Mineral Raw Materials from Seawater

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Course objectives

Through the program of lectures the students master the knowledge of basic properties of seawater and methods of exploiting mineral raw materials from seawater.

Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course

Enrolled in or passed the course Exercises in Mineral Raw Materials from Seawater

Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes)

After passing the exam, students are expected to:
- explain and discern physical and chemical properties of seaware
- discern macro and micro constituents in seawater
- describe separation of certain salts at isothermal evaporation of seawater
- describe technological processes of extracting mineral raw materials (magnesium, sodium chloride, bromine and fresh water) from seawater

Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus)

1. week: Seawater – a source of mineral raw materials.
2. week: The basic properties of seawater.
3. week: Physical and chemical characteristics of the seawater.
4. week: Composition of seawater. Classification of components dissolved in seawater.
5. week: Concentration and chemical forms of elements in seawater.
6. week: Constant ratios of major components of seawater.
7. week: Minor components of seawater.
8. week: Isothermal evaporation of seawater and separation of certain salts.
9. week: The effect of climactic and other factors on the evaporation process.
10. week: Evaporation of concentrated sea bittern.
11. week: Possibilities of technological exploitation of seawater.
12. week: Extraction of common salt.
13. week: Extraction of bromine from seawater.
14. week: Recovery of magnesium and magnesium compounds from seawater.
15. week: Extraction of fresh water from the seawater – desalination processes.

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Student responsibilities

Attendance to lectures for 80% of the total number of hours.