Secondary copper processing using Outotec Ausmelt TSL technology

METPLANT 2011 - Metallurgical Plant Design and Operating Strategies

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 460-467

  Wood, J ^a   Creedy, S ^a   Matusewicz, R ^a   Reuter, M ^a  

^a Outotec Ausmelt Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODE FURNACES; AUSMELT; BATH SMELTING TECHNOLOGY; COPPER INDUSTRY; COPPER PROCESSING; ELECTRONIC WASTE (E WASTE); ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GAS HANDLING; OUTOTEC; PEIRCE-SMITH CONVERTER; PYROMETALLURGICAL PROCESSING;

BLAST FURNACES; COPPER; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; WASTES;

COPPER SMELTING;

EID: 84866868394     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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