Manhès process

English

Etymology

Named after Pierre Manhès, the French metallurgist who invented it.

Proper noun

Manhès process

  1. 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.
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