Ultra-High-Temperature Electrolytic Titanium Extraction From Waste Slag

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2018
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Martin-Treceno S
Hughes T
Bishop C
Brown I
Jia Y
Marshall A
Watson MJ
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A new process to produce affordable titanium metal has the potential to widen its use. In New Zealand, up to 200,000 tonnes/year of Ti-rich slag is available as a by-product of the steelmaking process. Recently, molten oxides have been proven as candidate electrolytes for high-temperature, carbon-free metal production [1,2]. The goal of this research is to explore the feasibility of using the slag directly from the process to electrolytically extract high-purity metal and to develop an efficient and sustainable process.

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Field of Research::09 - Engineering::0904 - Chemical Engineering::090499 - Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified
Fields of Research::40 - Engineering::4019 - Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy::401901 - Electrometallurgy
Fields of Research::40 - Engineering::4019 - Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy::401904 - Mineral processing/beneficiation
Fields of Research::40 - Engineering::4019 - Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy::401908 - Pyrometallurgy
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