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We at Pagrik Ghana Ltd. practice Eco–friendly Recycling Techniques
for various sources of Lead Scrap as below:
• Battery Lugs (RACKS)
• Battery Plate Scrap (RAILS)
• Mixed Hard / Soft Lead Scrap (RADIO)
• Lead Wheel Weights (ROPES)
• Lead Covered Copper Cable (RELAY)
The Lead Scrap
recycling process is based on Pyrometallurgical Techniques. The raw
material is obtained from the types of various Lead Scraps available
and is processed in the Furnace. Typically, in this process, Lead
bearing materials are charged into a furnace together with
appropriate fluxes & reducing agents. Reduction of Lead bearing
material to crude Remelted Lead takes place along with the formation
of Lead bearing slag. The slag may be collected and smelted in a
separate slag campaign in the same or another furnace.
The molten metal and
the dross are removed from the blast furnace by tapping operation
into moulds or ladles. Normally the furnace metal is directly cast
into ingots and these ingots are allowed to solidify. If required
the metal is tapped directly into a holding kettle which keeps the
metal molten for refining.
Local exhaust
ventilation is provided for lead fumes and dust emissions at the
lead and slag tap, launders, moulds, ladles, and refining kettles.
This exhaust is taken to bag-house. Thus the system is Eco-friendly
in all aspects.
The Remelted Lead
(97-99%) obtained from the process is exported and used as a raw
material for Production of Pure Lead (99.97%) and other processes. |
