Unit 1 1.1. Metallurgy and its classification

8 lecture hours

• Classification of Metals: Ferrous and Non-ferrous 1.3
• Non-ferrous metals – classification and importance 1.4
• Source of metals – Ores and Minerals of Non-ferrous Metals 1.5
• Role of mineral processing for extractive metallurgy 1.6
• Extractive metallurgy and its Scope 1.7
• Extraction processes and their classification 1.8
• advantages, and disadvantages (or limitations) of pyrometallurgy
• hydrometallurgy, and electrometallurgy

Unit 2 2.1. Introduction and Principles of Pyrometallurgy

14 lecture hours

• Roasting and its types 2.3.4
• Smelting and its types 2.3.5
• Extraction of metal from sulphide ores 2.3.7
• Reduction of oxides: Carbothermic reduction
• Reduction by H2 or CO or both gases, and Metallothermic reduction 2.3.8
• Refining and its methods 2.2
• Introduction and Principles of Hydrometallurgy 2.3.1
• Leaching and its types 2.3.2
• Solvent extraction processes 2.3
• Introduction and Principles of Electrometallurgy 2.3.1
• Classification of electrometallurgy 2.3.2
• Electrochemical cell 2.3.3
• Half-cell reactions 2.3.4
• Faraday’s law – calculations and problems based on it 2.3.5
• Electrolysis of fused salts 2.3.6
• Electro refining 2.3.7
• Electro-winning metals from leaching solutions

Unit 3 Extraction of Metals from oxide ores

7 lecture hours

• Extraction of aluminum from its ore – Bayer and Hall-Heroult processes 3.2
• Flow sheet for the extraction of aluminum 3.3
• Extraction of Magnesium from its ore – Pidgeon process 3.4
• Flow sheet for the extraction of magnesium

Unit 4 Extraction of Metals from Sulphide Ores

• (Pyometallurgical and Hydrometallurgical extraction processes) 8 18 Program Name: Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Metallurgy Engineering Course / Subject Code: DI03021061 Course / Subject Name: Non-ferrous Extractive Metallurgy 4.1
• Extraction of copper from its ore 4.2
• Flow sheet for the extraction of copper 4.3
• Extraction of zinc from its ore 4.4
• Flow sheet for the extraction of zinc 4.5
• Extraction of lead from its ore 4.6
• Flow sheet for the extraction of lead

Unit 5 Extraction of Metals from Halide Ores

6 lecture hours

• Extraction of Uranium from its ore 5.2
• Flow sheet for the extraction of Uranium 5.3
• Extraction of Thorium from its ore 5.4
• Flow sheet for the extraction of Thorium

Unit 6 6.1. Sustainable development in non-ferrous metals production

2 lecture hours

• Challenges and limitations of sustainable development in non- ferrous metals production 6.3
• Utilization of metallurgical wastes in secondary metal production