Losertová |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2014/2015 | Year of cancellation | 2021/2022 |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Student should be able to do following:
- define basic characteristics of nonferrous metals
- classify and explain important processing technologies
- define and clarify fundamental process parameters affecting metal processing
- formulate advantages and disadvantages of individual technologies
- apply basic theoretical knowledge from physical chemistry, chemistry and theory of metallurgical processes to the processes for production of nonferrous metals
- characterize basic presumptions of the flow of pyro-, hydro- and electrometallurgy processes
- apply findings at solution of technical problems
- ptimize process parameters of preparing selected metals
- evaluate optimum technological process for production of selected groups of metals
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Other activities
Summary
Fundamental overview of non-ferrous metals, their properties, technical classification, sources of raw materials.Fundamentals of pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy and electrometallurgy. Fundamentals of processing and refining of heavy, light, noble, refractory, radioactive and rare earth metals. Alloys of nonferrous metals - basic properties and applications.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Absolvování zápočtového testu – s výsledky jsou studenti seznámeni bezprostředně po absolvování a opravě testů.
E-learning
not available
Other requirements
monitoring of other information sources in the domain of characterization and application of materials; semestral work of 15-20 pages on the topic of domain of production and application of nonferrous metals.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Technical classification of nonferrous metals, their typical properties, applications of pure metals and their alloys in modern industry
2. Raw materials for metallurgy, importance of secondary raw materials and recycling
3. Thermodynamics and kinetics of pyrometallurgy processes of nonferrous metals, thermal dissociation, roasting, reduction, chlorination, Kellog´s and Ellingham´s diagrams
4. Melting processes, nonferrous metallurgy products: slags, matte, speiss, crude metal, refining processes
5. Hydrometallurgy and electrometallurgy processes
6. Technology, properties and application of heavy metals (Cu, Ni, Pb, Co and Sn)
7. Technology, properties and application of light metals (Al and Mg)
8. Technology, properties and application of noble metals (Au, Ag, and Pt group metals)
9. Technology, properties and application of high temperature melting metals (Ti, W, Mo)
10. Technology, properties and application of rare metals and lanthanoides (Sc, La and lanthanoides)
11. Technology, properties and application of radioactive metals (U)
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction