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A recyclable method for titanium extraction and oxygen evolution from Ti-bearing slags

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Despite its existence for more than 80 years,the titanium industry is still challenged by massive carbon emis-sions,high production costs,and large resource waste.More than one hundred million tons of Ti-bearing blast furnace slag(TB-slag)has been discarded in China because of the difficulty of reutilization,which requires ef-ficient titanium extraction and recovery technologies.This paper describes a low-cost,carbon-emission-free method for Ti extraction and oxygen evolution via molten oxide electrolysis(MOE)vacuum distillation.After a comprehensive analysis of the binding energies and activities of liquid metals,the highlights of our study are as follows.1)Sb has the best preferential deposition of Ti among a series of high-Ti-affinitive liquid metal cathodes(Cu,Ni,Pb,Sn,and Sb).2)The Ir anode was first used in TB-slag with IrO2 formed on its surface to protect it from further corrosion.3)An alloy containing Ti and Ca can be obtained by MOE,and Ti and Ca metals can be refined by further vacuum distillation.4)A closed loop is formed in the overall process owing to the recyclable Sb cathode and continuous feeding of TB-slag into the electrolyte.This simple,low-cost,and environmentally friendly method can realize the efficient utilization of Ti resources and achieve carbon neutrality.

TitaniumMolten oxide electrolysisInert anodeLiquid cathodeDepolarization

Zhenghao Pu、Wei Wang、Zhe Wang、Mingyin Kou、Yiwa Luo、Jianbang Ge、Xin Tao、Mingyong Wang、Shuqiang Jiao

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State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy,University of Science and Technology Beijing,Beijing 100083,China

School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering,University of Science and Technology Beijing,Beijing 100083,China

Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory(Zhuhai),Zhuhai 519080,China

国家自然科学基金

51725401

2024

自然科学基础研究(英文)

自然科学基础研究(英文)

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年,卷(期):2024.(1)
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