REDUCING TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE WITH HIGH-SURFACE SODIUM

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1960

OSTI ID:4145877

Fleck, D C; Wong, M M; Baker, Jr, D H

A method of using sodium for reducing titanium tetrachloride, developed to improve the extractive metallurgy of titunium, is described. Finely divided titanium metal, titanium lower chlorides, or a mixture thereof was produced in a continuous operation at temperatures between 105 and 205 deg C by the reaction of molten sodium and vaporized titanium tetrachloride in an agitated bed of finely divided inert solids (powdered sodium chloride or the reaction products). Composition of the product was controlled by varying the relative quantities of sodium and titanium tetrachloride used. A description of the operations and analytical data of the reaction products are given. (auth)

• Research Organization: Bureau of Mines
• NSA Number: NSA-14-012521
• OSTI ID: 4145877
• Report Number(s): BM-RI-5596
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CHEMISTRY
FUSED SALTS
METALLURGY
MIXING
NUMERICALS
POWDERS
REDUCTION
SODIUM
SODIUM CHLORIDES
SOLIDS
SURFACES
TEMPERATURE
TITANIUM
TITANIUM CHLORIDES