Pyrometallurgy Course
Gain mastery in copper smelting from feed analysis to gas treatment in this Pyrometallurgy Course. Designed for metallurgists, it equips you with essential tools for performing mass and energy balances, optimizing furnaces, capturing sulfur, and making informed decisions to enhance plant performance and efficiency in real industrial settings.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Pyrometallurgy Course offers a practical guide to copper smelting processes, covering thermodynamics, matte-slag chemistry, concentrate composition, and minor element effects. Participants will explore flash smelting flowsheets, mass and energy balances, gas cleaning techniques, sulfur capture methods, and heat recovery strategies to optimize operations, reduce fuel consumption, enhance SO2 control, and develop data-driven improvement plans.
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Develop skills
- Master copper smelting thermodynamics by confidently modeling matte, slag, and gas reactions.
- Design effective smelter feeds, including blends for 1,000 t/d Cu concentrates and managing key impurities.
- Perform rapid mass and energy balances to estimate requirements for matte, slag, off-gas, and fuel.
- Optimize gas cleaning and SO2 control through slag chemistry adjustments, sulfur capture, and emission reductions.
- Develop compelling, data-supported proposals for plant upgrades and optimizations.
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