COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PURIFICATION PROCESSES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
NNE 5027 PURIFICATION PROCESSES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AYŞEGÜL PALA

Offered to

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
M.Sc. Metallurgical and Material Engineering
Metallurgical and Material Engineering
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Metallurgical and Material Engineering

Course Objective

In most cases, metals/nonmetals and their ores occur in the earth as part of compound mixtures that also hold rocks, sand, clay, silt and other impurities. The first step in producing the metal/not metal ores for profitable use, consequently, is to separate the ore from gangue minerals with which it occurs. The term ore is used to describe a compound of a mineral that contains enough of that precious material to make it economically practical to extract from the compound. The degree of purification depends also on the applied methods. The general principles, techniques and methods of purification vary than metallic to non-metallic. In this course, the principles purification of metals/non metals, transition elements, refractory metals and rare earth elements will be given.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Provide students with physically-based foundational knowledge of mechanical and tribological behavior of interfaces at the atomic/molecular/nanometer scale
2   Illustrate the current research approaches to studying these problems in terms of experiments, theory, and computation
3   For background, to introduce the students to key macroscopic principles of tribology so that they can appreciate the differences and similarities with nanotribology
4   Also for background, to introduce students to the topics of crystallography (atomic structure and bonding) and the physical principles of surfaces
5   Enhance students appreciation of the current state and potential future impact of nanotechnology, and how nanomechanics and nanotribology are important for this

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Thermodynamic of oxygen in reactive metals
2 Thermodynamic of oxygen in reactive metals
3 Principles of metal purification and purity evalution
4 Principles of metal purification and purity evalution
5 Purification of base transition metals
6 Purification of base transition metals
7 FIRST MID-TERM
8 Purification of refractory metals
9 Purification of refractory metals
10 Purification of rare earth metals
11 Purification of rare earth metals
12 SECOND MID-TERM
13 PROJECT PRESENTATION
14 PROJECT PRESENTATION

Recomended or Required Reading

Y. Waseda and M. Isshiki, Purification Process and Characterization of Ultra High Purity Metals , ISBN 3-540-41322-7, Springer-Verlag Berlin, 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend and both the lecture and seminar hours and take part in the discussion sessions. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned for that week and presented to open a discussion session.

Practice + Quiz+Midterm Exam

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MD1 +MD2/2 * 0.35 + FN * 0.65


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

There will be 2 quiz during the term and if needed home works will be given

Assessment Criteria

All exams will be evaluated according to learning outcomes 1-5.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

At least %70 of attendance to lectures are compulsory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office tel: 301 1901
E-Mail: ugur.malayoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday: 10.00-12.00
Friday : 9.30-11.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Case study 1 5 5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 2 15 30
Final 1 20 20
Midterm 1 10 10
Quiz etc. 2 7 14
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 195

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.133
LO.2333
LO.333
LO.4333
LO.533