Definition
pyrometallurgy
noun
- The branch of metallurgy that uses high-temperature processes to extract, refine, or process metals and their ores.
Usage: technical; uncountable
Examples
- Pyrometallurgy involves smelting ores in furnaces at extremely high temperatures.
- The steel industry relies heavily on pyrometallurgical processes to produce pure metal from raw ore.
- Pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy are the two main branches of extractive metallurgy.
- Engineers studied pyrometallurgy to improve the efficiency of copper extraction.
- Modern pyrometallurgy uses advanced furnace technology to reduce energy consumption.
- The company invested in pyrometallurgical equipment to increase production capacity.