This application belongs to the field of metallurgical
solid waste
resource utilization, and more specifically, relates to a method and
system for treating
copper smelting slag based on rapid heat preservation and
slow cooling technology. The method involves using
casting slag with dispersed pores inside the
casting to collect high-temperature
molten slag in front of the furnace, and then using a heat preservation device to maintain the temperature and slow cool for more than 8 hours. This promotes the
sedimentation, aggregation, growth, and maturation of
copper-containing particles, significantly increasing the average particle size of
copper. After
slow cooling, the
liquid slag is transferred to an air-
quenching heat collection chamber for air
quenching and
granulation, and the high-temperature
flue gas is used for
waste heat recovery (for copper concentrate
drying, hot steam, or
waste heat power generation, etc.). The granulated
slag, after cooling and conveying, directly enters the
ball mill flotation
system, eliminating the need for multi-stage crushing processes and achieving energy saving, consumption reduction, and increased copper
recovery rate. This invention realizes large-scale, intelligent, energy-saving, and maximized
resource recovery in copper
smelting slag treatment, increasing copper
recovery rate by 8-15%, saving energy by 30-40%, and shortening the
cooling cycle by more than 60 hours.