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US 2018/0037974 A1Published application
Method of producing titanium from titanium oxides through magnesium vapour reduction
AssigneeSri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (PVT) Ltd.
InventorsGAYANI ABAYAWEERA, Gehan Amaratunga, Niranjala Fernando, Veranja Karunaratne, Nilwala Kottegoda, Ruwini Ekanayake
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a novel approach to the chemical synthesis of titanium metal from a titanium oxide source material. In the approach described herein, a titanium oxide source is reacted with Mg vapour to extract a pure Ti metal. The method disclosed herein is more scalable, cheaper, faster, and safer than prior art methods.
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A method of producing titanium metal from titanium oxides comprising:
- a. providing a composition comprising a titanium oxide source in a reaction vessel;
- b. providing a composition comprising a Mg source in the reaction vessel;
- c. heating the reaction vessel to an internal temperature of between 850° C. and 1000° C. until a vapour of Mg is produced for at least 30 minutes to form a reaction product;
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- d. washing said reaction product with one or more washing media to form a washed titanium reaction product.
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A method of producing titanium-iron alloy from ilmenite comprising:
- a. providing a composition comprising ilmenite source in a reaction vessel;
- b. providing a composition comprising a Mg source in the reaction vessel;
- c. heating the reaction vessel to an internal temperature of between 850° C. and 1000° C. until a vapour of Mg is produced for at least 30 minutes to form a reaction product;
- d. washing said reaction product with one or more washing media.
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