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http://dx.doi.org/10.7844/kirr.2017.26.5.54

A Study on the Formation Mechanism of Titanium Sponge in the Kroll Process  

Jung, Jae-Young (Automobile Parts & Materials Research Center, Kyungpook National University)
Sohn, Ho-Sang (Automobile Parts & Materials Research Center, Kyungpook National University)
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Resources Recycling / v.26, no.5, 2017 , pp. 54-60 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we investigated the effect of $TiCl_4$ injection time on the Kroll reaction at a given weight ratio of $TiCl_4$ and Mg. The reduction reaction was investigated by measuring the temperature change according to $TiCl_4$ injection time and observing the cross section and appearance of the Ti sponge after the reaction. The temperature increment due to Kroll reaction heat generation was found to be linearly proportional to the $TiCl_4$ feed rate. In the graph of $TiCl_4$ injection time and reduction tank temperature, initial temperature peaks were observed irrespective of the injection conditions. This is interpreted to mean a temporary interruption of reaction due to $MgCl_2$ formation after the initial Kroll reaction. In addition, when the cross section of the sponge was observed, a large amount of spherical Mg particles was observed in $MgCl_2$. We can infer that this is the process of continuously feeding the unreacted Mg surface, so that a continuous Kroll reaction takes place. The sponge appearance showed that the coalescence or growth of the Kroll reacted Ti particles can be controlled by the cooling rate.
Keywords
kroll process; $TiCl_4$; titanium sponge; magnesium reduction; mechanism of sponge formation;
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