Author:Oosthuizen, SJ; Swanepoel, JJ; Van Vuuren, DSDate:Oct 2014The CSIR-Ti process produces titanium metal powder through continuous stepwise metallothermic reduction of titanium tetrachloride (TiCl(sub4)) in molten salt medium, and represents a cost-effective alternative to the standard Kroll process ...Read more
Author:Swanepoel, JJ; Van Vuuren, DS; Heydenrych, MDate:Oct 2010Titanium nitride in upgraded nitrided ilmenite (bulk of iron removed) can selectively be chlorinated to produce titanium tetrachloride. Except for iron, most other components present during this low temperature (ca. 200 °C) chlorination ...Read more