A method of smelting a nickel intermediate product in a smelter that contains a molten bath of metal and slag to produce a nickel product, the method comprising supplying the nickel intermediate product and a solid reductant to the smelter and smelting the nickel intermediate product to produce molten nickel, and controlling the chemistry of the slag so that the slag has (a) a high solubility for elements and compounds in the nickel intermediate product that are regarded as contaminants in the nickel product and (b) a liquidus temperature in the range of 1300-1700 C.
申请公布号
AU2009214830(B2)
申请公布日期
2014.03.20
申请号
AU20090214830
申请日期
2009.02.12
申请人
BHP BILLITON INNOVATION PTY LTD
发明人
RATCHEV, IVAN;CAFFERY, GRANT;OLIVARES, RENE IGNACIO;RIGBY, GREGORY DAVID