Syllabus

Principles of Extraction of Metals – I (Mineral Processing): Ore and ore body, parameters defining economy of ore processing, Liberation, communication, crushing, grinding, sizing, classification, Principles of minerals beneficiation such as heavy media separation, jigging, tabling, magnetic and electrostatic separation, Flotation, Solid – Liquid separation.
Principles of Extraction of Metals – II (Pyrometallurgy): Role of Ellingham diagram and phase stability diagrams, drying, calcinations, roasting and its types, smelting and its types.Principles of Extraction of Metals – III (Hydro & Electometallurgy): Principles of Leaching, simple dissolution, oxidative and reductive leaching, types of leaching in sites leaching, heap leaching, vat leaching, agitation leaching, pressure leaching, bio leaching solution extraction, ion exchange, Electrode potential, Electrochemical cell, electrochemical series, Eh – ph diagram. Faradays’ Law, Cell voltage, current density, current efficiency, Electro-winning, Electro refining, direct electowining, fussed – salt electrolysis.

Understanding the different ore processing methods,

Building concepts of the working of various mineral processing equipments.

Understanding the principles behind various methods of mineral processing,

Learn the various processes of extractive metallurgy, viz pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy and electrometallurgy

Build concepts of green processes of extraction and automation

Understanding of a metal extraction unit

Understanding of need for beneficiation of minerals, the principles involved and the vatiety of processes and equipments.

Concepts of metal extraction principles and processes for both ferrous and non ferrous metal.

Understand the means for green extractive processes.

Concept of plant automation and smart plant operations

H. S. Ray, R. Sridhar, K. P. Abraham, Extraction of Non-ferrous Metals, Affiliated East-West Press Pvt. Ltd. , The text book is designed to meet the needs of the undergraduate students and practising Metallurgists.,

M. Shamsuddin, Physical Chemistry of Metallurgical Processes, Willey , The book presents the physical chemistry aspects concerning chemical metallurgy with appropriate examples, as much as possible from various extractive metallurgical processes. A must for all the under graduate Metallurgists.

C. Bodsworth, Extraction and Refining of Metals, CRC Press , This reference book is designed to meet the needs of the undergraduate students and practising Metallurgists.

T. Rosenquist, Principles of Extractive Metallurgy, McGraw hill , This reference book is designed to meet the needs of the undergraduate students and practising Metallurgists.

Minerals engineering, https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/minerals-engineering

Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/ympm21