637-3010/01 – Noble and Precious Metals (UVK)
| Gurantor department | Department of Non-ferrous Metals, Refining and Recycling | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Ivo Szurman, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Miroslav Kursa, CSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2014/2015 | Year of cancellation | 2019/2020 |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Student will be able to:
- formulate basic characteristic properties of this group of metals and their alloys
- select an optimum material for various areas of application from the viewpoint of their mechanical properties and interaction with the environment
- evaluate and propose optimum technologies for production of individual metals and their alloys
- evaluate or predict influence of individual technological parameters on production process, its efficiency and impacts on environment
- evaluate influence of possible impurities on service properties of metals and their alloys
- propose efficient refining processes for metals of this group
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Summary
Noble metals, or so called „precious metals“, comprise silver, gold and metals from the platinum group, which find extensive use in electrical engineering and micro- electronics. This concerns primarily electrical conductivity and constant quality of metal surface (Au). Refractory metals, such as W, Mo, Ta, Nb and others, are interesting for the area of vacuum technology. In the group of functional materials (magnetic materials, luminescent materials, etc.). some rare metals find their use. Students will acquire information on production of these metals, influence of admixtures on their properties, possibilities of their modifications and application in practice.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
- Preparation of semestral project on the given topic from the following areas: new pyro-metallurgical and hydro-metallurgical methods for preparation of noble metals, economic and environmental aspects; alloys for nuclear technology; alloys based on refractory metals, etc.
- The lecturer will inspect the project within 14 days after its presentation and results will be communicated to students by e mail or via IS.
- Passing of the credit test – results will be communicated to students after its completion.
E-learning
not evalaible
Other requirements
- Passing of the credit test – results will be communicated to students after its completion.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
· Characteristics of noble metals.
· Gold, silver and metals of platinum group.
· Overview of methods of production of these metals as by-products at production of copper, lead and nickel.
· Individual procedures for processing of raw materials for production of noble metals, amalgamation, cyanide leaching, new processing procedures, refining of noble metals.
· High-melting metals, characteristic features, influence on production technology, refining and processing of W, Mo, V, Ta, Nb, Ti, Zr and Hf.
· Metals of rare occurrence and lanthanides, properties, principles of their production and their application in practice.
· Naturally radioactive metals (U, Th) – characteristics. Properties, occurrence, processing methods, use in nuclear power engineering.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction