Smelting the Lead

Smelting the Lead

Once the lead parts are separated, they go through a smelting process to recover pure lead.

• Crushing and Melting: The lead components are crushed into small pieces and fed into a smelting furnace. The crushed lead is heated to extremely high temperatures (above 600°C), causing it to melt.
• Blast Furnace: In the blast furnace, a combination of air and fuel is used to melt the lead-containing materials and separate pure lead from impurities (called dross or slag).
• Refining the Lead: After the lead is melted, it is refined by removing any impurities such as antimony, arsenic, and other metals. This refining process ensures that the recycled lead is of high quality and can be reused for various industrial purposes.
• Alloying: In some cases, the recycled lead may be mixed with other metals to create specific lead alloys required for different applications, such as for batteries or other industrial uses.