Article ID

2001Bdb1004

Title

Titanium Production From Oxide Using Reducible Molten Salt

還元性溶融塩による酸化チタンの直接還元

Author(s)

K. Ono and R. O. Suzuki

小野勝敏、鈴木亮輔

Publication/Publisher

Materia Japan, 41[1] pp.28-31 (2002).

まてりあ(日本金属学会会報), 41[1] pp.28-31 (2002).

Abstract


Possibility of new titanium production process was described from the viewpoint of thermodynamic analysis. Titanium oxide was selected as the starting materials and calcium was chosen as the repeatable reductant. The electrolysis in the molten salt could not produced metallic calcium, but the reducing atmosphere near the cathode was effective to reduce the titanium oxide to the metallic state. Some electrochemical reactions possible in the salt was discussed and some industrially applicable models are proposed.