Process for producing metallic titanium
US6942715B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC22B34/1272
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for producing metallic titanium includes forming metallic titanium fine particles by supplying liquid or mist titanium tetrachloride from above the surface of a reaction bath liquid containing fused magnesium and fused magnesium chloride in a reaction vessel to effect a reaction, wherein a circulating flow perpendicular to the bath surface of the reaction bath liquid is generated or extended just under the bath surface by imparting a stirring force to the reaction bath liquid so as to generate or increase an upward flow rate of the reaction bath liquid in at least part of the region at a depth of more than 100 mm below the bath surface.
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