Van Vuuren, DSEngelbrecht, ADHadley, TD2007-08-072007-08-072005-10Van Vuuren, DS, Engelbrecht, AD and Hadley, TD. 2005. Opportunities in the electrowinning of molten titanium from titanium dioxide. JOM, Vol. 57(10), pp 53-551047-4838http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1093The value chain of titanium products shows that the difference between the cost of titanium ingot and titanium dioxide is about $9/kg titanium. In contrast, the price of aluminum, which is produced in a similar way, is only about $1.7/kg. Electrowinning of molten titanium from titanium dioxide is therefore believed to have significant potential to reduce the cost of titanium products. The process is hampered by the high operating temperatures and sophisticated materials of construction required; the high affinity of titanium for carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen; and physical and chemical properties of the different titanium oxide species when reducing titanium from Ti4+ to metallic titanium.enElectrowinningMolten titaniumTitanium dioxideTitanium costArticleVan Vuuren, D., Engelbrecht, A., & Hadley, T. (2005). Opportunities in the electrowinning of molten titanium from titanium dioxide. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1093Van Vuuren, DS, AD Engelbrecht, and TD Hadley "Opportunities in the electrowinning of molten titanium from titanium dioxide." (2005) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1093Van Vuuren D, Engelbrecht A, Hadley T. Opportunities in the electrowinning of molten titanium from titanium dioxide. 2005; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1093.TY - Article AU - Van Vuuren, DS AU - Engelbrecht, AD AU - Hadley, TD AB - The value chain of titanium products shows that the difference between the cost of titanium ingot and titanium dioxide is about $9/kg titanium. In contrast, the price of aluminum, which is produced in a similar way, is only about $1.7/kg. Electrowinning of molten titanium from titanium dioxide is therefore believed to have significant potential to reduce the cost of titanium products. The process is hampered by the high operating temperatures and sophisticated materials of construction required; the high affinity of titanium for carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen; and physical and chemical properties of the different titanium oxide species when reducing titanium from Ti4+ to metallic titanium. DA - 2005-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Electrowinning KW - Molten titanium KW - Titanium dioxide KW - Titanium cost LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2005 SM - 1047-4838 T1 - Opportunities in the electrowinning of molten titanium from titanium dioxide TI - Opportunities in the electrowinning of molten titanium from titanium dioxide UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1093 ER -