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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Kharagpur

Classification of Metals, Import Uses of Metals, Overview of the Routes of Metal extraction and Refining

rushing and Grinding (Liberation), Screening and Classification, Solid-Liquid Separation, Automated Sorting

Unit Processes for Physical Concentration of Minerals: Gravity Separation, Magnetic Separation, Electrostatic Separation, Froth Flotation

Classification and Use of Fuels in Metallurgical Processes, Characterization of Fuels, Coke-Making, Flame Temperature Calculation

Types of Metallurgical Furnaces, Fuel Utilization in Furnaces, Heat Exchanger, Furnace Refractories, Agglomeration of ore

Unit Processes for Chemical Treatment of Ores: Calcination, Roasting, Thermodynamics of Roasting: Predominant Area Diagram (PDA)

Unit Process for Reduction: Smelting, Thermodynamics of Reduction, Application in Iron, Zinc, Lead, Tin, Mg extraction

Unit Process for Extraction from Sulfides: Matte Smelting, Conversion, Application to Copper and Nickel Extraction, Flash Smelting, Continuous Conversion

Unit Process for Halide-metallurgy and Refining: Kroll Process; Refining of Lead, Iron, Copper, Titanium, Uranium, Silicon; New Methods of Extraction and Refining

Unit Process in Hydrometallurgy: Leaching, solvent extraction, ion-exchange, adsorption on charcoal, reduction of ions in solutions, application in Gold, Nickel, Alumina

Unit Process in Electrometallurgy: Electrolytic Cell Reduction and Refining, Application in Aluminum; Environmental Concern and Sustainable Metal Extraction