US4359449A
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Process for making titanium oxide from titanium ore
Assignee: Occidental Research Corp
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Filing: 1980-12-15
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Granted: 1982-11-16
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Expires: 2000-12-15
Abstract
Abstract The instant invention relates to a process for the preparation of titanium dioxide from an ore comprising titanium oxides which comprises the steps of fluorinating said ore to convert the titanium oxides to titanium fluorides; and, contacting said titanium fluorides with an alkaline material at conditions whereby said titanium fluorides are converted to titanium dioxide. The ore may be an ilmenite ore and the fluorination may be carried out by contacting said ilmenite ore with a fluosilicate salt as sodium fluosilicate.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert A. Hard
- 👤 Martin A. Prieto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 03:39
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01G; C01G23/00; C01G23/04; C01G23/047; C01G23/053; C22; C22B; C22B34/00; C22B34/10; C22B34/12; C22B34/1218; C22B34/1222; C22B34/1236; C22B34/1259; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P10/00; Y02P10/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A process for the preparation of titanium dioxide from an alkalimetal fluotitanate selected from the group consisting of K 2 TiF 6 and Na 2 TiF 6 which comprises the steps of: (a) contacting an aqueous solution comprising said alkalimetal fluotitanate with an aqueous solution comprising an alkaline material selected from the group consisting of alkaline and alkaline earth metal hydroxides, oxides or carbonates, which do not form insoluble fluoride salts at conditions whereby said alkalimetal fluotitanate is converted to titanium dioxide in the resulting solution, and (b) separating said titanium dioxide from said resulting solution as the rutile crystal modification.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A process for the preparation of titanium dioxide from an alkalimetal fluotitanate selected from the group consisting of K 2 TiF 6 and Na 2 TiF 6 which comprises the steps of: (a) contacting an aqueous solution comprising said alkalimetal fluotitanate with an aqueous solution comprising an alkaline material selected from the group consisting of alkaline and alkaline earth metal hydroxides, oxides or carbonates, which do not form insoluble fluoride salts at conditions whereby said alkalimetal fluotitanate is converted to titanium dioxide in the resulting solution, and (b) separating said titanium dioxide from said resulting solution as the rutile crystal modification.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said alkalimetal fluotitanate is prepared by fluorinating an ore comprising ilmenite.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 2 wherein fluorinating comprises contacting said ilmenite ore with alkali metal fluosilicate at a temperature of from about 600° C. to about 1000° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 3 wherein said alkali metal is sodium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 4 wherein said alkaline material is sodium hydroxide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 5 further comprising the step of (c) drying said separated titanium dioxide at a temperature of from 110° to 120° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process of claim 6 further comprising the steps of (d) repulping said dried titanium dioxide in a hydrochloric acid solution, (e) separating the repulped titanium dioxide, (f) washing said separated, repulped titanium dioxide with water, and (i) drying said washed titanium dioxide.
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