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Kinetics of the zinc slag-Fuming process: Part i. industrial measurements

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A study involving industrial measurements and mathematical modeling has been conducted to eluci-date kinetic phenomena in the zinc slag fuming process. In the first part of this three-part paper, the results of industrial measurements and observations are presented. In Part II a mathematical model of the process is developed, and finally in Part III the implications of a kinetic conception of the process for process improvement are explored. The industrial work consisted primarily of slag sampling through the fuming cycles of five different fuming operations. In addition, tuyere back-pressure mea-surements, tuyere photography using a tuyerescope, and sampling of the fume product were under-taken at one operation. Analysis of the slag samples has shown that, in general, the zinc elimination curve is linear with time and that a portion of the injected coal entrains in the slag. Analysis of tuyere back-pressure fluctuations and movie photographs of the tuyere tip indicate that the coal-air mixture enters the slag in the form of discrete bubbles. From these results it can be deduced that the fuming furnace consists of two reaction zones which are created by the division of coal between the slag and the tuyere gas stream. The coal entrained in the slag reduces ZnO and Fe3O4 in a “reduction zone” which is responsible for fuming. The coal remaining in the tuyere gas stream combusts in an “oxidation zone” although a fraction passes through the bath unconsumed and reports to the solid products. The oxidation zone supplies heat to the endothermic reduction reactions and heat losses.

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  1. The Centre for Metallurgical Process Engineering, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, The University of British Columbia, V6T 1W5, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    G. G. Richards (Assistant Professor) & J. K. Brimacombe (Stelco Professor of Process Metallurgy)

  2. Cominco Ltd., V1R 4L8, Trail, BC, Canada

    G. W. Toop (Technical Development Superintendent)

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Richards, G.G., Brimacombe, J.K. & Toop, G.W. Kinetics of the zinc slag-Fuming process: Part i. industrial measurements. Metall Trans B 16, 513–527 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02654850

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