Roasting and Smelting Practice at the Thompson Plant of The International Nickel Company of Canada, Limited
J. B. McCONNELL; I. P. KLASSEN; S. A. BERKOVICH
The Thompson smelter has three unique features which form the basis of its design: fluid bed roasters which treat nickel concentrate filter cake from the mill, as well as the flux, jn order to achieve partial desulphurization; the use of electric furnaces for the smelting of t he partially desulphurized, preheated roaster product; and the disposal of slag by water granulation and slag slurry pumping.
Keywords:
Air, Electrodes, firebrick, magnesite, slag, smelting, tie rod, Furnaces, Heat, nickel, Roasters, Slag, Slags, smelting, Water
