Contents
Part I Lead and Zinc Future Outlook: Plenary Session
Evolution of Global Secondary Lead Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Huw Roberts
Part II PbZn Process Fundamentals I
Refractory Challenges in Lead and Zinc Furnaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
D. Gregurek, K. Reinharter, J. Schmidl and A. Spanring
Numerical Simulation of Gas–Liquid Flow Mixing Effect
in Bottom-Blown Bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Dong-bo Li, Peng Li, Xin Yao, Cheng Liu and Ze-shang Dong
Slag Reduction Kinetics of a Lead Slag from a Secondary
Lead Smelter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Stuart Nicol, Joseph Grogan, Boyd Davis and Trevor Lebel
Phase Evolution During the Oxidation Process of Low Grade
Lead–Zinc Oxide Ore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Hai-Peng Gou, Kuo-Chih Chou, Zhong-Ye Pei, Song-xuan Chen,
Xue-gang Chen and Ming-chuan Li
Part III Secondary Zinc I
A New Era in Smelting Sustainability—Intensification
of the Outotec
® Ausmelt Top Submerged Lance (TSL)
Process for Zinc Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Jacob Wood, David Wilson and Stephen Hughes
Production of SHG Zinc From 100% Recycled Materials . . . . . . . . . . . 75
John F. Pusateri, J. R. de Wet and Brandon Tirpak
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