Detailed contents

Introduction (1 week)

  • Raw materials : Defintion and examples.
  • Basic criteria for selecting raw materials : Economic, Technical, Availability, Hygiene and Safety, Cost considerations.

Chapter I : Cements (2 weeks)

  • Introduction.
  • Lime and its production.
  • Gypsum plaster.
  • Cement: Types of cement, chemical composition, and Portland cement manufacturing.
  • Chemical composition of Portland cement.
  • Setting and hardening of Portland cement.
  • Heat of hydration of cement.
  • Special cement.

Chapter II. Glass and Ceramics (2 weeks)

  • Introduction.
  • Glass manufacturing and types of glass.
  • Clay plasticity, white paste, glazing, and applications.
  • Earthenware, stoneware, and optical fibers.

Chapter III. Industrial Production of Sulfuric Acid (3 weeks)

  • Production of sulfur dioxide.
  • Conversion of SO₂ to SO₃ (thermodynamics, kinetics, and converter calculations).
  • Absorption of SO₃.
  • Manufacturing process and environmental aspects (flow sheets).

Chapter IV. Industrial Production of Phosphoric Acid (3 weeks)

  • Dry process.
  • Wet process.
  • Construction materials and phosphates.

Chapter V. Ammonia Production (3 weeks)

  • Preparation of synthesis gas.
  • Equilibrium, kinetics, catalysts, and reactor technologies.
  • Process flow diagrams.

Chapter VI. Major Metallurgical Processes (1 week)

  • Metallurgy of key metals (Fe, Al, Cu, Ti, Mg, etc.).

 

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