TOP8 Congo Gold Copper Smelting Furnace

  Congo gold and copper smelting furnace

  Equipment use description:​

  Copper smelting furnace is a kind of key equipment used in copper smelting process. It is heated by electric energy to melt copper bearing charge into crude copper, copper matte or other copper products in the furnace.

  Working principle:

  The working principle of copper smelting electric furnace is based on the electric heating effect. When the current passes through the electrode, there is an arc between the electrode and the charge, and the high temperature of the arc makes the charge melt. At the same time, the resistance of the charge also generates heat, which further facilitates the smelting process. ‌ In the smelting process, the copper element in the charge reacts with other components to form crude copper, matte, slag and other products.

  High efficiency:

  1.Electric furnace copper smelting has the characteristics of high heat utilization rate, can quickly melt the charge.
  2. Environmental protection: Compared with traditional copper smelting methods, the smoke amount of copper smelting in electric furnace is small and the smoke temperature is low, which is conducive to environmental protection.
  3. Flexibility: electric furnace copper smelting can handle a variety of copper bearing charge, including refractory charge, oxide ore, sulfide ore, copper-bearing tailings, copper mud, etc...

  Product process description:

  1. Raw material preparation: ‌ First, prepare the charge containing copper, usually copper concentrate. These concentrates need to be prepared before refining, such as drying, pelleting, etc., to ensure that the moisture content of the furnace material is moderate, ‌ to avoid accidents such as tipping in the smelting process ‌
  2. Ingredients and flux adding: ‌ The prepared copper concentrate is mixed with appropriate amount of flux, the function of flux is to promote the chemical reaction of the charge in the melting process and the separation of impurities
  3. Electric furnace heating and melting: the prepared charge is added to the mineral thermal electric furnace, electric arc and resistance heat are generated through the electrode, so that the charge is melted under the action of electric heating. In the molten pool, the charge will complete various chemical reactions to produce copper matte, slag and other products;
  4. Impurity separation: In the melting process, by controlling the temperature and adding chemicals, various impurities (such as arsenic, iron, sulfur, etc.) in the copper pool float on the surface of the liquid copper pool, and discharge it in an appropriate way to purify the copper liquid;
  5. Cooling and casting: after impurity separation, the obtained crude copper liquid or copper sulfur is cooled, ‌ and then cast into the required copper ingot or copper billet. ‌

  Equipment composition:

  1.Furnace body;

  2.Furnace lining;

  3.Water cooling furnace cover;

  4.Electrode lifting system;

  5.Hydraulic system;

  6.Short network system;

  7.Water tank and water dispenser;

  8.Copper mold;

  9.Electric furnace transformer;

  10.High voltage switch cabinet;

  11.Electric furnace control system.