Original Article |
2008, Vol.30, No.2, pp. 239-242
Production of titanium carbide from ilmenite
Kanokon Nuilek, Napisporn Memongkol, and Sutham Niyomwas
pp. 239 - 242
Abstract
The production of titanium carbide (TiC) powders from ilmenite ore (FeTiO3) powder by means of carbothermal reduction synthesis coupled with hydrochloric acid (HCl) leaching process was investigated. A mixture of FeTiO3 and carbon powders was reacted at 1500°C for 1 hr under flowing argon gas. Subsequently, synthesized product of Fe-TiC powders were leached by 10% HCl solutions for 24 hrs to get final product of TiC powders. The powders were characterized using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron and transmission electron microscopy. The product particles were agglomerated in the stage after the leaching process, and the size of this agglomerate was 12.8 µm with a crystallite size of 28.8 nm..