WO2005090640A1 - Electrochemical reduction of metal oxides - Google Patents
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- 229910044991 metal oxide Inorganic materials 0.000 title claims abstract description 31
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- GWEVSGVZZGPLCZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Titan oxide Chemical compound O=[Ti]=O GWEVSGVZZGPLCZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 37
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- UXVMQQNJUSDDNG-UHFFFAOYSA-L Calcium chloride Chemical compound [Cl-].[Cl-].[Ca+2] UXVMQQNJUSDDNG-UHFFFAOYSA-L 0.000 claims description 13
- 229910001628 calcium chloride Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 13
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- OGIDPMRJRNCKJF-UHFFFAOYSA-N titanium oxide Inorganic materials [Ti]=O OGIDPMRJRNCKJF-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 4
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- OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbon Chemical compound [C] OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 5
- RTAQQCXQSZGOHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Titanium Chemical compound [Ti] RTAQQCXQSZGOHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 5
- 239000010936 titanium Substances 0.000 description 5
- 229910052719 titanium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 5
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- QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N atomic oxygen Chemical compound [O] QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
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- 235000011148 calcium chloride Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- LLSDKQJKOVVTOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L calcium chloride dihydrate Chemical compound O.O.[Cl-].[Cl-].[Ca+2] LLSDKQJKOVVTOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L 0.000 description 1
- 229940052299 calcium chloride dihydrate Drugs 0.000 description 1
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- MTPVUVINMAGMJL-UHFFFAOYSA-N trimethyl(1,1,2,2,2-pentafluoroethyl)silane Chemical compound C[Si](C)(C)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)F MTPVUVINMAGMJL-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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- 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
- C22B34/129—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 by dissociation, e.g. thermic dissociation of titanium tetraiodide, or by electrolysis or with the use of an electric arc
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- C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
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- 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
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- C25C5/00—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metal powders or porous metal masses
- C25C5/04—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metal powders or porous metal masses from melts
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- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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- C22B4/00—Electrothermal treatment of ores or metallurgical products for obtaining metals or alloys
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- the present invention relates to electrochemical reduction of metal oxides .
- the present invention relates particularly to electrochemical reduction of metal oxides in the form of powder to produce metal having a low oxygen concentration, typically no more than 0.2% by weight.
- the present invention was made during the course of an on-going research project on electrochemical reduction of metal oxides being carried out by the applicant.
- the research project has focussed on the reduction of titanium oxide, more specifically titania (Ti0 2 ) .
- the CaCl 2 -based electrolyte used in the experiments was a commercially available source of CaCl 2 , namely calcium chloride dihydrate, which decomposed on heating and produced a very small amount of CaO.
- the applicant operated the electrolytic cells at a potential above the decomposition potential of CaO and below the decomposition potential of CaCl 2 .
- the present invention was made unexpectedly in two experiments on sub-micron powders of pigment grade titania.
- the powders were mixed with molten CaCl 2 -based electrolyte containing CaO in electrolytic cells comprising anodes and cathodes in contact with the electrolyte/powder baths .
- the applicant found unexpectedly that the titania powders were successfully reduced in the molten electrolyte baths .
- the applicant also found unexpectedly that there was very little carbon produced in the experiments that was retained in the cells - this is a potentially important finding given that carbon contamination can be significant. The applicant had not expected to achieve these results .
- a process for electrochemically reducing metal oxide feed material in a solid state which includes the steps of: agitating an electrolyte and metal oxide powders in the electrolyte and applying an electrical potential across (a) a cathode in contact with the electrolyte and (b) an anode and electrochemically reducing the metal oxides.
- the agitation caused intermittent contact between the powder particles and the cathode that was sufficient to enable reduction of titania powders and restrict sintering of the powder particles together that could adversely affect the reduction of unreduced or partially reduced powders .
- the particle size of the powders is selected so that the electrolyte and the powders form a slurry, ie a two phase mixture, in which the powder particles are suspended in the electrolyte .
- the electrolyte and the metal oxide powders may be agitated by any suitable means .
- the electrolyte and the metal oxide powders may be agitated by physical means , such as a stirrer .
- the electrolyte and the metal oxides powders may be agitated by gas injection.
- the applicant has found in the two experiments described above that gas injection enabled segregation of carbon contaminant formed in the experiments to the surface of the bath and titanium to the bottom of the bath. This is an important feature in terms of separating carbon and titanium in the process .
- the metal oxide powders may be any suitable metal oxide.
- the present invention has particular application to solid state reduction of titanium oxide particles, specially titania particles.
- the electrolyte is a CaCl 2 -based electrolyte containing CaO.
- the powders are sub-micron size.
- the process comprises applying a potential across the anode and the cathode that is above the decomposition potential of CaO and below the decomposition of CaCl 2 .
- the process may be carried out on a batch basis, a semi-continuous basis, and a continuous basis.
- the process may be carried out by positioning a member such as bar or plate or sheet in contact with the electrolyte so that reduced powders can deposit on the member.
- the process comprises removing the member from the electrolyte and stripping deposited reduced powders from the members .
- the process may be carried out in a cell that contains a bath of electrolyte and metal oxide powders , an anode, and a cathode.
- the anode may be made from any suitable material .
- the anode may be a consumable or a non-consumable anode .
- the anode is a consumable anode.
- the cathode may be made from any suitable material .
- the process may be carried out as a multi-stage process with electrolyte and partially reduced and unreduced powders in a slurry form being transferred from a first stage to one or more than one successive stage in the process and being reduced in each stage.
- the multi-stage process may be carried out in the above-described cell , with discharge and recycling of the slurry to the cell .
- the multi-stage process may be carried out in a series of the above-described cells . The process is not confined to being carried out in the above-described cell.
- the process may be carried out on a continuous basis by passing a slurry of the electrolyte and metal oxide powders through a reactor, such as a pipe reactor, that defines a pathway for flow of the slurry between an inlet and an outlet and includes one or more than one anode and one or more than one cathode along the length of the pathway.
- a reactor such as a pipe reactor
- the reactor may include agitating the slurry by a means, such as baffles or the like in the pathway, that causes the slurry to flow in a turbulent flow pattern along the pathway.
- a means such as baffles or the like in the pathway
- the process may include agitating the slurry by introducing the slurry in a turbulent flow into the reactor .
- the process comprises separating reduced powders from the electrolyte downstream of the outlet of the pathway and processing the reduced powders as required.
- an apparatus for electrochemically reducing metal oxide powders such as titanium oxide powders , which includes (a) a means for containing a bath of a molten electrolyte and metal oxide particles in the electrolyte, (b) a cathode in contact with the electrolyte, (c) an anode, (d) a means for applying a potential across the anode and the cathode, and (e) a means for agitating the electrolyte .
- the apparatus may be adapted to operate on a batch basis, a semi-continuous basis, or a continuous basis.
- the means for applying a potential across the anodes and the cathode includes (a) a power source and (b) an electrical circuit that electrically interconnects the power source , the anodes , and the cathode .
- the basic cell configuration of (a) a means for containing a bath of a molten electrolyte and metal oxide particles in the electrolyte, (b) a cathode in contact with the electrolyte, (c) an anode, (d) a means for applying a potential across the anode and the cathode is as described by way of example in other patent families of the applicant such as WO2003/01659 , WO2003/076690 , WO2004/035873 and WO2004/053201.
- the present invention was made unexpectedly in two experiments in which sub-micron powders of pigment grade titania were reduced in electrolytic cells containing baths of molten CaCl 2 -based electroly e containing CaO, anodes and cathodes .
- the anode and the cathode were arranged to extend into the cell and the cathode had a relatively large surface area compared to the size of the cell.
- the titania powders were 10% by weight of the total weight of the powders and the electrolyte.
- the titanium powders were sub-micron sized.
- the cell was operated at a constant potential of 3 V for a period of 7 hours. The cell achieved currents of up to 8 A during the experiment .
- the second experiment which was run after the success of the first experiment, the wall of the cell formed the cathode and the anode was arranged to extend into the cell.
- the solids loading was 5% in this experiment.
- the titania powders were 5% by weight of the total weight of the powders and the electrolyte.
- the titania powders were sub-micron size.
- the cell was operated at a constant potential of 3 V for a period of 7 hours.
- the cell achieved currents of up to 30 A during the experiment.
- the operating potential of 3 V is a potential above the decomposition potential of CaO in the electrolyte and below the decomposition potential of CaCl 2 ;
- the titania powders were reduced up to 95% by the end of the second experiment.
- the applicant allowed the cell to cool to room temperature and then sectioned the cell.
- the applicant found that the cell comprised a layer of titanium metal powders on the bottom wall of the cell and a layer of substantially "clean" electrolyte on the metal layer .
- the side walls of the cell had a layer of titanium carbide .
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