Metallurgy, Vol. 59 No. 3, 2020.
Preliminary communication
Research on the reduction of cooper slag using an alternative coal range
L. Blacha
orcid.org/0000-0001-5629-0455
; Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science, Katowice, Poland
J. Łabaj
orcid.org/0000-0001-5629-0455
; Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science, Katowice, Poland
M. Jodkowski
orcid.org/0000-0001-5629-0455
; Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science, Katowice, Poland
A. Smalcerz
orcid.org/0000-0001-5629-0455
; Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science, Katowice, Poland
Abstract
Blister copper smelting in a flash furnace results in the generation of slag with a Cu content greater than 15 percent. In the process of reduction in an electric furnace, coke or coke breeze is used as a carbon-bearing material. The presented work shows the results of studies on the reduction of the slag with a carbon flotoconcentrate as a substitute for coke breeze. The microstructure, chemical composition and phase composition of slag samples were analyzed. Based on the results of chemical composition of the Cu-Pb-Fe alloy and the post-reduction slag, it was shown that carbon flotoconcentrate might be considered as an alternative for currently used reducers.
Keywords
flash furnace; Cu-Pb-Fe; copper slag; carbon flotoconcentrate; reduction
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237030
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Publication date:
1.7.2020.
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