COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RECOVERY OF CERAMIC RAW MATERIALS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TCS 3021 RECOVERY OF CERAMIC RAW MATERIALS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Industrial Glass and Ceramics

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ECE KILINÇ AKSAY

Offered to

Industrial Glass and Ceramics

Course Objective

To teach the beneficiation of ceramic raw materials.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The aim and importance of ore beneficiation
2   Terms about ore beneficiation
3   The recovery techniques of ceramic raw materials
4   Ceramic raw materials beneficiation
5   The suitability of concentration of ceramic materials in ceramic industry

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The reasons for ore beneficiation
2 The ore beneficiation for ore preparation operations
3 The importance of comminution and liberation before ore beneficiation
4 The gravity separation techniques of ceramic raw materials
5 The physicochemical separation techniques of ceramic raw materials
6 The magnetic and electrostatic separation techniques of ceramic raw materials
7 The chemical and biological separation techniques of ceramic raw materials
8 Mid-term exam
9 The recovery of clay minerals
10 The recovery of feldspar minerals
11 The recovery of quartz minerals
12 The recovery of bauxite, talc and boron minerals
13 The recovery of magnesite, wollastonite, dolomite and perlite
14 The investigation of suitability of ceramic materials concentration and examples of plants

Recomended or Required Reading

Wills B.A., Napier-Munn, T.J., 2009, Mineral Processing Technology, s444.
Akar, A., 1987, Endüstriyel hammaddeler Zenginleştirme Yöntemleri, DEÜ yayınları, s.210.
Atak, S., 1990, Flotasyon: ilkeleri ve uygulaması. ITÜ yayınları, s222.
Önal, G., 1985, Cevher hazırlamada flotasyon dışındaki zenginleştirme yöntemleri, s227.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The lecturer of the course tries to give a technical skill with the training of mineral processing and beneficiation by straight narrative technique.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

I. Mid-term exam %50: To examine the theoretical and application information related to ore beneficiation.
II. Final exam %50: To examine the all learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Ece Kılınç Aksay, ece.kilinc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Midterm 1 1,5 2
0
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 70

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51