Extraction of Non Ferrous Metals
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The official GTU curriculum for Extraction of Non Ferrous Metals (subject code 2152107) as prescribed for Metallurgy · Semester 5 divides the course into 5 units, covering 41 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2152107)Unit 1 General
- World and Indian scenario of important non-ferrous ores and mineral deposits
- Non-ferrous metallurgical industry in India
Unit 2 Aluminium
- Extraction of Aluminium: Bayer's process for production of alumina
- Hall-Heroult process
- synthesis of Cryolite
- electrolytic reduction cell
- Electrolytic refining of aluminium
- Methods for treating low grade ores
- Newer process for Aluminium production: ALCOA Process
- TOTH Process
- ALCAN Process
- Aluminium production in India
Unit 3 Copper
- Pyrometallurgical extraction of copper
- Refining of copper
- Recovery of Precious metals from Anode slime
- Newer process for Copper extraction Flash smelting
- WOCRA Process
- Noranda Process
- Mitshubishi Process
- TORCO Process
- Hydrometallurgical process for production of primary copper
- Copper production in India
Unit 4 Nickel
- Pyro metallurgical extraction of Nickel: Extraction of Nickel from sulphide and oxide ores
- Hydro metallurgical extraction of Nickel
- Lead: Applications
- Extraction of lead
- Modern development in lead smelting
- Lead production in India
- Zinc: Applications
- Pyro metallurgical and Hydro metallurgical extraction of zinc
- Imperial smelting process
- Zinc from lead slag by slag fuming
- Zinc production in India
- Treatment of complex sulphide of lead
- copper and Zinc
- Tin: Applications
- Extraction and Refining of Tin
- Magnesium: Applications
- Extraction and refining of magnesium: Pidgeon Process
- Magnesium production in India
Unit 5 Precious metals
- Silver and Platinum: Properties and Applications of