Apparatus and arrangement for the metallurgical treatment of electrical and/or electronic scrap or components and uses thereof and methods for the metallurgical treatment of electrical and/or electronic scrap or components

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and an arrangement for the (pyro)metallurgical treatment of electrical and / or electronic scrap or components, which are in particular configured in such away that substantially uncontaminated electrical and / or electronic scrap or components thereof can be processed without impurities. The apparatus or the arrangement comprises a melting reactor, whichhas a cooling device. The present invention also relates to the use of the apparatus or the arrangement for the metallurgical treatment of electrical and / or electronic scrap or components and to theobtainment of raw copper or a precursor thereof. The present invention also relates to methods for the (pyro)metallurgical treatment of electrical and / or electronic scrap or components.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to a plant and an arrangement for the (pyro)metallurgical treatment of electrical and / or electronic waste or compositions, in particular in substantially pure electrical and / or electronic waste or compositions thereof The substance is configured in such a way that it can be processed without impurities. The invention also relates to the use of a device or arrangement for the metallurgical treatment of electrical and / or electronic waste or compositions and for obtaining blister copper or precursors thereof. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the (pyro)metallurgical treatment of electrical and / or electronic waste or compositions. Background technique [0002] Given the increasing prevalence of electrical and electronic devices in everyday life, waste from electrical and electronic devices is also increasing. This presents society with the challenge that not only the large quantities of discarded electrical and elec...

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Problems solved by technology

However, especially in the metallurgical treatment of electrical and / or electronic waste or components for the recovery or recycling of valuable metals, there is the technical problem that the equipment previously used for this content of organic components and / or in a mixture with impurities (i.e. not aggregates of electrical and / or electronic waste or components)

These impurities are usually copper scrap with a high copper content (typically about 85 wt%), which generally results in higher costs

The incorporation of impurities may be particularly necessary because electrical and / or electronic waste or components often include relatively large quantities of plastic or other materials with a calorific value that are combusted during pyrometallurgical processing so that sufficient thermal energy can be released so that there may be a risk of the device overheating

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