JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objective

The basic objective of the course is to introduce principles of various

types of unit process used for extracting industrially important metals

Course Outcome

Student will be in a position to ascertain the method of extraction of a

particular metal and also understands the importance of recovery of byproducts during extraction.

UNIT - I

Classification of ores, basics of pyrometallurgy, calcination, roasting, and type of roasting, thermodynamics of extraction

UNIT - II

Sintering Pelletisation and Smelting, basic principles with examples, Slags, classification, properties and uses

UNIT - III

Hydrometallurgy: advantages, and disadvantages, principles and types of leaching, solution purification by ion exchange and solvent extraction, cementation

UNIT - IV

Principles of electrometallurgy, electro winning and electro refining with typical examples

UNIT - V

Principles of fire refining, distillation, liquqation, zone refining with examples

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Extraction of Non-Ferrous Metals - HS Ray, KP Abraham and R. Sridhar
• 2. Principles of Extractive Metallurgy – Ghosh REFEREMCES:
• 1. Metallurgy – A R Bailey
• 2. Principles Of Extractive Metallurgy - J W Christian