Editors: | F. Kongoli, J. De Castro, M, Gomez-Marroquin, Y. Gordon, M. Naimanbayev, V. Tsepelev, S. Prakash |
Publisher: | Flogen Star OUTREACH |
Publication Year: | 2022 |
Pages: | 148 pages |
ISBN: | 978-1-989820-36-0(CD) |
ISSN: | 2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series) |
ABSTRACT
Processing of ilmenite concentrates into titanium-containing slag, titanium tetrachloride,
and titanium sponge is complicated by the high content of chromium in it. Therefore, the methods
based on preliminary carbon reduction of ilmenite concentrate at 900-1200 °С and following
reduction of reduced iron and chrome by electromagnetic separation are widely used in industry.
Then the non-magnetic titanium-chromium fraction is for hydrochemical treatment to purify it
from chromium and other impurities.
It has been determined that the selective solid-phase reduction of ilmenite chromiumcontaining
concentrate should be performed at 1250 °С and 2 hours’ dwell period. It was found
that the addition of 8% sodium chloride to the charge accelerates the reduction process for iron
from ilmenite. At the same time, the recovery of reduced iron into the magnetic fraction is
76.1%, recovery of chromium is 55.8%, recovery of titanium is 15.3%.
The titanium-chromium fraction was sintered with the calculated amount of soda at 850
°С for 2 hours to separate chromium from titanium compounds and leached with hot water (S:L
= 1:4) at the temperature of 95-100 °С and stirring for 120 minutes. At the same time, the chromium
recovery into the solution was 83.6%. Titanium-beneficiated concentrate contains 6.2%
iron, 36.2% titanium and 0.42% chromium.