The state of the art in nickel smelting: Direct Outokumpu nickel technology

2006 TMS Fall Extraction and Processing Division: Sohn International Symposium

Volumn 8, Issue , 2006, Pages 313-325

  Mäkinen, Tuula ^a   Taskinen, Pekka ^b  

^a Outokumpu Oyj   (Finland)

^b Outokumpu Research Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Copper; Matte; Nickel; Phase equilibria; Slag; Smelting

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; LEACHING; METAL REFINERIES; METALLURGICAL FURNACES; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PLANT STARTUP; PRESSURE CONTROL; SLAGS;

CONVERTER MATTE; ELECTROWINNING; NICKEL CATHODES; OUTOKUMPU NICKEL TECHNOLOGY;

NICKEL SMELTING;

EID: 33846064740     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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