The invention discloses a crude
zinc smelting method and a
smelting kiln used thereby. The method comprises the following steps: a pyrometallury technique is adopted for
smelting and the smelting steps comprise loading, preheating, high-temperature smelting and condensing; the smelting
kiln is internally provided with a preheating section, a high-temperature smelting section and a condenser; the raw materials are loaded into the smelting
kiln by a feed inlet of the smelting kiln, and then enter the high-temperature smelting section for heating after the preheating section is preheated, and the generated
zinc steam enters the condenser for condensation; the condensed
waste gas enters the preheating section to preheat the
raw material, and is exhausted out the smelting kiln by a gas outlet arranged on the smelting kiln, and the
waste gas uses a cloth bag for removing dust; and the
zinc solution generated by condensation is discharged to a zinc storing tank by a liquid outlet arranged onthe smelting kiln, and the waste residue is discharged out the smelting kiln by a spiral residue-discharging device arranged at the
tail part of the smelting kiln. The invention is characterized by small occupied area, large yield,
high heat utilization ratio, high
recovery ratio, low production cost, capability of treating various renewable zinc ash raw materials and the like, not only is suitable for crude
zinc smelting, but also is suitable for smelting other similar non-
ferrous metals.