Upgrading Titanium Ore Through Selective Chlorination Using Calcium Chloride

作者：Kang Jungshin^*; Okabe Toru H

来源：Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B-Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science, 2013, 44(3): 516-527.

DOI：10.1007/s11663-013-9818-8

To develop a simple and effective process for upgrading low-grade titanium ore (ilmenite, mainly FeTiO3), a new selective chlorination process based on the use of calcium chloride (CaCl2) as the chlorine source was investigated in this study. Titanium ore and a titanium ore/CaCl2 mixture were placed in two separate crucibles inside a gas-tight quartz tube that was then positioned in a horizontal furnace. In the experiments, the titanium ore in the two crucibles reacted with either HCl produced from CaCl2 or CaCl2 itself at 1100 K (827 A degrees C), leading to the selective removal of the iron present in the titanium ore as iron chlorides [FeCl (x) (l,g) (x = 2, 3)]. Various kinds of titanium ores produced in different countries were used as feedstock, and the influence of the particle size and atmosphere on the selective chlorination was investigated. Under certain conditions, titanium dioxide (TiO2) with purity of about 97 pct was directly obtained in a single step from titanium ore containing 51 pct TiO2. Thus, selective chlorination is a feasible method for producing high purity titanium dioxide from low-grade titanium ore.

• 出版日期2013-6