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Fuming of Zinc from Lead Blast Furnace Slag

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Zinc oxide activities in a typical lead blast furnace slag have been calculated from plant operating data. These activities were used to assess the probable effect of fuel composition, oxygen enrichment, and air preheating on the efficiency and capacity of the slag-fuming operation.

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  1. The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co., Canada Ltd., Trail, B.C., Canada

    R. C. Bell (Member AIME and Senior Research Engineer and Research Engineers), G. H. Turner (Member AIME and Senior Research Engineer and Research Engineers) & E. Peters (Junior Member AIME and Senior Research Engineer and Research Engineers)

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  1. R. C. Bell
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Discussion of this paper, TP 3824D, may be sent, 2 copies, to AIME by May 1, 1955. Manuscript, Feb. 15, 1954. New York Meeting, February 1954.

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Bell, R.C., Turner, G.H. & Peters, E. Fuming of Zinc from Lead Blast Furnace Slag. JOM 7, 472–477 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03377533

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