Course: Processing of Raw Materials

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Course title Processing of Raw Materials
Course code KANT/C595
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Košťál Petr, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Dohnalová Žaneta, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Raw material sources in the Czech Republic and in the world. Selected energetic materials in industry Transport of solids and liquids Disintegration of raw materials Size separation of materials Industrial separation processes Solid-liquid phase separation Filtration Theory of drying, industrial dryers Special techniques of raw materials treatment, ion-exchangers Separation from solutions - cementation, crystallization, precipitation Industrial water treatment Raw materials for high-tech applications

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Laboratory work
Learning outcomes
The graduate of the course obtains the knowledge of industrial processes and equipment used in processing of raw materials and other associated technologies. The seminars are focused on basic calculations of chemical industrial equipment and the tutorials deepen the practical knowledge of the graduate in selected technological processes.
The graduate of this course obtain basic knowledge of raw materials processes. He or she is able to select of appropriate industrial equipment and perform basic calculations of this equipment.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of general and inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry and chemical engineering.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Student performance assessment

Evaluation of laboratory reports. Oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • COUPER J. R. Chemical Process Equipment. Gulf Professional Burlington, 2005.
  • Jess A., Wasserscheid P. Chemical Technology. Wiley-VCH: Weinheim, 2013.
  • Kuchler M, Michálek J., Waradzin W. Zařizování závodů. Pardubice: VŠCHT, 1985.
  • MRNKA M., KUCHLER M., SCHRÖTTEROVÁ D. Komplexní zpracování nerostných surovin. Pardubice: VŠCHT, 1988.


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