44418 - Processing and Benefication of Raw Materials and Residues Modulübersicht

Module Number: 44418 - module is no longer offered from WS 2011/12
Module Title:Processing and Benefication of Raw Materials and Residues
  Aufbereitung und Veredlung von Roh- und Reststoffen
Department: Faculty 4 - Environmental Sciences and Process Engineering
Responsible Staff Member:
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stollberg, Christian
Language of Teaching / Examination:English
Duration:1 semester
Frequency of Offer: Every winter semester
Credits: 6
Learning Outcome:Students will be able to:
- understand the basic principles of common mineral and ore-processing techniques used in nowadays mining and extractive metallurgy
- understand methods of particle characterisation and measurement and their implication for materials separation
- describe case studies dealing with utilization of mineral separation techniques in the niche of value-added materials recovery from secondary resources and treatment of technogenic wastes as well
- get acquainted in what the recycling and environmental protection industry could learn from the mineral industry
Contents:- historical background of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy
- changing scopes of mineral industry to meet recent challenges in materials conservation and recycling. European and world wide perspectives: economic and sociopolitical aspects
- preparation equipment and facilities used in raw minerals processing and their relevance to secondary resources and residues treatment
- methods for multi-scale characterisation of particlulate systems and their relevance to automation and process control in mineral industry
- principles of physical, physicochemical and chemical (hydrometallurgical) separation
- criteria for processing flow-sheet design in scenarios for treatment different raw/residual materials
- implication of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy methods for sustainable utilization of resource and enviromental protection
Recommended Prerequisites:None
Mandatory Prerequisites:None
Forms of Teaching and Proportion:
  • Lecture / 2 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Exercise / 1 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Practical training / 1 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Self organised studies / 120 Hours
Teaching Materials and Literature:Overheads, scripts, library resources (monographs, periodicals)
Module Examination:Unspecified - Specification from winter semester 2016/17 required!
Assessment Mode for Module Examination:Seminar, Exercise, Practical training, Excursion, end-off semester final exam (usually a written one)
Evaluation of Module Examination:Performance Verification – graded
Limited Number of Participants:None
Part of the Study Programme:
  • no assignment
Remarks:Responsible staff: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stollberg
Module Components:None
Components to be offered in the Current Semester:
  • no assignment