METE306 CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES OF PRIMARY MATERIALS PROCESSING
| Course Code: |
5700306 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
4(4-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
6.0 |
| Department: |
Metallurgical And Materials Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. ABDULLAH ÖZTÜRK |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
| Prerequisite: |
Set 1: 5700202
, 5700204 |
| The course set above should be completed before taking
METE306 CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES OF PRIMARY MATERIALS PROCESSING . |
Course Content
Unit operations and unit processes in metallurgy. Overview of pyro, hydro, and electrometallurgical principles. Thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical reactions. Effects of concentration and temperature on rates of chemical reactions. Pretreatment, reduction, smelting and matte smelting processes with selected examples on the metallurgy of copper, iron, zinc and lead. Stoichiometric principles, charge calculations,and material balance. Heat balance; choice of reactions, with selected examples on nonferrous metals and ferrous alloys.
