PROCESS FOR PURIFYING RAW MATERIAL OF COPPER OR ITS ALLOY.

摘要

A process for purifying the raw material of copper or its alloy containing at least one element selected among Pb, Ni, Sb, S, Bi and As, and further, under certain circumstances, at least one element selected among Sn, Fe and Zn as impurity metal elements, said process comprising: step 1 wherein the raw material of copper or its alloy is melted; step 2a (conducted when at least one of Sn, Fe and Zn is contained as the impurity element in the raw material) wherein the concentration of oxygen contained in the melt is increased to oxidize the Sn, Fe and/or Zn contained in the melt into slag; step 2b wherein at least one member selected from the group consisting of Fe, its oxide, Mn and its oxide is added to the melt to convert Pb, Ni, Sb, S, Bi and/or As contained in the melt into composite oxide(s) of Fe and/or Mn as slag; step 3 wherein the formed slags are removed; and step 4 wherein the resultant melt is reduced.