Principles of Metal Production(I)
- Overview of Metals Production: History and Situation, Metal Market and Metal Compounds, Environmental Impacts of Metal Production, Flow Charts in Metal Production
- Applied concepts of chemistry / thermodynamic (equilibrium) and kinetic principles (rate and mechanism of production processes)
- Introduction and Classification of Different Metal Production Reactors, Basic Principles of Mass-Heat Balance and Stoichiometry
- Introduction to Mineralogy of Important Metal Compounds
- Physical Pre-treatments: Introduction to Processing and Concentration Techniques, Introduction to Agglomeration Techniques
- Chemical Pre-treatmens: Calcination and Roasting, Technological and Thermodynamic considerations (stability diagrams)
- Thermal Reduction: Thermodynamic technology and foundations, Elingham-Richardson diagrams, boudouard reaction, Carbothermic and boudouard reaction, Redduction with Metallothermic reaction and hydrogen gas
- Matt Melting and Reforming Processes: Application and Technology, Thermodynamic Foundations
- Physical and chemical properties of slag
- Thermal Refining and metal production: Metal / slag, gas / metal reactions, and metal / metal reactions in metal treatment
- Leaching as a Separation Process: Thermodynamic / Kinetic Considerations, Practical Methods
- Purification / Concentration / Purification of Aqueous Solutions: Chemical Sedimentation, Cementation
- Purification / Concentration / Purification of Aqueous Solutions: Solvent Extraction, and Activated Carbon
- Electrical Recovery (Electrowinning)
- Electrical Refining (Electrorefining)
- Iron and Steel Production Flow Chart: Blast Furnace and Alkaline Converter, Direct Reduction and Electric Arc Furnace
- Flowchart of Copper Production and Refining by Pyro-Hydrometallurgical Processes
- Production of Aluminum by Bayer Technique
- Zinc and Lead Production Flowcharts by Pyo-Hydrometallurgical Processes
- Innovative Techniques in the Production of Metals