PROCESS FOR THE CONTINUOUS REFINING OF METAL AND A FACILITY FOR CARRYING OUT SAID PROCESS

The proposed process for the continuous refining of metal involves the following steps: molten metal is fed into a reaction chamber; gaseous and solid oxidising agents are introduced; loose materials are added; the metal and slag are totally converted to a foaming emulsion; a raised pulsed pressure is created within the reaction chamber and the system is made to deviate significantly from thermodynamic equilibrium by the creation of a selfadjusting system of chemical gas-producing reactions; the emulsion is removed to a settling tank at the critical outflow-rate of the two-phase liquid; and the metal and slag are separated in the settling tank and gas is removed at a predetermined rate through the thick emulsion layer. The proposed facility for the continuous refining of metal comprises: a spherical reaction chamber (1) with a channel through which the liquid metal (5) and loose materials (4) can be introduced; a device in the form of opposing tuyeres for supplying gaseous oxygen; a cylindrical connecting channel (2); a settling tank (3) with tap holes to allow the removal of metal (20) and slag (15) and divided into two vertical channels to facilitate the separation of slag (16) and gas (17); a channel for feeding in slag-forming materials (13); and tuyeres for supplying oxygen (11 and 12).