Recovery of titanium values from titanium grinding swarf by electric furnace smelting

Patent · 01 January 1999

OSTI ID:872587

Gerdemann, Stephen J ^[1]; White, Jack C ^[1]

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1. Albany, OR

A method for the recovery of valuable materials from titanium grinding swarf is provided comprising the steps of sieving the accumulated titanium grinding swarf to remove unwanted coarse trash and grinding wheel fragments, pelletizing, and smelting in an electric arc furnace to produce ferrotitanium and/or high titanium slag.

• Research Organization: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, and Morgantown, WV
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 5968224
• OSTI ID: 872587
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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