Electrochemical process of titanium extraction
(Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad, A.P. India-500058)
Abstract: A wide variety of processes are being pursued by researchers for cost effective extraction of titanium metal. Electrochemical processes are promising due to simplicity and being less capital intensive. Some of the promising electrochemical processes of titanium extraction were reviewed and the results of laboratory scale experiments on electrochemical reduction of TiO2 granules were brought out. Some of the kinetic parameters of the reduction process were discussed while presenting the quality improvements achieved in the experimentation.
Key words: electrochemical reduction; titanium dioxide; titanium; kinetic parameters