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MTE 405 — Non-Ferrous Extractive Metallurgy

2 units · MTE department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Remove the misconception that metallurgical and materials engineering centres around iron and steel. The most important industrial metal/alloy and underscore the importance of non- ferrous metals like gold, silver, aluminium, copper, lead,
use the periodic table to study the behaviour of metals
demonstrate knowledge of the three fields of extractive metallurgy: pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy and electrometallurgy
properly grasp the theory and application of Ellingham diagram in pyrometallurgy, McCabe Thiele Diagram in hydrometallurgy and Pourbaix diagram in electrometallurgy
develop process flow sheets for extraction of common metals like aluminium, tin, copper, nickel, lead and zinc from their ores;
identify techno-economic and environmental challenges in non-ferrous metal extraction industry with a view to proffering appropriate solutions.

Course contents

Review of the Periodic Table; classification and sub-classification of extractive metallurgy. Pyro-metallurgy: Theory and application. Flow sheet development for lead, zinc, tin, gold and nickel. Hydrometallurgy Review: Theory and application flow sheet development for aluminium, copper, gold, silver and platinum group of metal (PGM). Electrometallurgy: Theory and application. Flow sheet development for gold and silver. Application of Ellingham diagram, McCabe Thiele diagram and Pourbaix diagram in pyro-metallurgy. Hydrometallurgy and electrometallurgy processing of minerals/metals respectively. Refining of metals with particular reference to gold, silver, copper and tin. Techno-economic and environmental issue in the design and operation of metal extraction and refining plants.

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MTE 405 — Non-Ferrous Extractive Metallurgy

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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