Copper smelting combined with slag cleaning
US4802916A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 7, 1986 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2006 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC22B15/0032
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for autogenously smelting sulfidic copper material in the presence of a calcareous flux in which slag cleaning to provide metallic copper is employed. Such metallic copper provided by slag cleaning is usefully employed as a coolant in the autogenous smelting operation.
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