Raw Materials and Waste Processing II

Code:

EMG0029

Acronym:

TMP II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Technology and Applied Sciences

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L.EMG	11	Plano de estudos oficial a partir de 2008/09	3	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese
Obs.: Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

-Knowledge:Knowledge of basic sciences (chemistry, physics) applied to the characterization of particulate systems; - Comprehension: Recognize, describe and identify the unit operations involved in concentration of ore. - Application: To discriminate the field of application of different technologies: to select the most appropriate technology for a particular case. - Analysis: To calculate the materials balance in steady-state using analytical, numerical and graphical methods for each unit operation. - Synthesis: Create and organize coherent process flowsheets for each unit operation and for the process as a whole. Evaluation: Compare different process alternatives

Learning outcomes and competences

Knowledge of the different unit operations in processing raw materials. Concentration

Working method

Presencial

Program

Gravity concentration: Introduction. Principles of gravity concentration. Gravity separators. Jigs. The jigging action. Types of jig. Pinched sluices and cones.Spirals. Shaking tables.Pneumatic tables. duplex concentrator. Mozley Laboratory Separator. Centrifugal concentrators.
Dense medium separation: The dense medium. Liquids. Suspensions. Separation vessels. Gravitational vessels. Centrifugal separators. DMS circuits. Typical dense medium separations. Laboratory heavy liquids test.
Froth Flotation: Introdution. Principles of flotation. Classification of minerals. Reagents. Collectores: anionic and cathionic. Frothers. Regulators. Activators. Depressants. The importance of pH. The importance of pulp potential. Basic flotation circuits. Flotation machines.
Magnetic separation: Introduction. Magnetic separation. Types of magnetic separator. Low-intensity magnetic separation. High- intensity separators. High-gradient magnetic separators. Superconducting separators.
Electric separation. Introduction. Electrostatic separation. Types of electrostactic separator.
Ore Sorting

Mandatory literature

Mário Rui Machado Leite; Tratamento de Matérias Primas e Residuos. Processos de concentração, 1986
Barry A. Wills; Wills´s Mineral Processing Technology, Tim Napier-Munn, 2006. ISBN: 0-7506-4450-8

Complementary Bibliography

Fuerstenau, Maurice C.,; Principles of mineral processing /. ISBN: 9780873351676

Teaching methods and learning activities

THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL CLASSES - Presentation of the main concepts and its technological application. APPLICATION CLASSES - Resolution of selected problems. LABORATORIAL CLASSES - The laboratory assignment comprises a report.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Trabalho laboratorial	15,00
Teste	30,00
Participação presencial	5,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	22,00
Estudo autónomo	88,00
Frequência das aulas	39,00
Trabalho laboratorial	13,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Students have to be present in at least 75% of the theoretical-practical and  laboratorial practical class taughtand reach minimum grade of 7 out of 20 in continuos assessement

Calculation formula of final grade

AC - Continuous assessment - 50%
FA - Final exam - 50%

The continuous assessement will be calculated using the formula:

AC = 0,15*laboratory reports + 0,05* attendance + 0,30* assessment test

Final Grade (NF) will be calculated using the formula:

NF =0,5*AC+0,5*NT

To complete the course unit, students have to reach a minimum grade of 7 out of 20 in  Final Exam.

Examinations or Special Assignments

For the students that are not available to realize continuous evaluation, final grade will be equal to the final exame grade.

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with UP/FEUP rules

Classification improvement

Students may only improve their grades by attending a final exam. Students may not improve the grade of the continuous assessment component.