A device for preparing ultra-high purity zinc based on intelligently-controlled zone melting, including a slide platform connected with a screw through a servo control system to control movement of a heating-cooling device. A quartz tube is provided inside an induction heater to protect a melting zone. An infrared thermometer is connected to the heater, and configured to monitor temperature within the melting zone, and control power of the heater. A ring magnetic stirrer with non-contact circumferential rotation cooperates with coil to stir zinc melt. A water-cooling copper jacket is connected to two ends of the heater to cool a zinc bar, and its water inlet and outlet are connected with a water chiller. The infrared thermometer monitors temperature of the zinc bar and controls water flow of the cooling system. A lifting device is connected with a base cabinet to change inclined angle of the zinc bar.

In an aspect, a method of manufacturing a high purity copper-based alloy comprises providing in a melting furnace a feedstock and melting the feedstock. The method additionally includes bubbling an inert gas into the molten copper-based alloy to form the high purity copper-based alloy. Aspects are also directed to an apparatus and a method of fabricating an apparatus for manufacturing the high purity copper-based alloy.

In an aspect, a method of manufacturing a high purity copper-based alloy comprises providing in a melting furnace a feedstock and melting the feedstock. The method additionally includes bubbling an inert gas into the molten copper-based alloy to form the high purity copper-based alloy. Aspects are also directed to an apparatus and a method of fabricating an apparatus for manufacturing the high purity copper-based alloy.

In an aspect, a method of manufacturing a high purity copper-based alloy comprises providing in a melting furnace a feedstock and melting the feedstock. The method additionally includes bubbling an inert gas into the molten copper-based alloy to form the high purity copper-based alloy. Aspects are also directed to an apparatus and a method of fabricating an apparatus for manufacturing the high purity copper-based alloy.

In an aspect, a method of manufacturing a high purity copper-based alloy comprises providing in a melting furnace a feedstock and melting the feedstock. The method additionally includes bubbling an inert gas into the molten copper-based alloy to form the high purity copper-based alloy. Aspects are also directed to an apparatus and a method of fabricating an apparatus for manufacturing the high purity copper-based alloy.

A method includes performing pre-treating, comprising fire-roasting or wet-washing, on the processed aluminum scraps of aeronautical aluminum alloy. The method further includes performing pressing formation on the pre-treated processed aluminum scraps of aeronautical aluminum alloy to form block-shaped aluminum scraps. The method further includes performing oxygen-controlled smelting on the block-shaped aluminum scraps in a smelting furnace to form aluminum alloy melt. The method further includes performing casting on the aluminum alloy melt to obtain an aluminum alloy product of meeting component requirements of aeronautical aluminum alloy.

The invention relates to a method for re-melting coated aluminum alloy scrap comprising a step of supplying shredded coated aluminum alloy scrap, consisting of individual entities; a decoating step, a step of preparing a heel, a step of loading and melting the decoated scrap on the heel. The invention is characterized in that the scrap has a specific geometry wherein at least 50% of the individual entities of the shredded coated scrap has a fold ratio (R) of less than or equal to 0.6, wherein the fold ratio (R) of an individual entity is defined by: fold ratio=R=(unfolded areafolded area)/(unfolded area), wherein the folded area is the maximum area of the orthogonal projection of the individual entity onto a plane and the unfolded area is the total area of the same individual entity after it has been unfolded.

The invention relates to a method for re-melting coated aluminum alloy scrap comprising a step of supplying shredded coated aluminum alloy scrap, consisting of individual entities; a decoating step, a step of preparing a heel, a step of loading and melting the decoated scrap on the heel. The invention is characterized in that the scrap has a specific geometry wherein at least 50% of the individual entities of the shredded coated scrap has a fold ratio (R) of less than or equal to 0.6, wherein the fold ratio (R) of an individual entity is defined by: fold ratio=R=(unfolded areafolded area)/(unfolded area), wherein the folded area is the maximum area of the orthogonal projection of the individual entity onto a plane and the unfolded area is the total area of the same individual entity after it has been unfolded.

Provided herein is a process of fire refining blister copper, comprising the steps of (a) providing molten blister copper into an anode furnace; (b) when sulfur concentration of the molten blister copper provided in step (a) is above a first prescribed target value, oxidizing sulfur in the molten blister copper by blowing oxygen containing gas into the molten blister copper until the first prescribed target value has been reached; (c) subsequently lowering the sulfur and oxygen content in blister copper by blowing inert gas into the molten blister copper until a second prescribed target value has been reached, wherein the inert phase (c) is continued until the second prescribed target value of the oxygen concentration is below 4000 ppm, and the second prescribed target value of the sulfur concentration is below 500 ppm; (d) when certain condition(s) occur, subsequently reducing oxygen in the blister copper; and (e) optionally casting.

A process for the production of a PGM-enriched alloy comprising 0 to 60 wt.-% of iron and 20 to 99 wt.-% of one or more PGMs selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium and rhodium, the process comprising the steps of (1) providing a PGM collector alloy comprising 30 to 95 wt.-% of iron, less than 1 wt.-% of sulfur and 2 to 15 wt.-% of one or more PGMs selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium and rhodium, (2) providing a copper- and sulfur-free material capable of forming a slag-like composition when molten, wherein the molten slag-like composition comprises 40 to 90 wt.-% of magnesium oxide and/or calcium oxide and 10 to 60 wt.-% of silicon dioxide, (3) melting the PGM collector alloy and the material capable of forming a slag-like composition when molten in a weight ratio of 1:0.2 to 1 within a converter until a multi- or two-phase system of a lower high-density molten mass comprising the molten PGM collector alloy and one or more upper low-density molten masses comprising the molten slag-like composition has formed, (4) contacting an oxidizing gas comprising 0 to 80 vol.-% of inert gas and 20 to 100 vol.-% of oxygen with the lower high-density molten mass obtained in step (3) until it has been converted into a lower high-density molten mass of the PGM-enriched alloy, (5) separating an upper low-density molten slag formed in the course of step (4) from the lower high-density molten mass of the PGM-enriched alloy making use of the difference in density, (6) letting the molten masses separated from one another cool down and solidify, and (7) collecting the solidified PGM-enriched alloy.