PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT DES MINERAIS TITANIFERES

摘要

Process for beneficiating titaniferous ores to produce essentially pure titanium dioxide comprising alternatingly contacting the ore in a gas-solids reactor with carbon monoxide for a short period of time and then with chlorine for a short period of time and then repeating the alternate carbonylation and chlorination steps at temperatures of 700 to 1,150 DEG C. under fluidizing conditions; converting iron oxide and oxides of metals other than titanium in the ore to iron and other metal chlorides and removing same by volatilization. The titanium dioxide produced is useful as a starting material for the preparation of titanium dioxide pigment.