01 A process by which copper matte is treated by passing through it a blast of air, to oxidize and remove sulphur. It is analogous in apparatu…
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A process by which copper matte is treated by passing through it a blast of air, to oxidize and remove sulphur. It is analogous in apparatus to the Bessemer process for decarbonizing cast iron. So called from Pierre Manhès, a French metallurgist, who invented it.(Copper Metal.)