The invention relates to a method for directly producing high-purity
oxygen-free
copper by pyrogenic process continuous refining of
scrap copper, and belongs to the technical field of non-
ferrous metallurgy. The method comprises the following steps: by taking
scrap copper as a
raw material; analyzing the component characteristics of each batch of
raw material, and then preparing into a mixture, wherein the
mass percent of a copper element in the mixture is greater than or equal to 93%; adding
metaphosphate or
phosphorus pentoxide and flux to the mixture; refining by oxidation; stewing and drossing after oxidation is finished, and then orderly carrying out reduction refining and refining agent refining under an agitation state, so as to obtain the high-purity
oxygen-free copper of which the copper content is greater than or equal to 99.95% and the
oxygen content is smaller than 0.003%, wherein the electrical resistivity of the obtained
copper wire after drawing is below 0.017241
omega / (mm), and the relative electrical
conductivity is over 100% of
International annealed copper standard (IACS). The method is strong in flexibility, significant in refining effect, and applicable to different components of
scrap copper materials; the scrap copper can be used for directly making a rod after being refined. Compared with the traditional pyrogenic process
smelting-electrolytic refining-copper
cathode purification process, the method disclosed by the invention has the beneficial effects that the flow is shortened, the cost is reduced, the energy is saved, and
continuous operation is achieved.