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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1989
Takuro Iwamura, Saitama, JP;
Tsugio Koya, Saitama, JP;
Izumi Sukekawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hideru Hagiwara, Tokyo, JP;
Haruhiko Asao, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiaki Shigematsu, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Sato, Osaka, JP;
Mitsubishi Metal Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for manufacturing an oxygen-free copper having an oxygen content of no greater than 3 ppm by weight are disclosed. In the method, a deoxidizing step is carried out by bringing a reducing gas containing hydrogen gas into contact with a molten copper to react to the oxygen to remove the same. Then a dehydrogenation step may be carried out by bringing a gas of lean hydrogen concentration into contact with the molten copper. Accordingly, the apparatus has a deoxidizing device for blowing the reducing gas into the molten copper and preferably a dehydrogenation device.