COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HYDROMETALLURGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MME 4031 HYDROMETALLURGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MURAT ALKAN

Offered to

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

The aims of this course are to give, information about hydrometallurgical processes and applied raw materials and their properties. Students will be familiarized with the pretreatment processes applied raw materials in order to extraction by hydrometallurgical processes, and concepts and their applications, in hydrometallurgical processes, related to thermodynamics and metallurgical thermochemistry process will be explained. The industrial applications of hydrometallurgical processes in extraction of some of the important metals will be introduced. The affects of hydrometallurgical processes on environment will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   be able to describe general characteristics of hydrometallurgical processes and basic concepts associated with hydrometallurgical processes
2   be able to describe stages and application techniques of hydrometallurgical processes
3   be able to apply principles of thermodynamics and metallurgical thermochemistry on hydrometallurgical processes
4   be able to explain industrial applications of hydrometallurgical processes by examples
5   be able to define basic concepts of environmental problems that may be revealed from of hydrometallurgical processes
6   be able to present orally and by writing a report about hydrometallurgical processes and/or an industrial application given

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, general characteristics of hydrometallurgical processes
2 Pretreatment of ores prior to hydrometallurgical processes,
3 Thermodynamics and kinetics of leaching,
4 Solvents and selection of solvents
5 Leaching techniques
6 Solid liquid separation and solution purification techniques
7 Midterm 1
8 Thermodynamics and kinetics of extraction of metals from leach liquors,
9 Extraction of metals by means of precipitation from leach liquors
10 Extraction of metals by means of ion exchange from leach liquors
11 Industrial applications of hydrometallurgical processes -
12 Midterm 2
13 Environmental effects of hydrometallurgical processes
14 Student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Unit Processes of Extractive Metallurgy, Robert D.PEHLKE, Elsevier Science Publishing Co., Inc., 0-444-00130-1, A.B.D., 1984
2. Process selection in extractive metallurgy, P.C. Hayes, Hayes Publishing Co., 0-9589197-0-4, Australia, 1985

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 RPT REPORT
4 ASG ASSIGNMENT
5 FIN FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.10 + MTE2 * 0.10 + RPT * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
7 RST RESIT
8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.10 + MTE2 * 0.10 + RPT * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Class participation, attendance and discussion, are important and expected, and will be included in overall evaluation. Learning outcome LO6, will be assessed by means of homework and by means of presenting orally and writing a report. Other learning outcomes will be assessed by means of exam questions.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Students are expected to be in the classroom before the instructor's presence, not to interrupt the lecture, be prepared with the lecture material, as well as to contribute to scientific discussions during the lecture and to participate efficiently in every assignment. Lectures and examinations are carried out with respect to regulation of Engineering Faculty of Dokuz Eylul University, named "Principles of Education and Examination Practice".

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Yrd. Doç. Dr. Murat ALKAN
Metalurji ve Malzeme Mühendisi

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Mühendislik Fakültesi
Metalurji ve Malzeme Mühendisliği Bölümü
Tınaztepe Yerleşkesi
35390 Buca - Izmir
Tel: 0232 301 7464
Faks: 0232 301 7452

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 6 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Midterm 2 1,5 4
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 105

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.13
LO.23
LO.354
LO.434
LO.55
LO.633