Method for production of magnesium
Abstract
A continuous process for the production of elemental magnesium is described. Magnesium is made from magnesium oxide and a light hydrocarbon gas. In the process, a feed stream of the magnesium oxide and gas is continuously fed into a reaction zone. There the magnesium oxide and gas are reacted at a temperature of about 1400 C or greater in the reaction zone to provide a continuous product stream of reaction products, which include elemental magnesium. The product stream is continuously quenched after leaving the reaction zone, and the elemental magnesium is separated from other reaction products. 12 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 672494
- Patent Number(s):
- 5782952
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-706,076
- Assignee:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC22-92PC92111
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 21 Jul 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; MAGNESIUM; CHEMICAL PREPARATION; MAGNESIUM OXIDES; HYDROCARBONS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; QUENCHING; SEPARATION PROCESSES
Citation Formats
Diaz, A F, Howard, J B, Modestino, A J, and Peters, W A. Method for production of magnesium. United States: N. p., 1998.
Web.
Diaz, A F, Howard, J B, Modestino, A J, & Peters, W A. Method for production of magnesium. United States.
Diaz, A F, Howard, J B, Modestino, A J, and Peters, W A. Tue .
"Method for production of magnesium". United States.
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title = {Method for production of magnesium},
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abstractNote = {A continuous process for the production of elemental magnesium is described. Magnesium is made from magnesium oxide and a light hydrocarbon gas. In the process, a feed stream of the magnesium oxide and gas is continuously fed into a reaction zone. There the magnesium oxide and gas are reacted at a temperature of about 1400 C or greater in the reaction zone to provide a continuous product stream of reaction products, which include elemental magnesium. The product stream is continuously quenched after leaving the reaction zone, and the elemental magnesium is separated from other reaction products. 12 figs.},
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