Method of operating a furnace
AssigneeGlencore Technology Pty Limited
InventorsAlistair Burrows, Philip Arthur
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Abstract
A method of operating a furnace wherein a slurry containing carbonaceous material is added to the furnace as a fuel and/or reducing agent
Claims16
A method of operating a furnace wherein a slurry containing carbonaceous material is added to the furnace as a fuel and/or reducing agent.
A system for the pyrometallurgical treatment of ores or concentrates, the system comprising a furnace, a supply of particulate material, the particulate material including carbonaceous material, a supply of liquid, mixing apparatus for mixing the particulate material and liquid to form a slurry and an injection assembly for injecting the slurry into the furnace.
A metallurgical furnace comprising a reaction vessel, a supply of particulate material, the particulate material including carbonaceous material, a supply of liquid, mixing apparatus for mixing the particulate material and liquid to form a slurry and an injection assembly for injecting the slurry into the reaction vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.