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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Derek J. Fray, Cambridge, GB;
Shuqiang Jiao, Cambridge, GB;
Inventors:
Derek J. Fray, Cambridge, GB;
Shuqiang Jiao, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
Chinuka Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 34/12 (2006.01); C25C 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 34/129 (2013.01); C25C 3/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of producing titanium, comprising providing an oxide of titanium having a level of impurities of at least 1.0 wt %, reacting the oxide of titanium to form a titanium oxycarbide; and electrolyzing the titanium oxycarbide in an electrolyte, with the titanium oxycarbide configured as an anode; and recovering a refined titanium metal from a cathode in the electrolyte.