Mr Justen Bremmell pours molten slag and alloy from a bath smelting facility.
High temperature processing
High temperature processing is used to produce metals and advanced materials, and is also used to treat industrial by-products.
- 11 March 2010 | Updated 14 October 2011
Overview
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The use of high temperatures to extract minerals from ores has long been the backbone of metal production.
High temperature processes are used to produce a range of metals including:
- steel
- aluminium, titanium
- copper, nickel, zinc, lead
- platinum, tantalum, tin.
High temperature processes are also used in advanced materials processing and in the treatment of industrial by-products.
Modern smelting tends to be highly intensive and requires flexibility; stringent dynamic control is essential.
Our research teams are able to develop new and optimise existing high temperature metallurgical processes.
The team offers a range of expertise including:
- smelting and roasting chemistry
- electrochemistry of molten salts and ionic liquids
- processing biomass for metallurgical applications.
High temperature processing is proving a key technology in advancing today's drive for sustainable processing within the minerals industry.
Our expertise is being applied in a number of projects that aim to:
- reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in mineral processing
- reduce water use in mineral processing
- manage minor toxic elements
- recover values through by-product processing.
