Titanium production via metallothermic reduction of TiCl_4 in molten salt: problems and products

摘要

Industrial production of titanium occurs via the batch wise reduction of titanium tetrachloride (TiCl_4) with a reducing metal, being magnesium in the Kroll process, or sodium in the Hunter process. In the search for low cost titanium, the CSIR is developing a continuous process to produce titanium powder directly via metallothermic reduction of TiCl_4 in molten salt, dubbed the CSIR-Ti process.