COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NATURAL ZEOLITES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEO 4197 NATURAL ZEOLITES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜLYA KAÇMAZ

Offered to

Geological Engineering (Evening)
Geological Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide knowledge on geology, mineralogy, occurrences and genesis of natural zeolites. Also, this course aims to provide understanding uses and importance of zeolites in industry.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn natural zeolites and their characteristic features
2   To be able to identify mineralogy of natural zeolites
3   To be able to define origin and occurrence of natural zeolites
4   To be able to comment chemical environment for zeolite occurrences
5   To be able to know the use and economic importance of zeolites

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General information on zeolites
2 Characteristic propertites of zeolite minerals Crystal structures and crystal chemistry of natural zeolites
3 The factors controlling the formation of the natural zeolites
4 Zeolite occurrences in various environments
5 Zeolite occurrences in various environments (continue )
6 Identification of natural zeolites by the analytical methods XRD and SEM-EDS etc. studies
7 One of known natural zeolite occurrence in Türkiye Alaçatı (Çeşme)
8 Midterm exam
9 Adsorption, ion-exchange and molecular sieve properties of zeolites
10 Application of zeolites In water and wastewater treatment
11 Utilization of zeolites building, medicine, agriculture and cement industry
12 The natural zeolite deposit in Türkiye and Word
13 Production and commercial properties of the natural zeolites in the Word
14 Effect of zeolites on human health

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
L. B. Sand and F. A. Mumpton, Eds., 1992, Natural Zeolites: Occurrence, Properties, Use p.353. Pergamon
Hülya Kaçmaz, 2001, Alaçatı (Çeşme) tüflerinin jeokimyasal özellikleri ve zeolitleşme, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Fen bilimleri Enstitüsü, Yüksek Lisans tezi
Supplementary Book(s):
Bish, D. L., Ming, D. W. (2001). Natural Zeolites: Occurrence, properties, applications
Mumpton, F. A. (1981). Mineralogy and Geology of Natural Zeolites. Reviews in Mineralogy, 4, Miner. Soc. Amer. 225p.
Natural Zeolites, Sofia '95: Proceedings of the Sofia Zeolite Meeting '95

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and assignment-presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.20 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.20 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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

Assessment Criteria

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4 and LO5 will be evaluated by assignment, the mid-term and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.kacmaz@deu.edu.tr
DEU Engineering Faculty, Department of Geological Engineering

Office Hours

Thursday 13.00-14.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 118

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.132
LO.24435432
LO.345452
LO.454355
LO.522

CONTACT INFORMATION
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