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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2011
Applicants:
Stanko Nikolic, Brisbane, AU;
Martin Lluis Bakker, Brisbane, AU;
Gerardo Raul Fernando Alvear Flores, Brisbane, AU;
Inventors:
Stanko Nikolic, Brisbane, AU;
Martin Lluis Bakker, Brisbane, AU;
Gerardo Raul Fernando Alvear Flores, Brisbane, AU;
Assignee:
Xstrata Technology Pty Ltd, Brisbane, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 7/04 (2006.01); C04B 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for the pyrometallurgical processing of sulphide material containing nickel using a fluxing composition that includes calcium. The fluxing composition forms a slag having an Fe/CaO ratio of between about 0.5 and 5.0 by weight and an SiO/Fe ratio of less than 0.2 by weight.