This unit covers the principles and practice of various metallurgical and analytical techniques including analytical that are commonly used in metallurgical plants and laboratories. The topics include metallurgical sampling, selective precipitation, X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS), Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES), UV-VIS Spectrophotometry and Infrared Spectrophotometry. -- Course Website