After successfully completing this course the student will be able to;
- Apply thermodynamic principles to high-temperature chemical systems and processes;
- Explain why a given established process or sequence of processes is used in production of iron, lead, zinc, copper and nickel;
- Consider alternative processes for production of a metal from a source which may range all the way from ore to waste of a different process and evaluate the thermodynamic feasibility of each alternative;
- Consider how a thermodynamically feasible process can be conducted and decide
- on the requirements to be met by the materials and the reactor to be used,
- determine what the important operating parameters are and how these parameters affect the process and the product.