Isasmelt process

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Isasmelt process

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lead processing
Direct smelting
In the Isasmelt process, a gas or air lance is brought in through the top of a furnace and its tip submerged in the sulfide concentrate. A blast from the lance produces a turbulent bath in which the concentrates are oxidized to produce a high-lead slag. This…
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In the Isasmelt process, a gas or air lance is brought in through the top of a furnace and its tip submerged in the sulfide concentrate. A blast from the lance produces a turbulent bath in which the concentrates are oxidized to produce a high-lead slag. This…
Read More