JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Overview

Course objectives:

• To learn and emphasize the Principles of Pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy and electrometallurgy.
• To learn scientific concepts of extraction and refining
• Obtain knowledge of equipment used in Pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy and electrometallurgy Course outcomes: At the end of the course the student will be able to:
• List out ore minerals for ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
• Discuss the principles of fire refining, liquation, distillation refining and zone refining.
• Examine the importance of slag chemistry in the extraction process.
• Recognize the importance of Ellingham diagrams and criteria required for reduction of metals.

UNIT - I

Introduction: Classification of ores. Basics of Pyrometallurgy, Calcination, Roasting and types of roasting.

UNIT - II

Sintering pelletisation and Smelting: Basic Principles with examples. Slags: Classification, properties and uses.

UNIT - III

Hydrometallurgy: Advantages and disadvantages. Flowchart. Principles and types of leaching. Solution purification by ion and solvent exchange. cementation.

UNIT - IV

Principles of electrometallurgy: Electro winning and Electro refining with typical examples.

UNIT - V

Fire refining, Distillation, liquation, and zone refining with some examples.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Non-Ferrous Extractive Metallurgy: H.S.Ray, K.P.Abraham and R.Sreedhar.
• 2. Principles of Extractive Metallurgy-Gosh

REFERENCE Books:

• 1. A text book of Metallurgy-A.R.Bailey. R18 B.TECH MME