Author:Serwale, Matsie R; Coetsee, T; Fazluddin, ShahedDate:May 2020The CSIR is developing a process to produce commercially pure (CP) Grade 4 titanium metal powder via direct metallothermic reduction of TiCl4. Crude titanium produced by this method is inevitably contaminated with unreacted reducing metal and ...Read more
Author:Serwale, MR; Coetsee, T; Sole, KC; Fazluddin, ShahedDate:Dec 2022The CSIR-Ti process employs lithiothermic reduction of titanium tetrachloride feedstock to produce titanium sponge. The product is therefore contaminated by a range of lithium and chloride species. In this study we examine the effects of ...Read more
Author:Mukongo, T; Maweja, K; Wa Ngalu, B; Mutombo, I; Tshilombo, KDate:2009Zinc containing flue dusts generated during a copper matter smelting process in a water-jacket furnace was leached in a zinc electro winning return solution at 55 °C. Ninety percent of the metal was dissolved after 2 h of treatment. The ...Read more