Mineralogical Analysis System of Copper Concentrate
AssigneeCodelcotec SPA
InventorsLeonel Contreras Rojas, Víctor Duarte Olave, Eduardo Rodríguez Seguel, Patricio Lara Torres
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Abstract
This invention patent application addresses a system for the detection and quantification of mineralogical species via x-ray diffraction (XRD) of the concentrate of dry copper before it is injected into a converter or melting furnace. Specifically, it addresses a device that performs a mineralogical analysis, in line and in real time, of the concentrate of copper in the bath smelting furnace via x-ray diffraction (XRD), which allows for control over the ideal mixture for the optimal process for copper sulfide (Cu2S)-white metal, iron sulfide (FeS)-Slag and pyritic sulfur (S2)-temperature.
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System for the detection and quantification of mineralogical species via x-ray diffraction (XRD) of the concentrate of dry copper before it is injected into a converter or melting furnace, which performs a mineralogical analysis, in line and in real time, of the copper concentrate, CHARACTERIZED in that it is composed of an inlet bypass (1) located in the tube that injects (2) dry concentrate into a bath smelting furnace. Said inlet bypass (1) is connected to x-ray diffraction equipment (3) via which an extracted sample flows from said injection tube (2). From the x-ray diffraction equipment (3), there is a return bypass (4) connected to the injection tube (2), which allows the sample that has been irradiated by the x-ray diffractor (3) to return to the normal injection flow towards the melting furnace.
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