Flash smelting of copper was developed by Outokumpu in Finland and first applied at Harjavalta in 1949 This energyefficient process still accounts for some 50% of the world's primary copper production The Intergovernmental Council of Copper Exporting Countries was formed in 1967
Read More2021-1-13 Flash Copper Smelting to matte has been a process improvement resulting in higher SO2 concentration. In the Outokumpu flash smelting process developed at Outokumpu Oy in Finland, the furnace charge is blown into the furnace through a specially designed burner with air preheated to approximately 850° C.
Read More1998-6-1 1.. IntroductionThe flash smelting process , developed by the Outokumpu company in Finland, is widely used throughout the world for copper production, accounting for more than 40% of global capacity for primary copper production.It is based on the utilisation of the heat of oxidation reactions of sulfidic concentrates. These reactions take place in a downwards flowing turbulent gas–solid ...
Read MoreOne of the most efficient copper and nickel producers in the world. Boliden Harjavalta is located in south west Finland, close to the port on the Baltic Sea. The smelter’s main products are copper, nickel, gold and silver, as well as by-products such as sulphuric acid. Boliden Harjavalta is unique – our smelter is the only nickel smelter in Western ...
Read MoreMany innovations and continuous development ensued during the next 50 years before today’s state-of-the-art copper-making process chain and environmental benchmarking technology (e.g., Outokumpu flash smelting, Kennecott-Outokumpu flash converting, and flash technology) became possible.
Read More2021-6-18 The dominant method for copper production,flash smelting, has been extensively investigated, but the settler part of the furnace containing moltenhigh temperature melts termed slag and matte, still lacks a computational modeling tool.
Read More2003-11-26 widely used copper making process worldwide (about 50 % of global primary copper production and 30% of nickel, in more than 40 smelters) and is the state-of-the-art process as well as being the BAT in copper and nickel smelting (Kytö et al., 1997). A typical flash smelting furnace is shown schematically in Figure 1.
Read More2015-7-28 The first flash furnace was built at Harjavalta Smelter of Outokumpu Oy, Finland, in 1949. In Japan, the fi rst fl ash furnace for copper smelting was installed at Ashio Smelter of Furukawa Co., in April 1956, introducing the Outokumpu's technology. This furnace was the second to
Read More2012-9-6 Outotec Flash Smelting Process The Outotec Direct Nickel Flash Smelting Process was first implemented at Harjavalta Smelter in Finland. Simultaneously with the adoption of the new process, the nickel production was doubled. The entire target of the project was to improve the profitability, cut sulphur dioxide emissions, improve the
Read More2018-8-10 闪速熔炼(flash smelting)包括国际镍公司因科(Inco)闪速炉、奥托昆普(Outokumpu)闪速炉和旋涡顶吹熔炼(ConTop)3种。 闪速熔炼是充分利用细磨物料巨大的活性表面,强化冶炼反应过程的熔炼方法。
Read More1998-6-1 1.. IntroductionThe flash smelting process , developed by the Outokumpu company in Finland, is widely used throughout the world for copper production, accounting for more than 40% of global capacity for primary copper production.It is based on the utilisation of the heat of oxidation reactions of sulfidic concentrates. These reactions take place in a downwards flowing turbulent gas–solid ...
Read More2013-2-7 In Copper Flash Smelting, flue dust can cause severe problems in the gas handling system, which typically consists of a heat recovery boiler and electrostatic precipitator. If the process is not operated properly, the flue dust may form accretions on the boiler wall, reducing boiler heat transfer and subjecting the surfaces to corrosion.
Read MoreCopper flash smelting is a relatively new process which has been in operation since the 70’s and is a pyrometallurgical process used in conjunction with copper sulphide concentrates. The main key facilitators produced by the process include controlled
Read More2015-9-7 copper annually. Outotec estimates that the annual Blister Flash Smelting capacity will exceed 2 million tons copper before the year 2015. Flash Converting is a proven, high efficiency and environmentally superior technolo-gy, which is currently used in Kennecott Utah Copper Corp. (KUC) in USA and in Yanggu Xiangguang Copper Co. in China.
Read More2014-4-1 1. Introduction. The flash smelting process is widely used throughout the world for copper production, accounting for about 50% of global capacity for primary copper production .A Copper Smelter in China has operated an Outotec type flash smelter for about 30 years.Due to the sources of clean deposits are progressively depleted, the copper concentrate involving copper are becoming more and ...
Read More2008-12-16 Outokumpu Flash Smelting After a preliminary test in 1946, the first full-scale flash smelting furnace started operation in 1949 at Outokumpu Oy, Harjavalta (Finland). Flash smelting has been the most widely adopted copper matte smelting process since 1970. More than 40 furnaces have been installed to replace
Read More2003-11-26 smelting performance, a series of simulation study of the copper flash smelting process has been undertaken. Table 5 shows the partial operation parameter of the flash smelting furnace and simulation results.In table 4, the operation parameter 1 is the real condition used in the Jinlong flash smelting furnace before production enhance.
Read More2004-4-1 Copper smelting with the Outokumpu flash smelting process generates significant amounts of SO 2-rich off-gas and flue dust. From the smelting unit, gases with a dust load are directed into a heat recovery boiler (also known as a waste heat boiler). In the radiation section temperature decreases, sulphates become thermodynamically stable,
Read More2013-12-31 The model structure of the copper flash continuous smelting process is shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 5 Thermodynamic model structure of copper flash continuous smelting process For the flash matte smelting process (FMSP), the matte reactions in the shaft are so fast and complete that it can be considered to be an approximate equilibrium
Read More2015-9-10 Flash furnace smelting combines the operations of roasting and smelting to produce a high-grade copper matte from concentrates and flux. In flash smelting, dried ore concentrates and finely ground fluxes are injected together with oxygen and preheated air (or a mixture of both), into a furnace maintained at approximately 1000°C (1830°F).
Read More2020-5-7 Modelling copper smelting – the flash smelting plant, process and equipment Pekka Taskinen School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Aalto University, Aalto, Finland Correspondence [email protected]
Read More2008-10-27 In 1949 Outokumpu introduced autogenous Flash Smelting of copper concentrates at their facility in Harjavalta, Finland. The technology has been continuously developed to
Read MoreFlash smelting and Copper extraction See more » Finland. Finland (Suomi; Finland), officially the Republic of Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. New!!: Flash smelting and Finland See more »
Read More2021-6-7 Copper Study Group 2019). Modern copper matte smelting includes flash smelting furnaces (FSF) and bath smelting fur-naces. Outotec flash smelting (FS) technologies have been widely adopted in copper production and account for 43% of the total copper smelting capacity (Wang et al. 2019). In FS
Read More2015-9-7 copper annually. Outotec estimates that the annual Blister Flash Smelting capacity will exceed 2 million tons copper before the year 2015. Flash Converting is a proven, high efficiency and environmentally superior technolo-gy, which is currently used in Kennecott Utah Copper Corp. (KUC) in USA and in Yanggu Xiangguang Copper Co. in China.
Read More2015-7-28 Outokumpu flash smelting process and INCO oxygen flash smelting process. Nowadays, the Outokumpu flash smelting process stays in the mainstream of flash smelting process that has a dominace among copper smelting processes worldwide. The first flash furnace was built at Harjavalta Smelter of Outokumpu Oy, Finland, in 1949. In Japan, the fi rst ...
Read More2011-2-3 Copper slag properties in reverberatory furnace smelting, flash smelting, and other processes are similar. A typical smelting slag contains approximately 30–45% FeO, 30–40% SiO 2 , 5–10% Al 2 O 3 , 2–6% CaO, and 2–4% MgO ( Kokal, 2006 ).
Read More2013-12-31 The model structure of the copper flash continuous smelting process is shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 5 Thermodynamic model structure of copper flash continuous smelting process For the flash matte smelting process (FMSP), the matte reactions in the shaft are so fast and complete that it can be considered to be an approximate equilibrium
Read MoreSome Observations - 2014 •Source: ICSG, Copper Bulletin 2015 8 •South America is the most important copper mining region •More than 35% of world copper concentrate originated in South America •But only 13% of world copper concentrate was smelted in South America •Chile is the world’s largest copper mine producer •China is the world’s largest smelting country
Read More2015-9-10 Flash furnace smelting combines the operations of roasting and smelting to produce a high-grade copper matte from concentrates and flux. In flash smelting, dried ore concentrates and finely ground fluxes are injected together with oxygen and preheated air (or a mixture of both), into a furnace maintained at approximately 1000°C (1830°F).
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