Top Blown Rotary Converter
The Top Blown Rotary Converter (TBRC) is a highly versatile furnace in the pyrometallurgical industry, designed to accommodate both oxidative and reductive processes. Tenova has extensive experience and expertise in the design and supply of TBRC’s that are widely used for both primary and secondary processing in pyrometallurgical operations, including copper scrap, anode slimes, spent auto-catalysts, and e-waste.
Overview
The Top Blown Rotary Converter is a versatile pyrometallurgical furnace designed for both primary and secondary metal processing. It is widely used in the recovery of valuable metals from complex materials such as concentrates, scrap, anode slimes, spent autocatalysts, e-waste and slag. These converters enhance metal recovery from complex materials, improving recycling efficiency. Tenova’s TBRC technology, combined with its furnace ancillary equipment portfolio, offers high efficiency in treating complex materials, enabling the recovery of metals from diverse sources while reducing environmental impacts.
Technical Data
- Extensive Experience: Tenova’s portfolio of TBRC installations includes primary and secondary processing for materials such as concentrates, copper scrap, spent auto-catalysts, and e-waste.
- Custom Furnace Design: Each TBRC is precisely sized and tailored to meet specific process needs, ensuring optimal performance.
- Rotating Vessel: Enhances reaction efficiency through effective material mixing and exposure to burner gasses.
- Oxy-fuel burners and Oxygen or, Air Lances: Allows controlled oxidation and reduction to efficiently separate metals from impurities.
- Versatile Feedstock Handling: Processes a diverse range of materials, including copper, nickel, lead, and precious metals, with high effectiveness in secondary and recycling applications.
- Broad Applications: Suitable for processes such as alloy/matte converting, reductive and flux smelting, flue dust detoxification, anode slime processing, and metal recovery from e-waste and slag.
- Comprehensive Study Support: Tenova Pyromet provides extensive support from feasibility assessments to bankable-level analyses, empowering clients with informed decision-making for project success.
These features make our TBRCs highly attractive for both primary and secondary metal recovery, positioning them as essential assets in modern metallurgical operations.
Features & Benefits
- Enhanced heat transfer: Improved heat transfer efficiency achieved through the innovative design of the vessel rotation, facilitating accelerated reactions.
- Advanced burner system: The burner system generates an intense, stable, and compact flame, ensuring effective heat transfer and low exhaust volume flow.
- Precise control: Offers accurate management of oxygen and fuel ratios, allowing the creation of reducing, neutral, or oxidizing conditions as required.
- Quick cycle times: The precision tilting feature allows for rapid cycle times, streamlining charging processes.
- Flexible sizing: In addition to our standard sizes with a 0.6 or 1.2 m3 working volume, we can custom design TBRCs to meet your requirements.
- Extended shell life: The elimination of submerged lances and tuyeres enhances shell durability and simplifies operating procedures.
- User-friendly design: The overall design of the TBRCs makes them efficient and easy to operate and maintain.
Innovation
Tenova Pyromet's innovative culture and extensive expertise in TBRC smelting technology have led to numerous advancements, including detailed design improvements that enhance both efficiency and reliability.
Automation
AutoFurn™ controls the TBRC tilting, rotation and positioning, and includes a burner and lance management system. The controller software is continuously developed to meet the requirements and demands of each new furnace installation.
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