Thermodynamics of copper matte converting: Part I ...
This paper presents a computeroriented thermodynamic method to analyze copper matte smelting and converting, the system of which was ideally defined as consisting of five major components: Cu, Fe, S, O and SiO2. As an example of its appliion, the method was demonstrated in establishing a steadystate model for the Noranda Process producing either metallic copper or high grade matte.