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Chapter 21
Chemistry of the Metals
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Metallurgy
• the extraction of metals from ores• the preparation of metals for use• the study of the relationship between
structures and properties of metals
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Metallurgy
• Pretreatment of Ore• Concentration• Roasting
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Pretreatment of Ore
• crude ore is crushed
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Concentration
• floatation
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Roasting
• converting sulfide ore to oxide
2ZnS(s) + 3O2(g) -----> 2ZnO(s) + 2SO2(g)
2CuS(s) + 3O2(g) -----> 2CuO(s) + 2SO2(g)
3FeS2(s) + 8O2(g) -----> Fe3O4(s) + 6SO2(g)
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Manufacture of Iron and Steel
• Chemistry of blast furnace• Chemistry of basic oxygen furnace
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Chemistry of blast furnace
iron reductionraw materials
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Several Blast Furnaces
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Liquid Iron Pour
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Fe(l) & Slag(l) Pours
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Chemistry of blast furnace
raw materials:iron orelimestone or limecoke
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Chemistry of blast furnaceiron ore => source of iron
Fe2O3, Fe3O4, FeO, SiO2
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Chemistry of blast furnace
limestone or lime => flux to remove impurities
CaCO3 or CaO
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Chemistry of blast furnace
coke => reducing agentC
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Chemistry of blast furnace
C(s) + O2(g) -----> CO2(g)
coke air
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Chemistry of blast furnace
CO2 + C ---> 2 CO
coke
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Chemistry of blast furnace
3 Fe2O3(s) + CO(g) -----> 2Fe3O4(s) + CO2(g)
iron ore
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Chemistry of blast furnace
Fe3O4(s) + CO(g) -----> 3FeO(s) + CO2(g)
iron ore
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Chemistry of blast furnace
FeO(s) + CO(g) -----> Fe(l) + CO2(g)
iron ore pig iron
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Chemistry of blast furnace
CaCO3(s) + heat -----> CaO(s) + CO2(g)
limestone lime
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Chemistry of blast furnace
CaO(s) + SiO2(s) -----> CaSiO3(l)
lime sand slag
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Purification of Metals
• Distillation• Electrolysis• Chemical Reactions
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Distillation
• mercury
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Electrolysis
• Copper• Aluminum• Sodium
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Production of Copper
Cu2S(l) + O2(g) -----> 2 Cu(l) + SO2(g)
Cu(s) -----> Cu(s)
impure electrolysis pure
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Electrolysis of molten salt
2 NaCl(l) 2 Na(l) + Cl2(g)
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Chemistry of Basic Oxygen Furnace
iron purificationsteel makingraw materials
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Chemistry of Basic Oxygen Furnace
raw materialspig iron from blast furnacefluxing agent to remove impurititesalloying agents
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Chemistry of Basic Oxygen Furnace
Removal of excess of carbon
C(s) + O2(g) -----> CO2(g)
impurity air in pig iron
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Chemistry of Electric Furnace
raw materialsscrap ironfluxing agent to remove impurititesalloying agents