653-3311/01 – Processing of Non-Ferrous Metals (VNK)
| Gurantor department | Department of Materials Engineering and Recycling | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Dr. Ing. Monika Losertová | Subject version guarantor | doc. Dr. Ing. Monika Losertová |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2022/2023 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Student should be able to do the following:
- classify nonferrous metals
- apply basic theoretical knowledge from physical chemistry, chemistry and theory of metallurgical processes to the processes for production of nonferrous metals
- characterise basic pre-requisites for development of processes of pyro-, hydro- and electrometallurgy
- classify varoius technologies
- evaluate optimum technological process for production of selected groups of metals
- formulate advantages and disadvantages of individual technologies
- apply findings at solution of technical problems
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Summary
Metals, their properties, technical classification, sources of raw materials for nonferrous metals.Characteristics of pyrometallurgical, hydrometallurgical and electrometallurgical procedures for processing of nonferrous metals. Bases of processes for preparing, refining and recycling 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
prezenční studium: výpočtová písemka, laboratorní úlohy (vypracování a odevzdání laboratorních protokolů);
absolvování zápočtového testu (výsledky zápočtového testu budou studentům sděleny po jeho vyhodnocení).
Semestrální projekt na zadané téma.
kombinované studium: absolvování zápočtového testu (výsledky zápočtového testu budou studentům sděleny po jeho vyhodnocení) a odevzdání zpracované semestrální práce na zadané téma.
E-learning
files and texts in TEAMS
Other requirements
test, written exam, laboratory protocols, seminary work
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 theri 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, nonferrous metallurgy products: slags, matte, speiss, crude metal.
5. Refining processes
6. Hydrometllurgy processes
7. Electrometallurgy processes
8. Technology, properties and application of heavy metals and their alloys (Cu, Pb, Zn)
9. Technology, properties and application of heavy metals and their alloys (Ni, Hg, Sn)
10. Technology, properties and application of light metals and their alloys (Al, Mg, Be and others)
11. Technology, properties and application of noble metals and their alloy (Au, Ag, Pt group metals)
12. Technology, properties and application of high temperature melting metals and their alloys (Ti, W, Mo)
13. Technology, properties and application of rare earth metals and their alloys Sc, Y, La and lanthanides)
14. Technology, properties and application of radioactive metals (U, Ac, Th, Ra, Fr, transuranium elements and transactinides)
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction