摘要:
In a pyrometallurgical smelting method of copper, the copper-ore and auxiliary fuel, such as carbonaceous material, is blown through an ore-concentrate burner into a reaction shaft. In an improved pyrometallurgical smelting of copper, the carbonaceous material is used to reduce the Fe.sub.3 O.sub.4 contained in the slag. The present invention provides an improved method for reducing the Fe.sub.3 O.sub.4 even in a case at a decreased amount of auxiliary fuel is to be decreased. The carbonaceous material is blown into a lower portion of the reaction shaft where the oxygen partial pressure is low.
摘要翻译:在铜的火法冶炼方法中,将铜矿石和辅助燃料(例如碳质材料)通过精矿燃烧器吹入反应轴。 在铜的改进的火法冶炼中,碳质材料用于还原炉渣中所含的Fe 3 O 4。 本发明提供了减少Fe 3 O 4的改进方法,即使在减少辅助燃料量的情况下也是如此。 碳质材料被吹入氧分压低的反应轴的下部。
摘要:
Processes for providing an inert gas protective atmosphere during shut down periods of a copper melting shaft furnace are described. Upon shut down of the furnace, liquid nitrogen is introduced into the furnace interior and forms gaseous nitrogen upon vaporization. A two-stage process is employed with the initial introduction of liquid nitrogen at a high rate to flush out all oxygen bearing atmospheres from the furnace, followed by the introduction of liquid nitrogen at a lower rate sufficient to maintain the protective nitrogen atmosphere.
摘要:
The processes of the present disclosure can comprise feeding a furnace with a raw material chosen from a copper-containing material, a nickel-containing material, a cobalt-containing material and mixtures thereof. These materials can be quite complex and contain various levels of impurities and valuable metals (base metals, precious metals, platinum group metals, minor metals). The processes allow the volatilization of arsenic and indium contained therein, thereby obtaining a material at least partially depleted in at least one of arsenic and indium, wherein before volatilizing the material, composition of the material is optionally modified so as to obtain a ratio % S/(% (Cu/2)+% Ni+% Co) of about 0.5 to about 2. The processes can comprise feeding a melting device with the depleted material, and with a source of carbon in order to obtain a multi-layer product and an off gas, wherein before melting the depleted material, the depleted material composition is optionally modified so as to obtain a ratio % S/(% (Cu/2)+% Ni+% Co) of about 0.5 to about 2. While one of the main purposes of the processes of the present disclosure is to recover Cu, Ni and Co from complex materials, it also provides a means of recovering several other metals, including In, Ge, Pb, Bi, precious metals and platinum group metals. Cu, Ni, Co and other metals are conveniently recovered in different products from the processes (gaseous, dust, slag, matte, speiss and metal).
摘要:
Disclosed is an improved high velocity dual fuel burner and a method for firing a vertical shaft metal melting furnace with gaseous or liquid fuel in which the burner nozzle is adapted to mix and ignite both types of fuels alternately or in combination by means of three concentric nozzles including a central oil spraying nozzle, an intermediate nozzle to supply natural gas and an outermost nozzle to supply combustion air.
摘要:
Disclosed is an integrated system for continuously melting and refining secondary and blister copper to produce and continuously cast anode grade copper comprising: continuous melting of secondary and blister copper in an optional fuel vertical shaft furnace; continuously or semicontinuously skimming initial slag from the surface of the melted copper in a slag vessel as it drains from the shaft furnace; collecting a reservoir of molten copper in a holding furnace capable of controlling its temperature and subsequent flow; adding fluxes to the molten copper; directing the molten copper into an oxidation vessel where the molten copper and impurities are oxidized; transferring the oxidized and fluxed molten copper to a second slag vessel where slag is skimmed from its surface; flowing the oxygen rich molten copper into a reduction vessel where oxygen content is reduced; collecting a supply of refined molten copper in a final holding vessel; continuously passing the refined molten copper through a filtering ladle containing ceramic foam molten copper filters; and continuously supplying refined and filtered molten copper to a casting ladle which continuously casts the refined and filtered molten copper into anodes of suitable quality for electrorefining or into a cast product not requiring electrorefining.
摘要:
Use of a shaft kiln in continuous smelting and refining of cement copper is made possible with a mix preheater, a refined gas preheater, an air preheater, an air mix feeder and forehearths for cement oxidation and reduction, and wherein oxidation is achieved by injecting oxidant gases and reduction by injecting preheated petroleum gas, subsequent to having placed a layer of charcoal on the smelt.
摘要:
A method is provided for producing blister copper from calcined copper-iron sulfide concentrates wherein the calcine containing copper ferrite is mixed with particulate carbonaceous reducing agent and charged into a smelting furnace, slag-forming ingredients being also added to slag off iron oxide. The charge, in the form of a shallow bed, is smelted by applying heat whereby the temperature is raised to above the melting point of copper, the copper oxide being selectively reduced to form blister copper, the iron oxide being reduced to form substantial amounts of ferrous oxide, the iron oxide combining with SiO.sub.2 present in the charge to form a slag and assure a low-iron copper product. Following reduction of the copper to molten blister copper, it is separated from the slag for further purification treatment, the slag being further treated when necessary to recover contained copper therefrom.