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
- characterise basic pre-requisites for development of processes of pyro-, hydro- and electrometallurgy
- apply basic theoretical knowledge from chemical and industrial processes to the production technologies of nonferrous metals
- formulate advantages and disadvantages of individual technologies
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:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Prezenční studium:
Zápočet: výpočtová písemka, vypracování a odevzdání laboratorních protokolů z laboratorních úloh, odevzdání semestrálního projektu na zadané téma.
Zkouška: absolvování testu (výsledky testu budou studentům sděleny po jeho vyhodnocení) a obhajoba semestrálního projektu na zadané téma s diskuzí k tématu.
Kombinované studium:
Zápočet: odevzdání zadaného semestrálního projektu a absolvování zápočtového testu (výsledky zápočtového testu budou studentům sděleny po jeho vyhodnocení)
Zkouška: obhajoba zpracovaného semestrálního projektu na zadané téma s diskuzí k tématu.
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