@article{73bba88ad15e4b82b912e48ec5c2e523,
title = "Fundamental study on synthesis and enrichment of titanium subchloride",
abstract = "In order to establish a new high-speed/(semi-)continuous titanium production process based on the magnesiothermic reduction of titanium subchlorides (subhalide reduction process), a novel synthetic process for obtaining titanium subchlorides (TiClx, x = 2, 3) by the reaction of titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) with titanium metal at 1273 K was investigated. It was demonstrated that the efficiency of the TiClx formation improved drastically when molten salts were used as the reaction medium as compared with that of the synthesis by employing the direct reaction of TiCl4 gas with solid titanium. The feasibility of the enrichment process of TiClx in molten salt was also demonstrated. The method for producing the titanium subchlorides investigated in this study can be applied to the new high-speed production process of titanium.",
keywords = "Molten salt, Subhalide reduction process, Synthesis, Titanium, Titanium subchloride",
author = "Osamu Takeda and Okabe, {Toru H.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors are grateful to Professors Masafumi Maeda, Susumu Nanao Yoshitaka Mitsuda, and Kazuki Morita of the University of Tokyo and Professor Tetsuya Uda of Kyoto University for their valuable discussions throughout this project. The authors also thank Mr. Susumu Kosemura, Mr. Masanori Yamaguchi, and Mr. Yuichi Ono of Toho Titanium Co. Ltd. for their valuable discussions and for providing the samples. This work was financially supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT, Project ID #18360365). One of the authors, O. Takeda, is grateful for the financial support provided by a Grant for the 21st Century COE Program “Human-friendly Materials based on Chemistry” from MEXT and the financial support provided by Research Fellowships of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) for Young Scientists.",
year = "2008",
month = jun,
day = "12",
doi = "10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.02.128",
language = "English",
volume = "457",
pages = "376--383",
journal = "Journal of Alloys and Compounds",
issn = "0925-8388",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
number = "1-2",
}