PROCESS OF RECOVERING VALUABLE METAL

摘要

PURPOSE: A method for recovering a valuable metal with reduced carbon content without substantial oxidation of the valuable metal is provided. CONSTITUTION: A method for recovering a valuable metal including the steps of: recovering valuables from scraps containing the valuable metal; and removing at least part of carbon contained in the recovered valuables by heating the valuables in a non-oxidizable atmosphere, and a method for recovering a valuable metal including the steps of: thermally treating a melted mixture including the valuable metal and slag with a flux component to separate the valuable metal in a liquid phase from the slag in another liquid phase.