Smelter and refinery,historical artwork. Smelting is the process of removing pure metal from its ore by heating the oxidized ore in the presence of a reducing agent and a fluxing agent. This is the 'red mine of St Nicholas'. This mine was located near the French commune of Steinbach in the Alsace region. A waterwheel is at left. The labels (in French) are: the foundry (at left,label at upper left),the refinery (at right,label at upper right),carbon or coal (far right),and lead (centre). The coal is being used as a reducing agent. Artwork from the third edition of 'Les Entrailles de la Terre' (1902) by French author Eugene Caustier | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library |
Bildgröße: | 4802 px × 4010 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |