COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOHYROMETALLURGY AND ACID MINE DRAINAGE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EES 5045 BIOHYROMETALLURGY AND ACID MINE DRAINAGE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EROL KAYA

Offered to

ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES-NON THESIS

Course Objective

1. Teaching application areas of bio-hydrometallurgy
2. Teaching mechanisms of formation of acid mine drainage, methods for treatment
3. Teaching tests to determine the existence of acid mine drainage
4. Teaching of bio processes and design bio reactors

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the history and basic definitions of bio-hydrometallurgy
2   Knows bio processes and design of bio reactors
3   Knows methods to treat mining wastes
4   Knows methods to treat acid mine drainage
5   Performs tests to determine the existence of acid mine drainage

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic definitions for bio-hydrometallurgy, its historical development and its future
2 Chemistry and electrochemistry of bio-hydrometallurgy
3 Design of bio-reactors
4 Leaching of heavy metals and trace elements from coal
5 Formation mechanisms of acid mine drainage
6 Tests to determine acid mine drainage
7 Preventing acid mine drainage
8 VISA 1
9 Treatment of acid mine drainage
10 Chemicals used for treatment of acid mine drainage
11 Role of microorganism for the formation of acid mine drainage
12 Examples of bio-hydrometallurgy from Turkey and World
13 Examples of acid mine drainage from Turkey and World
14 Economical evaluations

Recomended or Required Reading

*Suggested Sources for the Course:
Textbook(s):
Class notes

Subsidiary sources:
Karadeniz, M., 1996, Cevher Zenginleştirme Tesis Artıkları, Çevreye Etkileri Önlemler, Istanbul Ofset Basım Yayın San. Tic. A.Ş. (in Turkish).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical lectures
Presentations
Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam %25
Assignments %25
Final %50

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

erol.kaya@deu.edu.tr; 232 301 7514

Office Hours

Open door policy any time.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 4 15 60
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 163

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.14324
LO.23224
LO.34
LO.4322324
LO.542334