COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ABDULLAH SEYRANKAYA

Offered to

Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing

Course Objective

The process of froth flotation is extensively used in Mining Mineral, Metallurgical and chemical industries for separation and selective concentration of metallic industrial minerals, coal and other solids. The importance of Flotation Technology is chiefly due to the ease with which it can be made selective and versatile and to the economy of the process. Since 1960, when the dissolved air process, which has already had some success in the pulp and paper industry was applied to water and waste-water treatment. This course will teach flotation technology as well as flotation kinetics and modeling. Also the investigative techniques of the laboratory and plant will be described, followed by the applications of flotation in the mineral industry and the other fields (water/waste-water treatment, pharmaceuticals and food industries).

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Fuerstenau, M.C. (1976). Flotation, vol: I and II, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Inc., New York.
2. Castro Flores, S.H., Alevarez Moisan, (1988). Froth Flotation, Elsevier (Developments in Mineral Processing 9), Amsterdam.
3. Mavtos, P., Matis, K.A., (1991). Innovation in Flotation Technology, Kluwer Academic Publishers, London
4. Gaudin, A.M., (1978). Flotation, McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc. New York
5. Leja, J., (1983). Surface Chemistry, Chemistry of Froth Flotation, PLENUM PRESS, New York
6. Somasundaran, P., (1986). Advances in Mineral Processing, SME, Littleton
7. Rao, S.R. (Revised Edition), (2004). Surface Chemistry of Froth Flotation, First Edition by Leja, J., vol:1-2, Second Edition, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publisher, New York
8. Weiss, N.L. (editor-in-Chief), (1985). SME Mineral Processing Handbook, Society of Mining Engineers of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Inc. New York.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Class presentation and discussion, Team works, laboratory applications, Reports of analyses results, Project presentation, Individual assignment

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1-5: Mid-term exam, Laboratory and Reports, Project presentation
6-7: Final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdullah SEYRANKAYA: a.seyrankaya@deu.edu.tr Tel: +90 232 301 7519
Prof. Dr. E. Ilknur CÖCEN: ilknur.cocen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes