Dept of Chemical and Metallurgical Eng
KMP015 Hydrometallurgy 6.0 ECTS credits
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General information about studying at Luleå University
TIMEPERIOD: Q III
LANGUAGE: Swedish
EXAMINER
Å Sandström Univ lekt
PREREQUISITES
KMK019
COURSE AIM
The coarse will give fundamental knowledge from a chemical as well as technical point of view regarding hydrometallurgical metal production from ores and concentrates. Teaching will be given on unit operations such as leaching, electrolysis, solvent extraction etc..
CONTENTS
The extent of each part is given in %.
Introduction (3%) Comparison of pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical process technology. Overview of hydrometallurgical unit operations and processes.
Hydrometallurgical phase diagrams (6%) Description of Pourbaix diagrams.
Leaching (44%) Overview of mineral raw materials suitable for leaching. Leaching theory, leaching methods and leaching systems. Laboratory: Leaching of a sulphide concentrate.
Solution treatment (32%) Methods of leach solution treatment: filtering, precipitation, cementation, ion exchange, solvent extraction. Laboratory: Solvent extraction.
Hydrometallurgical processes (15%) Description of hydrometallurgical applications. Environmental problems.
TEACHING
Lectures and compulsory laboratory exercises.
EXAMINATION
Approved laboratory reports and written exam with differentiated grades.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U,3,4,5
ITEMS AND CREDITS
Laboratory work 1.5 ECTS
Written exam 4.5 ECTS
COURSE LITERATURE
Compendium: Hydrometallurgi, Div. of processmetallurgy, Luleå, 1996. In Swedish.
REMARKS
Last modified 97-03-05
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