SECONDARY LEAD SMELTING PROCESSABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSUREA process for producing metallic lead from leadbattery plates and other types of lead scrap in a secondarylead smelting operation has been developed which comprisesadding from 1% to 8% moisture and 0.5% to 5% oxygen to theair which is used to react with carbonaceous material suchas coke to maintain the temperature in the melting regionfrom about 1100°C to about 1300°C. The moisture is addedto the air to react with the coke to form carbon monoxideand hydrogen, and the oxygen is added to maintain thetemperature in the melting zone. Increased amounts oflead are produced using smaller quantities of coke andiron when the moisture and the oxygen are added to the air.
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