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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul E. Queneau, Cornish, NH (US);
Carlos M. Diaz, Mississauga, CA;
Assignee:
Inco Limited, Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 1/500 ;
Abstract
A continuous nickel matte converter and method for the efficient production of low iron nickel-rich mattes from high-iron nickel-rich mattes, with minimal environmental impact. The present invention processes high-iron, nickel-rich primary furnace mattes to produce low iron, nickel-rich mattes, low value metal-containing slag and sulfur dioxide rich-off gas, with improved cobalt recovery. It eliminates use of the Peirce-Smith converter, with its undesirable environmental, metallurgical and economic features.