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Relating to chemical metal transformation that depends on heat action (as roasting and smelting).

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Usage examples (5)
  • Two variants were proposed: a 150-500 MWe type with actinides incorporated into a metal fuel requiring pyrometallurgical processing on site; and a 500-1500 MWe type with...
  • Environmental Management: Techniques for stabilisation of arsenic-bearing process residues via appropriate hydrometallurgical or pyrometallurgical means
  • This nuclear fuel cycle would combine two innovations: pyrometallurgical processing (a high-temperature method of recycling reactor waste into fuel) and advanced...
  • Meanwhile, the batteries are sent to a facility in Germany where a pyrometallurgical distillation process is used to separate out metals such as nickel and cadmium with...
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