Important pyrometallurgical processes such as roasting, smelting and refining are examined through consideration of (1) thermodynamic and kinetic interactions which occur among important individual phases present during pyrometallurgical processes (i.e. gases, solids, metals, mattes and slag); (2) fluid dynamics, heat-transfer and mass transfer characteristics of these processes; and (3) different reactors and techniques used to carry out these processes. Reference is made to industrial practice for production of materials such as copper, nickel, zinc, lead, gold, aluminium, iron and steel. -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Richard Durham
Prerequisites: [CHPR3412 Extractive Metallurgy—Principles (formerly MATE3412) or ENRL1131 Introduction to Extractive Metallurgy (EXM131 Murdoch)] and ENRL2207 Thermodynamics [PEC201 Murdoch] or equivalent
