Removal of Minor Elements in Copper Smelting

• YAMAGUCHI Katsunori

  Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University

• TANAHASHI Mitsuru

  Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University

• TSUKIHASHI Fumitaka

  Graduate School of Frontier Science, The University of Tokyo

• NAGASAKI Hidenori

  Metals & Minerals Sector Technical Division, Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

• HATTORI Yasumasa

  Niihama Research Laboratories, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

• OISHI Toshio

  Faculty of Engineering, Kansai University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 銅製錬における不純物除去技術
• ドウ セイレン ニ オケル フジュンブツ ジョキョ ギジュツ

Abstract

Recently, several removal technologies of minor elements in copper smelting have been developed along with the degradation and the diversification of copper concentrates and also for assuring the quality of cathode. This article reviews the current and new elimination technologies of minor elements for copper smelting based on the recently published papers focusing specifically on arsenic, antimony, bismuth, lead and nickel among various impurities. In this article, the removal technologies in copper smelting are classified into five categories; (1) pre-treatment, (2) extraction from matte or copper, (3) dust treatment, (4) anode doping and (5) purification of electrolyte. Vacuum refining which is not established as a current industrial process is also described in this article.

Journal

• Shigen-to-Sozai

  Shigen-to-Sozai 119 (10,11), 683-686, 2003

  The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan

Keywords

• Copper Smelting
• Elimination
• Minor Element
• Arsenic
• Antimony
• Bismuth
• Lead
• Nickel
• Literature Review

Details

• CRID: 1390001206049629824
• NII Article ID: 10012540330
• NII Book ID: AN10062646
• DOI: 10.2473/shigentosozai.119.683
• ISSN: 18806244
• ISSN: 09161740
• NDL BIB ID: 6775013
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I6775013
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/shigentosozai/119/10,11/119_10,11_683/_pdf
• Text Lang: ja
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