摘要 |
A process for continuously smelting and converting lead sulphide concentrates to molten lead or bullion in a furnace comprises introducing pelletized lead sulphide concentrate onto the surface of a molten bath in the furnace and smelting the same therein, introducing oxidizing gas into the furnace to convert the lead sulphide concentrates to molten lead, tapping off molten metallic lead, treating the slag in a slag fuming zone to reduce zinc oxide in the slag to zinc vapor, introducing an oxidizing gas above the slag in the slag fuming zone to oxidize the zinc vapor to zinc oxide fume, passing the fume to a fume collecting area and thereafter withdrawing substantially zinc free slag.
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