EP2111472A4 - Method of continuous fire refining of copper - Google Patents

Method of continuous fire refining of copper

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Publication number
EP2111472A4
EP2111472A4 EP05796063A EP05796063A EP2111472A4 EP 2111472 A4 EP2111472 A4 EP 2111472A4 EP 05796063 A EP05796063 A EP 05796063A EP 05796063 A EP05796063 A EP 05796063A EP 2111472 A4 EP2111472 A4 EP 2111472A4
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Prior art keywords
copper
continuous fire
fire refining
refining
continuous
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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EP05796063A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2111472A1 (en
Inventor
Andrzej Warczok
Gabriel Riveros
Torsten Utigard
Tanai Marin
Hermann Schwarze
Jose Sanhueza
Daniel Smith
Ariel Balocci
Luis Gonzalez
Stephan Wallner
Andreas Fiellzwieser
Patricio Grau
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Universidad de Chile
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Universidad de Chile
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Application filed by Universidad de Chile filed Critical Universidad de Chile
Publication of EP2111472A4 publication Critical patent/EP2111472A4/en
Publication of EP2111472A1 publication Critical patent/EP2111472A1/en
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B15/00—Obtaining copper
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B15/00—Obtaining copper
    • C22B15/0026—Pyrometallurgy
    • C22B15/0028—Smelting or converting
    • C22B15/005—Smelting or converting in a succession of furnaces
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B15/00—Obtaining copper
    • C22B15/0026—Pyrometallurgy
    • C22B15/0028—Smelting or converting
    • C22B15/0052—Reduction smelting or converting
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B15/00—Obtaining copper
    • C22B15/0026—Pyrometallurgy
    • C22B15/006—Pyrometallurgy working up of molten copper, e.g. refining
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P10/00—Technologies related to metal processing
    • Y02P10/20—Recycling

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
EP05796063A 2004-09-07 2005-09-06 Method of continuous fire refining of copper Withdrawn EP2111472A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CL2004002269 2004-09-07
PCT/US2005/031731 WO2006029162A1 (en) 2004-09-07 2005-09-06 Method of continuous fire refining of copper

Publications (2)

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EP2111472A4 true EP2111472A4 (en) 2009-10-28
EP2111472A1 EP2111472A1 (en) 2009-10-28

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EP05796063A Withdrawn EP2111472A1 (en) 2004-09-07 2005-09-06 Method of continuous fire refining of copper

Country Status (6)

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EP (1) EP2111472A1 (en)
KR (1) KR20080100402A (en)
AU (1) AU2005282475B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2579579C (en)
MX (1) MX2007002764A (en)
WO (1) WO2006029162A1 (en)

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CL2007003701A1 (en) 2007-12-19 2008-08-22 Univ Chile PYROMETALURGICAL METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS REDUCTION OF OXYGEN FROM OXIDIZED COPPER THAT INCLUDES A CHARGE OF LIQUID COPPER, INJECTION OF THE REDUCER IN THE PACKED MILK, REDUCTION OF THE OXYGEN FROM THE COPPER WITH HOT GASES, REDUCTION OF THE COPPER
CL2008000116A1 (en) * 2008-01-15 2008-03-14 Univ De Chile 51 Empresa Nac D CONTINUOUS INTENSIVE PIROMETALURGICAL METHOD OF CONVERSION OF LIQUID COPPER MATA THAT INCLUDES FEEDING THIS KILL WITHIN THE FIRST OXIDATION REACTOR, SUPPLY GASES TO THE PACKED MILK AND SILICONE FLOODS, BLEED THE ESCORAL, FOOD METAL
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FI127195B (en) 2015-05-06 2018-01-31 Outotec Finland Oy Fire refining of raw cups
AU2018264670B2 (en) 2017-05-10 2023-10-26 Haldor Topsøe A/S A process for reducing the content of oxygen in metallic copper
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US3258330A (en) * 1961-09-27 1966-06-28 Nippon Mining Co Ltd Pyrometallurgical refining process for copper
GB1146082A (en) * 1965-03-24 1969-03-19 Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Method of fire refining copper
US4315775A (en) * 1979-11-28 1982-02-16 Southwire Company Continuous melting and refining of secondary and/or blister copper
US5143355A (en) * 1988-11-21 1992-09-01 Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Apparatus for manufacturing oxygen-free copper
US5849061A (en) * 1996-09-20 1998-12-15 The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York Process for refining high-impurity copper to anode copper
US6395059B1 (en) * 2001-03-19 2002-05-28 Noranda Inc. Situ desulfurization scrubbing process for refining blister copper

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US5449395A (en) * 1994-07-18 1995-09-12 Kennecott Corporation Apparatus and process for the production of fire-refined blister copper

Patent Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3258330A (en) * 1961-09-27 1966-06-28 Nippon Mining Co Ltd Pyrometallurgical refining process for copper
GB1146082A (en) * 1965-03-24 1969-03-19 Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Method of fire refining copper
US4315775A (en) * 1979-11-28 1982-02-16 Southwire Company Continuous melting and refining of secondary and/or blister copper
US5143355A (en) * 1988-11-21 1992-09-01 Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Apparatus for manufacturing oxygen-free copper
US5849061A (en) * 1996-09-20 1998-12-15 The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York Process for refining high-impurity copper to anode copper
US6395059B1 (en) * 2001-03-19 2002-05-28 Noranda Inc. Situ desulfurization scrubbing process for refining blister copper

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Title
See also references of WO2006029162A1 *

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AU2005282475A1 (en) 2006-03-16
WO2006029162A1 (en) 2006-03-16
CA2579579A1 (en) 2006-03-16
KR20080100402A (en) 2008-11-18
CA2579579C (en) 2017-06-13
MX2007002764A (en) 2008-12-18
AU2005282475B2 (en) 2011-03-31
EP2111472A1 (en) 2009-10-28

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