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Developments in Plasma Processes for Extractive Metallurgy

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With the recent availability of commercial plasma-generating devices capable of reliable performance at powers as high as 30 MW, the applications of plasma technology in high-temperature extractive metallurgy are rapidly increasing. Some of the more promising process developments are reviewed in this paper, as are newer reactor designs.

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  1. W. H. Gauvin
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Editor’s Note:This article has been adapted from a presentation made at the 1986 TMS Annual Meeting which was held in New Orleans.

W.H. Gauvin, is senior research associate at McGill University and scientific advisor to the vice president of the Hydro-Quebec Research Institute.

M.G. Drouet is head of the Industrial Plasma Group at the Hydro-Quebec Research Institute.

R.J. Munz is professor of chemical engineering at McGill University.

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Gauvin, W.H., Drouet, M.G. & Munz, R.J. Developments in Plasma Processes for Extractive Metallurgy. JOM 39, 14–17 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03257563

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