MDN706 - SURFACE CHEMISTRY and FLOTATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURFACE CHEMISTRY and FLOTATION | MDN706 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof.Dr. Zafir EKMEKÇİ | |||||
| Course objective | To teach surface chemistry and electrochemistry of sulfide minerals. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Electrochemical characteristics of sulfide minerals, surface characterisation with electrochemical techniques, Drawing and evaluation of Eh-pH diagrams, chemistry of milling, measurement and control of electrochemical potential in flotation. | |||||
| References | Abramov, A.A. andAvdohin, V.M.,Oxidation of Sulfide Minerals in BeneficiationProcesses, 1997, Gordon andBreach Science Publishers. Fuerstenau, M.C.,Jameson, G, Yoon, R-H (Eds), FrothFlotation: A Century of Innovation, 2007, SME. Greet, C.J. (Eds), FlotationPlantOptimisation, AusIMM. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Electrochemical properties of sulfide minerals |
| Week 2 | Electrochemistry in sulfide mineral research-I |
| Week 3 | Electrochemistry in sulfide mineral research-II |
| Week 4 | Identification of surface species using electrochemical techniques-I |
| Week 5 | Identification of surface species using electrochemical techniques-II |
| Week 6 | Construction of Eh-pH Diagrams |
| Week 7 | Midterm exam-I |
| Week 8 | Evaluation of Eh-pH Diagrams |
| Week 9 | Galvanic interaction models |
| Week 10 | Chemistry of milling |
| Week 11 | Monitoring electrochemical potential and control in flotation-I |
| Week 12 | Monitoring electrochemical potential and control in flotation-II |
| Week 13 | Case Studies |
| Week 14 | Midterm exam-II |
| Week 15 | Preparation to final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 5 |
| Presentation | 1 | 5 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 40 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 4 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 12 | 9 | 108 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 30 | 60 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 31 | 132 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. An ability to design, solve and improve the problems related to mining engineering by using extensively the basic and engineering sciences. | X | ||||
| 2. An ability to develop a new view, scientific method, design or application which innovate in the field of mining engineering or an ability to apply a known view, scientific method or design to the field of mining engineering. | X | ||||
| 3. An ability to design, apply, conclude and supervise an original research process related to mining engineering. | X | ||||
| 4. An ability to reach new knowledge in the field of mining engineering and to assess them systematically. | X | ||||
| 5. An ability to publish the outcomes of the academic studies related to the field of mining engineering in reputable academic environments. | X | ||||
| 6. An ability to assess scientific, technological, social and cultural developments and to transfer them to public by considering scientific objectivity and ethical responsibility. | X | ||||
| 7. An ability to assess, synthesis and analysis critically the views and developments in the field of mining engineering. | X | ||||
| 8. An ability to communicate verbally and in written form with the colleagues in the field of mining engineering and in wider scientific and social environments and to defend her/his own views. | X | ||||
| 9. An ability to make leadership in environments in which original and interdisciplinary problems are solved. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest