Abstract: In a pyrometallurgical smelting method of copper, the copper-ore and auxiliary fuel, such as carbonaceous material, is blown through an ore-concentrate burner into a reaction shaft. In an improved pyrometallurgical smelting of copper, the carbonaceous material is used to reduce the Fe.sub.3 O.sub.4 contained in the slag. The present invention provides an improved method for reducing the Fe.sub.3 O.sub.4 even in a case at a decreased amount of auxiliary fuel is to be decreased. The carbonaceous material is blown into a lower portion of the reaction shaft where the oxygen partial pressure is low.

Abstract: In a flash smelting method of copper, a carbonaceous material, whose grain size is under 100 um and is in a proportion of 65% or more, and whose grain size is from 44 to 100 .mu.m and is in a proportion of 25% or more, and which has 80% or more of a fixed carbon content, is charged into a reaction shaft of a flash smelting furnace. It is possible to prevent the excessive formation and excessive reduction of Fe.sub.3 O.sub.4 in the slag. Copper loss, erosion of refractories and boiler trouble can be prevented.

Abstract: Coating composition comprising (I) cross-linkable basic acrylic component, in which there are present, in polymerized form, (a) 2 to 10(A)% of at least one dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate, (b) 0.5 to 5(B)% of at least one acrylic amide, (c) 0.5 to 20(C)% of at least one hydroxyalkyl acrylate, (d) 35 to 95% of at least one alkyl acrylate, and (e) 0 to 50% of one or more other monomers, wherein the percentages A, B and C satisfy the relation: ##EQU1## and (II) cross-linking polyepoxide component having an epoxy equivalent of 400 or less, the ratio by gram atom of the basic nitrogen in (I) to the epoxy oxygen in (II) being from 0.3 to 3.0.