Principle and Application of Extractive Metallurgy Syllabus for B.Tech 8th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Principle and Application of Extractive Metallurgy in Engineering B.Tech (R13) sixthsem is as follows
OBJECTIVES:
To provide a broad idea about various resources of metals, different extraction procedures and feasibility predictions for metallurgical reactions.
UNIT : I PYROMETALLURGY [10 Hours]
Sources of metals, unit processes of metal extraction- Pyrometallurgical Processes – Principles of drying, calcinations, agglomeration, roasting – roasting techniques, predominance area diagrams. Principles of smelting and converting. Ellingham diagrams. Carbothermic, Hydrothermic and Metallothermic reductions.
UNIT II: HYDRO METALLURGY [10 Hours]
Principles of hydrometallurgy, advantages, properties of good solvent. Preparation of ore for leaching, leaching methods recovery of metal from liquor, solvent extraction, ion exchange, pressure leaching, gaseous reduction of metals in aqueous solutions, material leaching, recycling of leach liquor.
UNIT III : ELECTROMETALLURGYAND REFINING [10 Hours]
Aqueous and fused salt electrolysis. Principles of electro refining and electro winning of metals, Purification of crude metals produced in bulk, distillation, liquation, solvent extraction, fire refining. electrolytic refining, and zone refining – examples
[TOTAL : 45 PERIODS]
OUTCOMES: Explain different stages in Electro metallurgy
- Use the principles of pyro, Hydo and Electro for extraction
- Explain the steps of Metal ores.
TEXT BOOKS:
- Ray. H.S., Sridhar R., Abraham. K P., “Extraction of Non Ferrous Metals”, Affiliated East – West Press Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 1990.
- Terkel Rosenquist, “Principles of Extractive Metallurgy”, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill International Book Co. London, 1983.
REFERENCES:
- Ray. H S., and Ghosh A., “Principles of Non-ferrous Extractive Metallurgy”, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 1994.
- Pehlke.R.D., “Unit Processes in Extractive Metallurgy”, American Elsevier Publishing Co., New York, USA, 1993.
- Venkatachalam.S., “Hydrometallurgy”, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi. 1998.
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