PRODUCTION PLATE OF TITANIUM BY REDUCTION OF TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE WITH MAGNESIUM

The reaction rate of the reduction of TiCl4, with Mg was studied by me ans of an impulse response method. In the case of gaseous TiCl4, feed, the reaction rate was proportional to the concentration of TiCl4, and the apparent activation energy was obtained as 59 kJ . mol(-1). In th e case where liquid TiCl4 was fed onto the molten Mg, TiCl4, was vapor ized and then reacted with Mg. The reaction was found to be controlled by the vaporization process of TiCl4. Therefore, the production rate of Ti can be increased by improvement of the vaporization process.