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Title of the course

MM 320 :  Process Metallurgy Principles  

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Credit structure

L          T          P          C

2           1          0           6

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Pre-requisite, if any

None

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Course content

Particle size: definitions, determination, size reduction methods. Example: grinding. Separation methods, thickeners, cyclones, filters, froth flotation. Thermodynamic stability diagrams: Roasting. Structure and properties of slags. Liquid metallic solutions: change of standard states, activity interaction parameters. Extraction of copper and aluminium. Leaching, solvent extraction, ion exchange, precipitation. Electrowinning. Material and Heat Balance. Refractories.

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Texts/References

E.G. Kelly and D.J. Spottiswood, Introduction to Mineral Processing, John Wiley, New York, 1982.

T. Rosenquist, Principles of Extractive Metallurgy, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1974.

H.S. Ray, R. Sridhar and K.P. Abraham, Extraction of Nonferrous Metals, Affiliated East-West Press, New Delhi, 1985. 

M.C. Fuerstenau and K.N. Han, Principles of Mineral Processing, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME), Colorado, 2003.

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Instructor(s) name

N.K.Khosla