GB824298A - Refractory metal production process - Google Patents

Refractory metal production process

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GB824298A
GB824298A GB9461/56A GB946156A GB824298A GB 824298 A GB824298 A GB 824298A GB 9461/56 A GB9461/56 A GB 9461/56A GB 946156 A GB946156 A GB 946156A GB 824298 A GB824298 A GB 824298A
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sodium
bath
molten
beneath
injecting
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Union Carbide Corp
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Union Carbide Corp
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B34/00—Obtaining refractory metals
    • C22B34/10—Obtaining titanium, zirconium or hafnium
    • C22B34/12—Obtaining titanium or titanium compounds from ores or scrap by metallurgical processing; preparation of titanium compounds from other titanium compounds see C01G23/00 - C01G23/08
    • C22B34/1263—Obtaining titanium or titanium compounds from ores or scrap by metallurgical processing; preparation of titanium compounds from other titanium compounds see C01G23/00 - C01G23/08 obtaining metallic titanium from titanium compounds, e.g. by reduction
    • C22B34/1268—Obtaining titanium or titanium compounds from ores or scrap by metallurgical processing; preparation of titanium compounds from other titanium compounds see C01G23/00 - C01G23/08 obtaining metallic titanium from titanium compounds, e.g. by reduction using alkali or alkaline-earth metals or amalgams
    • C22B34/1272—Obtaining titanium or titanium compounds from ores or scrap by metallurgical processing; preparation of titanium compounds from other titanium compounds see C01G23/00 - C01G23/08 obtaining metallic titanium from titanium compounds, e.g. by reduction using alkali or alkaline-earth metals or amalgams reduction of titanium halides, e.g. Kroll process

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Abstract

The reduction of a halide of Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, V or Ta is effected by injecting it as a liquid into a bath of molten alkali metal until it is in excess, so that subhalides are formed, and then injecting further alkali metal sufficient to effect complete reduction to the metal. In an example molten sodium beneath an atmosphere of argon is raised to about 400 DEG C. and twice the stochiometric amount of TiCl4 injected through a nozzle in the reactor lid, the temperature rising to 850 DEG C., the further necessary molten sodium to obtain the desired stochiometric ratio is then injected beneath the melt surface, the temperature being kept between 850 DEG C. and 950 DEG C. until the reaction is complete. The sodium bath may initially also contain some sodium chloride.
GB9461/56A 1955-03-28 1956-03-27 Refractory metal production process Expired GB824298A (en)

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US497322A US2826493A (en) 1955-03-28 1955-03-28 Method of producing titanium

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GB824298A true GB824298A (en) 1959-11-25

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BE (1) BE546236A (en)
DE (1) DE1041254B (en)
FR (1) FR1144500A (en)
GB (1) GB824298A (en)

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US2963362A (en) * 1956-02-27 1960-12-06 Nat Distillers Chem Corp Process for reducing higher halides
US2950963A (en) * 1957-05-02 1960-08-30 Nat Distillers Chem Corp Production of metals
US2986462A (en) * 1957-10-10 1961-05-30 Cons Mining & Smelting Co Process for the production of metals
US3069255A (en) * 1957-11-25 1962-12-18 Jr Don H Baker Production of high purity titanium by metallic sodium reduction of titanic halide
US2995440A (en) * 1958-04-23 1961-08-08 Union Carbide Corp Process for producing reactive metals
US3004848A (en) * 1958-10-02 1961-10-17 Nat Distillers Chem Corp Method of making titanium and zirconium alloys
US10245642B2 (en) * 2015-02-23 2019-04-02 Nanoscale Powders LLC Methods for producing metal powders

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US2148345A (en) * 1936-09-10 1939-02-21 Degussa Preparation of metallic titanium
US2443253A (en) * 1944-04-12 1948-06-15 Electro Metallurg Co Process for producing zirconium chloride
US2586134A (en) * 1948-12-24 1952-02-19 Du Pont Production of metals
US2618549A (en) * 1949-05-02 1952-11-18 Kennecott Copper Corp Method for the production of titanium
US2607674A (en) * 1949-05-25 1952-08-19 Du Pont Production of metals
US2616800A (en) * 1949-11-22 1952-11-04 Frank S Wartman Method of making cupro-titanium
US2647826A (en) * 1950-02-08 1953-08-04 Jordan James Fernando Titanium smelting process
GB694921A (en) * 1950-08-10 1953-07-29 Titan Co Inc A method for the production of titanium metal or a fused salt mixture from titanium tetrachloride
US2753256A (en) * 1950-10-11 1956-07-03 Du Pont Method of producing titanium
US2667413A (en) * 1951-01-15 1954-01-26 Jordan James Fernando Vapor-phase smelting process
US2703752A (en) * 1951-01-20 1955-03-08 Kennecott Copper Corp Method for production of refractory metals
US2618550A (en) * 1952-01-04 1952-11-18 Kennecott Copper Corp Method for the production of titanium
FR1094987A (en) * 1953-11-30 1955-05-25 Brevets D Etudes Et De Rech S Preparation of metals such as titanium and zirconium

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FR1144500A (en) 1957-10-14
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