Production of metals by metallothermia
US4725312A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 2, 1987 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC22B59/00
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The metals of Groups (IV)(B) or (V)(B) of the Periodic Table, or of the lanthanide series, e.g., titanium metal, are conveniently produced, notably in powder form, by reducing a salt of such a metal by contacting same with liquid admixture comprising lithium metal maintained dispersed in a bath of molten salts.
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