COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BENEFICIATION OF FINE PARTICULES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIN 5070 BENEFICIATION OF FINE PARTICULES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR EMINE ILKNUR CÖCEN

Offered to

Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing

Course Objective

The course provides information about the definition, special properties and recovery systems of fine particles in the mineral processing industry. A theoretical and practical understanding of advanced flotation techniques (flocculation, jet flotation, oil agglomeration, electro-flotation, ion flotation, micro-flotation, column flotation), advanced magnetic seperation techniques and multi-gravity systems is also provided.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To obtain convenient beneficiation methods for ultrafine particles
2   To generate appropriate flow sheet for ultrafine particles
3   To define parameters used in the experimental study conducted for ultrafine particles
4   To evaluate the results of those parameters
5   To perform the industrial application of the beneficiation method for ultrafine particles

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Flotation principles and applications
3 Advance flotation techniques (improved techniques for the flotation of fine particles)
4 Description, techniques, theory of column flotation, sizing of column flotation, the world-wide application of column flotation
5 Experimental studies to beneficiate the ores and coal by column and conventional flotation
6 Theory and definition of ion, microflotation and electro-flotation
7 Theory, definition and application of jet flotation
8 MIDTERM
9 Recent techniques and specific gravitational beneficiation methods Definition, technique and lab. study of multigravity separator with fine particles
10 Definition, technique and lab. study of Falcon gravity separator with fine particles
11 Definition, technique and lab. study of Knelson gravity separator with fine particles
12 Definition, technique and lab. study of magnetic beneficiation with fine particles
13 Definition, technique and lab. study of other gravimetric methods for fine particles
14 Industrial application of those methods

Recomended or Required Reading

Primary Reference: Somasundaran, P., Fine Paıticle Processing, Volume I II, The American Institute of Mining Metalurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Bal timore,1980
Fınch, J.A. and Dobby, G.S., Column Flotation, Pergonon Press,1989
Fuerstenau, M.C., Flotation Vol and II, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Inc., New York, 1976.
Castro Flores, S.H., Alevarez Moisan, Froth Flotation, Elsevier (Developments in Mineral Processing 9), Amsterdam 1988.
Mavtos, P., Matis, K.A.,5.Innovation in Flotation Technology, Kluwer Academic Publishers, London, 1991.
Somasundaran, P., 6. Advances in Mineral Processing, SME, Littleton,1986.
Gaudin, A.M., Flotation, McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc. New York, 1978.
Leja, J., Surface Chemistry, Chemistry of Froth Flotation, Plenum Press, New York, 1983.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Scientific discussion, presentation, assignment, laboratory study, follow-up report.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 +ASG * 0.35 +FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 +ASG * 0.35 +RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The evaluation will be performed by the responses to the questions asked during the course. EC 2-EC 3 and EC4 evaluation will be conducted with the follow-up reports of lab. studies. The rest of EC will be evaluated by the related questions asked in the exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

All class members are expected to attend and both the lecture and seminar hours and take part in the discussion sessions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Mining Engineering Department
Floor:1 Room:209
Tel: (232) 301 75 08
e-mil: ilknur.cocen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday- 10:30-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 2 25 50
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for tutorial exam 3 5 15
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 146

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
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LO.24344444443
LO.3444342
LO.444444344344
LO.54445544444

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