COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES IN MINERAL PROCESSING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIN 5045 NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES IN MINERAL PROCESSING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing

Course Objective

Microwave radiation and ultrasound-vibration techniques have newly discovered in mineral processing engineering applications. Research over the use of microwaves and ultrasound has increased substantially in recent years. The technique has many unique advantages such as drying of coal, recovery of gold from low grade ores and tailings, extraction of rare earth elements, the retorting of soil shale and smelting of metals, soil remediation, waste processing and activated carbon regeneration. In this course, it is aimed to dedicate and develop further investigations of microwave techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability of learning microwave heating characteristics
2   Ability of learning microwavw radiation and ultrasound vibration techniques
3   Ability of learning recent improvements in microwave energy in mineral processing
4   Determination of enviromental engineering applications
5   Ability of making recent improvements in microwave energy in mineral processing and enviromental engineering applications

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and definition of microwave energy
2 Microwave heating characteristics
3 Recent improvements in microwave energy in mineral processing and environmental engineering applications
4 Recent improvements in microwave energy in mineral processing and environmental engineering applications
5 Treatment of minerals and wastes by means of microwave technique
6 Treatment of minerals and wastes by means of microwave technique
7 The effect of microwave energy and conventional heating on comminution, heating on soil remedation and waste processing
8 First mid-term exam
9 Applications of Microwave energy and conventional heating in extractive metallurgy and minerals liberation
10 Special working techniques, current microwave operations along worldwide, economical evaluation of microwave techniques, advantages and disadvantages
11 Introduction and definition of ultrasound and vibration
12 The use of ultrasonic treatment in mineral processing
13 The applications of vibration and sound in minerals and metals industries
14 The applications of vibration and sound in minerals and metals industries

Recomended or Required Reading

Akdağ, M., Batar, T., Ipekoğlu, Ü. Polat & M., Processing of Tincal and Colemanite
Ores by Decrepitation Method and Comparison with Wet Method in terms of Production
Cost , 6th Mineral Processing Semp., 1996, Kuşadası, Turkey

Batar, T., Akdağ, M., Kahraman, B. & Çelik, M. S., Dry Processing of Boron Minerals
for The Abatement of Environmental Pollution , 6th Balkan Conference, 1995, Ohri-

Batar, T., Kemal, M., Erdoğan, N. & Yavuz, A. S., The Evaluation of Furnace Dust of A
Sinterized Magnesite Plant and Elimination of Environmental Impacts , IXth

International Mineral Processing Symposium, Kapadokya, 2002, (Expanded Abstract).

Erdoğan N., Kaya M., Batar, T & Kahraman B.; Production of high purity MgCl2 from fine
magnesite waste dust , 10th Mineral Processing Semp., 2004, Çeşme, Türkiye.

Erdoğan, N., Kaya, M., Batar, T., Kahraman, B., Artık Manyezit Tozundan Yüksek
Saflıkta Sinter Magnezya Üretimi , Endüstriyel Hammaddeler Semp., 2004, IZMIR.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

PRESENTATITON + CLASSROOM DISCUSSION

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr.Turan BATAR
E-mail:turan.batar@deu.edu.tr / office phone: (232) 3017517

Office Hours

Monday, Tuesday 9:00 to 10:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 22 22
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 139

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.12232232
LO.2223223
LO.32422
LO.422222222222
LO.522222222222

CONTACT INFORMATION
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