| 摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to a method for recovering the metal values contained in secondary metallic scrap material containing mainly copper and also metals from the group iron, nickel, tin, zinc and lead, by smelting the scrap material in a top blown rotary converter. The method is characterized by melting the secondary material together with flux and supplying oxidant to form a molten bath comprising a copper phase, containing at least the major part of any nickel present, and a slag phase containing at least a major part of the lead, tin, zinc and iron present. Reductant and optionally also sulphur and/or a chlorine donating substance is, or are, then added to the bath, in order to expel zinc and tin in a volatile form. The slag phase thus depleted of zinc ad tin is separated from the remainder of the bath, and removed from the converter. When lead is known to be present, oxidant and flux are introduced into the remainder of the bath to slag the lead contained therein, whereafter the resultant lead-containing slag is separated from the bath and removed from the converter. When nickel is known to be present, oxidant is introduced into the bath to form an oxide phase containing substantially all the nickel present. The remaining copper phase is separated from the bath and removed from the converter; and the oxide phase is chemically reduced to form a copper-nickel-alloy.</p> |
