GB2359564B - Improvements in the electrolytic reduction of metal oxides - Google Patents

Improvements in the electrolytic reduction of metal oxides

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Publication number
GB2359564B
GB2359564B GB0003971A GB0003971A GB2359564B GB 2359564 B GB2359564 B GB 2359564B GB 0003971 A GB0003971 A GB 0003971A GB 0003971 A GB0003971 A GB 0003971A GB 2359564 B GB2359564 B GB 2359564B
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Prior art keywords
metal oxides
electrolytic reduction
electrolytic
reduction
oxides
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GB2359564A (en
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Charles Malcolm Ward-Close
Alastair Bryan Godfrey
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Qinetiq Ltd
UK Secretary of State for Defence
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Qinetiq Ltd
UK Secretary of State for Defence
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Priority to GB0003971A priority Critical patent/GB2359564B/en
Publication of GB0003971D0 publication Critical patent/GB0003971D0/en
Priority to EP01905907A priority patent/EP1257678B1/en
Priority to US10/204,465 priority patent/US20030047462A1/en
Priority to AU3387601A priority patent/AU3387601A/en
Priority to EP01905901A priority patent/EP1257677A1/en
Priority to DE60130322T priority patent/DE60130322T2/en
Priority to PCT/GB2001/000661 priority patent/WO2001062995A1/en
Priority to AT01905907T priority patent/ATE372395T1/en
Priority to US10/204,460 priority patent/US20030057101A1/en
Priority to AU2001233876A priority patent/AU2001233876B2/en
Priority to AU2001233871A priority patent/AU2001233871A1/en
Priority to PCT/GB2001/000653 priority patent/WO2001062994A1/en
Priority to JP2001561803A priority patent/JP4703931B2/en
Priority to GB0218516A priority patent/GB2376241B/en
Priority to PCT/GB2001/000683 priority patent/WO2001062996A1/en
Priority to EP01905924A priority patent/EP1257679B1/en
Priority to EA200401129A priority patent/EA008264B1/en
Priority to JP2001561804A priority patent/JP4995392B2/en
Priority to ES01905924T priority patent/ES2231443T3/en
Priority to EA200601812A priority patent/EA013138B1/en
Priority to AU2001233890A priority patent/AU2001233890B2/en
Priority to AT01905924T priority patent/ATE286150T1/en
Priority to DE60108081T priority patent/DE60108081T2/en
Priority to EP08075215A priority patent/EP1956102B1/en
Priority to CA2401034A priority patent/CA2401034C/en
Priority to KR1020027010919A priority patent/KR100767981B1/en
Priority to DK08075215.7T priority patent/DK1956102T3/en
Priority to EP04022898A priority patent/EP1489192A1/en
Priority to US10/204,547 priority patent/US6921473B2/en
Priority to UA2002097584A priority patent/UA74179C2/en
Priority to CN2006101150285A priority patent/CN1982506B/en
Priority to AU3389001A priority patent/AU3389001A/en
Priority to EA200200895A priority patent/EA005348B1/en
Priority to CNB018054552A priority patent/CN1279194C/en
Publication of GB2359564A publication Critical patent/GB2359564A/en
Priority to ZA200206405A priority patent/ZA200206405B/en
Priority to ZA200309129A priority patent/ZA200309129B/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2359564B publication Critical patent/GB2359564B/en
Priority to US11/066,545 priority patent/US20050175496A1/en
Priority to US11/149,588 priority patent/US20060110277A1/en
Priority to US12/929,993 priority patent/US20110158843A1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C3/00—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B34/00—Obtaining refractory metals
    • C22B34/10—Obtaining titanium, zirconium or hafnium
    • C22B34/12—Obtaining titanium or titanium compounds from ores or scrap by metallurgical processing; preparation of titanium compounds from other titanium compounds see C01G23/00 - C01G23/08
    • C22B34/1263—Obtaining titanium or titanium compounds from ores or scrap by metallurgical processing; preparation of titanium compounds from other titanium compounds see C01G23/00 - C01G23/08 obtaining metallic titanium from titanium compounds, e.g. by reduction
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B34/00—Obtaining refractory metals
    • C22B34/10—Obtaining titanium, zirconium or hafnium
    • C22B34/12—Obtaining titanium or titanium compounds from ores or scrap by metallurgical processing; preparation of titanium compounds from other titanium compounds see C01G23/00 - C01G23/08
    • C22B34/129—Obtaining titanium or titanium compounds from ores or scrap by metallurgical processing; preparation of titanium compounds from other titanium compounds see C01G23/00 - C01G23/08 obtaining metallic titanium from titanium compounds by dissociation, e.g. thermic dissociation of titanium tetraiodide, or by electrolysis or with the use of an electric arc
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B5/00—General methods of reducing to metals
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B5/00—General methods of reducing to metals
    • C22B5/02—Dry methods smelting of sulfides or formation of mattes
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C3/00—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts
    • C25C3/26—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum or vanadium
    • C25C3/28—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum or vanadium of titanium
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B4/00—Electrothermal treatment of ores or metallurgical products for obtaining metals or alloys
    • C22B4/06—Alloys
GB0003971A 2000-02-22 2000-02-22 Improvements in the electrolytic reduction of metal oxides Expired - Fee Related GB2359564B (en)

Priority Applications (39)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0003971A GB2359564B (en) 2000-02-22 2000-02-22 Improvements in the electrolytic reduction of metal oxides
PCT/GB2001/000661 WO2001062995A1 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-19 Method for the manufacture of metal foams by electrolytic reduction of porous oxidic preforms
US10/204,465 US20030047462A1 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-19 Method of manufacture for ferro-titanium and other metal alloys electrolytic reduction
AU3387601A AU3387601A (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-19 Method for the manufacture of metal foams by electrolytic reduction of porous oxidic preforms
EP01905901A EP1257677A1 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-19 Method of manufacture for ferro-titanium and other metal alloys by electrolytic reduction
DE60130322T DE60130322T2 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-19 METHOD OF PREPARING METAL FOAM BY ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION OF POROUS OXIDIC PREPARATIONS
EP01905907A EP1257678B1 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-19 Method for the manufacture of metal foams by electrolytic reduction of porous oxidic preforms
AT01905907T ATE372395T1 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-19 METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL FOAM BY ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION OF POROUS OXIDIC PREFORMS
US10/204,460 US20030057101A1 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-19 Method for the manufacture of metal foams by electrolytic reduction of porous oxidic preforms
AU2001233876A AU2001233876B2 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-19 Method for the manufacture of metal foams by electrolytic reduction of porous oxidic preforms
AU2001233871A AU2001233871A1 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-19 Method of manufacture for ferro-titanium and other metal alloys electrolytic reduction
PCT/GB2001/000653 WO2001062994A1 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-19 Method of manufacture for ferro-titanium and other metal alloys electrolytic reduction
JP2001561803A JP4703931B2 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-19 Method for producing metal foam by electrolytic reduction of porous oxide preform
GB0218516A GB2376241B (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-19 Method for the manufacture of metal foams by electrolytic reduction of porous oxidic preforms
AU2001233890A AU2001233890B2 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 Electrolytic reduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and process applications
UA2002097584A UA74179C2 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 A method for electrolytic reduction of metals oxides or metalloids and application of the method
EA200401129A EA008264B1 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 Electrolytic reduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and process applications
JP2001561804A JP4995392B2 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 Electroreduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and application of the method
ES01905924T ES2231443T3 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION OF OXIDES SUCH AS TITANIUM DIOXIDE AND APPLICATIONS OF THE PROCEDURE.
EA200601812A EA013138B1 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 Method of electrolytic reduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and method for use thereof
PCT/GB2001/000683 WO2001062996A1 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 Electrolytic reduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and process applications
AT01905924T ATE286150T1 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 METHOD FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION OF METAL OXIDES SUCH AS PARTICULAR TITANIUM DIOXIDE AND THE USE OF IT
DE60108081T DE60108081T2 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 Process for the electrolytic reduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and its application
EP08075215A EP1956102B1 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 Electrolytic reduction of metal oxide particles such as titanium dioxide
CA2401034A CA2401034C (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 Electrolytic reduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and process applications
KR1020027010919A KR100767981B1 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 A method for recovering a metal, semi-metal or alloy from a metal oxide or semi-metal oxide or a mixture of oxides of alloying elements
DK08075215.7T DK1956102T3 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 Electrolytic reduction of metal oxide particles such as titanium dioxide
EP04022898A EP1489192A1 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 Electrolytic reduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and process applications
US10/204,547 US6921473B2 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 Electrolytic reduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and process applications
EP01905924A EP1257679B1 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 Electrolytic reduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and process applications
CN2006101150285A CN1982506B (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 Electrolytic reduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and process applications
AU3389001A AU3389001A (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 Electrolytic reduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and process applications
EA200200895A EA005348B1 (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 Method of electrolytic reduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and process applications
CNB018054552A CN1279194C (en) 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 Electrolytic reduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and process application
ZA200206405A ZA200206405B (en) 2000-02-22 2002-08-12 Electrolytic reduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and process applications.
ZA200309129A ZA200309129B (en) 2000-02-22 2003-11-24 Electrolytic reduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and process applications.
US11/066,545 US20050175496A1 (en) 2000-02-22 2005-02-28 Method of reclaiming contaminated metal
US11/149,588 US20060110277A1 (en) 2000-02-22 2005-06-10 Electrolytic reduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and process applications
US12/929,993 US20110158843A1 (en) 2000-02-22 2011-03-01 Electrolytic reduction of metal oxides such as titanium dioxide and process applications

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