COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ELECTROMETALLURGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MMM 4030 ELECTROMETALLURGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MURAT ALKAN

Offered to

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to explain the basic principles of electrochemistry, to introduce the basic relations and concepts of electrometallurgy; by giving application examples of electrometallurgical production processes, thermodynamic, kinetic and mathematical interpretation of applications and various calculations in applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the basic principles of Electrochemistry and Electrometallurgy
2   To explain the basic electrometallurgical processes used in the production of metals and to examine their applications.
3   To make thermodynamic, kinetic and mass balance calculations of electrometallurgical applications
4   To design an electrometallurgical manufacturing process.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to electrometallurgy, Basic concepts and principles
2 Electrolytes, chemical and electrical behavior
3 Faraday's Law, Eh-pH diagrams, technological aspects
4 Galvanic Cells
5 Electrolysis Cells
6 Electrowinning
7 Electrowinning industrial examples and designs
8 Electrorefining
9 Electrorefining industrial examples and designs
10 Molten salt electrolysis
11 Molten salt electrolysis industrial examples and designs
12 Electroplating and electrochemical surface treatments
13 Batteries and fuel cells
14 Electrometallurgy and Environment

Recomended or Required Reading

Popov, K., Djoki , S. S., & Grgur, B. (Eds.). (2002). Fundamental Aspects of Electrometallurgy. Springer Science & Business Media.
Free, M. L., Moats, M., Houlachi, G., Asselin, E., Allanore, A., Yurko, J., & Wang, S. (Eds.). (2012). Electrometallurgy 2012. John Wiley & Sons.
Bagotsky, V. S. (Ed.). (2005). Fundamentals of electrochemistry (Vol. 44). John Wiley & Sons.
Rieger P.H.,1993, Electrochemistry, 2nd Ed., Chapman & Hall, NY, USA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, exams and homeworks

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 * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-4 will be evaluated by the questions in both howeworks and exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Lectures and examinations are carried out with respect to regulation of Engineering Faculty of Dokuz Eylul University, named "Principles of Education and Examination Practice".

If the homeworks are cited without reference directly from another source or quoted directly from other students, the relevant study is excluded from the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Murat ALKAN
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Engineering,
Metalurgical and Materials Engineering
Tınaztepe Campus,
35160 Buca / IZMIR
Tel+90 232 3017464
E-mail: alkan.murat@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The student counseling hours are stated in the weekly course schedule at the door of the academic staff.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 9 9
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Project Preparation 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 96

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.15454433554
LO.254444432434
LO.334342
LO.444342