METHOD FOR PREPARING METALLIC TITANIUM BY ELECTROLYZING MOLTEN SALT WITH TITANIUM CIRCULATION

摘要

The present invention provides a method for preparing metallic titanium by electrolyzing molten salt with titanium circulation. The method mainly comprises reducing titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) to at least one of titanium trichloride (TiCl3) and titanium dichloride (TiCl2) in chloride molten salt by metallic titanium (Ti), and electrolyzing the at least one of TiCl3 and TiCl2 in the chloride molten salt to form metallic titanium. According to the method for preparing metallic titanium of the present invention, TiCl2, and/or TiCl3 are prepared and electrolyzed continuously without changing the surrounding medium, thereby simplifying process flow, reducing power consumption, and realizing industrialization.