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Process for treating titanium metal

Assignee: NL Industries Inc
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Filing: 1955-03-08
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Granted: 1958-12-16
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Expires: 1975-03-08
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert P Lee
  • 👤 Harry G Rodman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 14:21
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22B; C22B34/00; C22B34/10; C22B34/12; C22B34/1295

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 79 words
A PROCESS FOR REMOVING THE REACTION BYPRODUCTS FROM CRUDE UNLEACHED TITANIUM METAL PRODUCED BY REDUCTION FROM ITS HALIDE AND FOR PREVENTING ABSORPTION OF HYDROGEN IN THE TITANIUM METAL PRODUCT DURING REMOVAL OF SAID REACTION BYPRODUCTS WHICH COMPRISES ADMIXING SAID CRUDE METAL WITH AN OXIDIZING ACIDIC SOLUTION TO SOLUBILIZE THE REACTION BYPRODUCTS FROM SAID METAL AND SEPARATING SAID SOLUTION CONTAINING THE SOLUBILIZED REACTION BYPRODUCTS FROM SAID TITANIUM METAL, SAID OXIDIZING ACID SOLUTION CAPABLE OF OXIDIZING HYDROGEN GAS TO HYDROGEN ION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 79 words
A PROCESS FOR REMOVING THE REACTION BYPRODUCTS FROM CRUDE UNLEACHED TITANIUM METAL PRODUCED BY REDUCTION FROM ITS HALIDE AND FOR PREVENTING ABSORPTION OF HYDROGEN IN THE TITANIUM METAL PRODUCT DURING REMOVAL OF SAID REACTION BYPRODUCTS WHICH COMPRISES ADMIXING SAID CRUDE METAL WITH AN OXIDIZING ACIDIC SOLUTION TO SOLUBILIZE THE REACTION BYPRODUCTS FROM SAID METAL AND SEPARATING SAID SOLUTION CONTAINING THE SOLUBILIZED REACTION BYPRODUCTS FROM SAID TITANIUM METAL, SAID OXIDIZING ACID SOLUTION CAPABLE OF OXIDIZING HYDROGEN GAS TO HYDROGEN ION.

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