METHOD OF PRODUCING TITANIUM SPONGE AND DEVICE TO THIS END Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC C22B34/10 C22B5/04 

FIELD: metallurgy.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to nonferrous metallurgy. Proposed device comprises retort with false bottom equipped with top cover, central pipe and argon feed pipe, bottom drain pipe and vibrator fitted in central pipe. Vibrator consists of the tube with reaction chamber secured from below, vibrator secured from above and argon and titanium tetrachloride feed pipes. Reaction chamber is composed of top truncated cone with top hole and bottom inversed truncated cone with bottom hole interconnected by their bases and insert. In compliance with proposed method, retort with vibrator fitted therein is sealed and filled with argon to be heated to 800°C, liquid magnesium is filled therein, vibrator being filled with argon and retort being heated to 850°C.Titanium tetrachloride is loaded in reaction chamber to reduce titanium tetrachloride by magnesium at reaction chamber vibrations with accumulation spongy titanium at false bottom.

EFFECT: stable reduction of titanium tetrachloride, higher quality of reaction mass.

5 cl, 2 dwg, 1 ex