CHEM-E6180 - Fundamentals of Hydrometallurgy, Lecture, 5.9.2022-14.10.2022

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

After passing the course, student can:

describe the basic hydrometallurgical processes and technologies,

select leaching, solution purification and recovery methods based on properties of raw materials and the product,

evaluate the driving forces of a unit process and its kinetics,

knows the basics of flow-sheet modelling and is able to design and dimension a simple system in steady state condition

Credits: 5

Schedule: 05.09.2022 - 14.10.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jari Aromaa, Mari Lundström

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    General flowsheet of a hydrometallurgical process

    Unit operations in hydrometallurgy

    Factors affecting operation of unit processes

    Calculation of mass and energy balances

    Flow-sheet modeling with HSC Sim

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures

    Tutorials and exercises in a computer class

    Process selection case work in selected topics and report preparation

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures 12 h

    Tutorials and exercises 36 h

    Process selection case work 48 h

    Independent studies 39 h

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

    12 Responsible Production and Consumption

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
    2023-2024 Autumn I - II

    A course implementation may be cancelled if the number of students enrolled to the course implementation does not meet the required minimum of five students. In the case of cancelled course implementations, the students enrolled to them must be provided with an alternative way of completing the course or be advised to take some other applicable course.

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