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Recovery of scandium, yttrium and lanthanides from titanium ore

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5637462

This patent describes a process for extracting scandium from titanium ore. It comprises feeding a scandium-containing titanium ore to a fluidized bed chlorinator at 800{degrees}-1250{degrees} C to produce a vaporous phase and a solid residue, the vaporous phase comprising titanium chloride, the solid residue comprising mostly unreacted feed and also a scandium compound; and recovering the scandium compound from the solid residue.

Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5049363; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-389088
OSTI ID:
5637462
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English