GB682919A - A new or improved process for the production of metallic titanium - Google Patents

A new or improved process for the production of metallic titanium

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GB682919A
GB682919A GB5566/51A GB556651A GB682919A GB 682919 A GB682919 A GB 682919A GB 5566/51 A GB5566/51 A GB 5566/51A GB 556651 A GB556651 A GB 556651A GB 682919 A GB682919 A GB 682919A
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titanium
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C7/00—Constructional parts, or assemblies thereof, of cells; Servicing or operating of cells
    • C25C7/005—Constructional parts, or assemblies thereof, of cells; Servicing or operating of cells of cells for the electrolysis of melts
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C3/00—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts
    • C25C3/26—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum or vanadium
    • C25C3/28—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum or vanadium of titanium

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Abstract

682,919. Electrolytic production of titanium TITAN CO., Inc. March 7, 1951 [March 20 1950], No. 5566/51. Class 41. A process for the production of titanium comprises electrolysing a chloride salt of titanium in which the titanium has a valence of less than 4, in a cell which is divided by a porous diaphragm into cathode and anode compartments and which contains a molten salt electrolyte at an elevated temperature, the titanium chloride being in solution in the portion of the electrolyte within the cathode compartment. The chloride may be titanium dichloride, titanium trichloride, or a mixture thereof. The electrolyte consists of a halide of one of the alkali-metal and alkaline earth metals, including magnesium, and mixtures thereof. It may comprise a mixture of about 27 per cent sodium chloride and the remainder strontium chloride. The apparatus shown comprises a furnace 10 with gas burners 11 for heating a cell 12 made from fused impervious silica and preferably protected by a stainless steel sheath 13. The cell is divided by a porous diaphragm 17 into two compartments one containing anodes 16 of graphite, and the other containing a cathode made from an elongated plate 15 of a noble metal such as tantalum. An inert gas such as argon or helium may be supplied to the cathode compartment through a pipe 19 to protect the surface of the electrolyte. The anode compartment may be provided with pipes 21 to carry off chlorine released at the anodes. The diaphragm 17 may be of fused alumina. The titanium dichloride and/or trichloride may be mixed with the electrolyte in the cathode compartment. On electrolysis titanium is deposited on the cathode 15. Alternatively the tantalum cathode plate 15 may be replaced by a tube lined with silica and titanium tetrachloride gas supplied downwardly through the tube, the tetrachloride being reduced by electrolysis, preferably to the dichloride. Afterwards the tubular cathode is replaced by the cathode plate 15 and the metal is deposited electrolytically on the plate. The titanium is cooled out of contact with the atmosphere and is then leached, preferably in a weak solution of hydrochloric acid, which can also be used to strip the metal from the cathode.
GB5566/51A 1950-03-20 1951-03-07 A new or improved process for the production of metallic titanium Expired GB682919A (en)

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US2760930A (en) * 1952-01-31 1956-08-28 Nat Lead Co Electrolytic cell of the diaphragm type
US2801964A (en) * 1953-11-06 1957-08-06 Nat Lead Co Cathode assembly for electrolytic cells
US2817630A (en) * 1954-02-04 1957-12-24 Chicago Dev Corp Methods of producing titanium and zirconium
US2848397A (en) * 1954-07-06 1958-08-19 New Jersey Zinc Co Electrolytic production of metallic titanium
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US2868704A (en) * 1954-11-30 1959-01-13 Horizons Titanium Corp Production of lower valent halides of ta, nb, ti and v
US2875038A (en) * 1955-02-16 1959-02-24 Chicago Dev Corp Method of producing crystalline metal
US2920020A (en) * 1956-04-10 1960-01-05 Chicago Dev Corp Producing compositions of molten salts composed essentially of alkalinous metal chlorides and soluble titanium chlorides
US2943032A (en) * 1951-06-23 1960-06-28 Nat Res Corp Electrolytic production of titanium
US2951795A (en) * 1958-06-09 1960-09-06 Chicago Dev Corp Production of polyvalent metals
US3002905A (en) * 1955-05-27 1961-10-03 Brenner Abner Process for electrowinning titanium from lower valent titanium alkali chlorides
US3019174A (en) * 1955-05-27 1962-01-30 Brenner Abner Process for electrowinning titanium from lower valent titanium alkali chlorides
DE1128990B (en) * 1955-11-29 1962-05-03 New Jersey Zinc Co Device and electrolytic cell for the production of titanium by fused-salt electrolysis
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US2943032A (en) * 1951-06-23 1960-06-28 Nat Res Corp Electrolytic production of titanium
US2760930A (en) * 1952-01-31 1956-08-28 Nat Lead Co Electrolytic cell of the diaphragm type
US2755240A (en) * 1953-11-02 1956-07-17 Shawinigan Water And Power Com Electrolysis of titanium tetrachloride to produce titanium
US2801964A (en) * 1953-11-06 1957-08-06 Nat Lead Co Cathode assembly for electrolytic cells
DE1039335B (en) * 1954-01-19 1958-09-18 Titan Gmbh Process, bath and anode composition for the galvanic deposition of a firmly adhering titanium metal coating
US2817630A (en) * 1954-02-04 1957-12-24 Chicago Dev Corp Methods of producing titanium and zirconium
US2848397A (en) * 1954-07-06 1958-08-19 New Jersey Zinc Co Electrolytic production of metallic titanium
US2868704A (en) * 1954-11-30 1959-01-13 Horizons Titanium Corp Production of lower valent halides of ta, nb, ti and v
US2875038A (en) * 1955-02-16 1959-02-24 Chicago Dev Corp Method of producing crystalline metal
US3002905A (en) * 1955-05-27 1961-10-03 Brenner Abner Process for electrowinning titanium from lower valent titanium alkali chlorides
US3019174A (en) * 1955-05-27 1962-01-30 Brenner Abner Process for electrowinning titanium from lower valent titanium alkali chlorides
DE1128990B (en) * 1955-11-29 1962-05-03 New Jersey Zinc Co Device and electrolytic cell for the production of titanium by fused-salt electrolysis
US2920020A (en) * 1956-04-10 1960-01-05 Chicago Dev Corp Producing compositions of molten salts composed essentially of alkalinous metal chlorides and soluble titanium chlorides
US2951795A (en) * 1958-06-09 1960-09-06 Chicago Dev Corp Production of polyvalent metals
DE1202989B (en) * 1959-07-31 1965-10-14 Lonza Ag Process for the production of titanium by fused-salt electrolysis

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