Manhès process
Meanings
name
- 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 process of making Bessemer steel.
Word forms
Etymology
Named after Pierre Manhès, the French metallurgist who invented it.
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