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MDM3001Flotation3+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Group study, Practical
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Cengiz DEMİR
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The course is intended to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental elements of flotation systems such as solid, liquid and gas phases, electrochemical potential, thermodynamics of interfaces. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to flotation applications on naturally floatable minerals, sulfide, oxide, silicate and salt type minerals.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : understand basic flotation principles, and flotation equipments1,2,3
LO - 2 : develop a detailed understanding of how flotation techniques are applied for a variety of oxide, sulphide and salt type minerals containing ores1,2,3
LO - 3 : develop skills to prepare conceptual process flowsheet for a particular ore1,2,3
LO - 4 : calculate mass balance in flotation circuits, formulate and solve engineering problems1,2,3
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Flotation techniques, ore and pulp properties, flotation machines, flotation circuits, auxiliary apparatus. Surface chemistry of flotation, Solid, liquid and gas phases, electrochemical potential, surfaces and interfaces, thermodynamics of interfaces, contact angles in three-phase systems. Flotation reagents, anionic and cationic collectors, non-ionizing collectors, control reagents, froths, interaction of reagents with minerals. Coagulation, flocculation and dispersion, aggregation with inorganic chemicals and organic polymers, selective flocculation. Flotation applications on naturally floatable minerals, sulfide, oxide, silicate and salt type minerals.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1General knowledge, the aim and contents of flotation, reference books, exams, midterm projects and evaluation of the lesson
 Week 2Importance of flotation, history and economics
 Week 3Preparation of the ores and flotation circuits
 Week 4Phases in flotation
 Week 5Flotation techniques, ore and pulp properties, flotation machines and equipments
 Week 6Reagents in flotation
 Week 7Surface chemistry in flotation
 Week 8Flotation of copper-lead-zinc ores
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Flotation of oxidized copper-lead-zinc ores
 Week 11Silicate minerals flotation
 Week 12Flotation of soluable and semi-soluable salt type minerals
 Week 13Evaluation of midterm projects
 Week 14Evaluation of midterm projects
 Week 15Evaluation of midterm projects
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Atak, S. 1982, Flotasyon ilkeleri ve uygulaması, İ.T.Ü. Maden Fakültesi, İstanbul.
2Kaya, M. 1991, Flotasyon El Kitabı-1, Anadolu Üniversitesi, Eskişehir.
3Fuerstenau, M.C., Miller, J.D., Kuhn, M.C., 1985, Chemistry of Flotation, SME/AIME, NewYork, USA
 
Recommended Reading
1Wills, B. A. 1979, Mineral Processing Technology, Pergamon Press, Oxford, England.
2Crozier, R. D. 1992, Flotation Theory, Reagents and Ore Testing, Pergamon Press, New York, USA.
3Glembotski, V. A. , Klassen, V. I. , Plaskin, I. N. , 1972, Flotation, New York, USA.
4Sutherland, K. L. , Wark, I. W. , 1955, Principles of flotation, Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Melbourne, Australia.
5Gaudin, A. M. 1957, Flotation, Mc Graw Hill, New York, USA.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 2 50
End-of-term exam 16 2 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 2 14 28
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 8 16
Arasınav 2 1 2
Uygulama 0 0 0
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 0 0 0
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 2 15 30
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 0 0 0
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load120