Alternative technology for titanium tetrachloride: production and chlorination of titanium oxycarbonitride

四氯化钛是生产金属钛和二氧化钛颜料的中间产品，该项目旨在为四氯化钛提供具有成本效益的替代技术。更有效的钛矿物加工技术将加强澳大利亚在全球钛工业中的地位。它有可能提高澳大利亚开发二氧化钛白色颜料和金属钛利基市场的能力，使澳大利亚能够利用其丰富的钛铁矿和金红石的巨大矿砂资源。该项目还将有助于冶金过程的理论，特别是还原、渗碳、氮化和氯化过程中的气固反应。

The proposed project targets alternative cost-efficient technology for titanium tetrachloride, which is an intermediate product in production of titanium metal and titania pigment. More efficient technology for processing of titanium minerals will strengthen the position of Australia in the titanium industry at a global level. It has a potential to enhance Australia capacity to exploit niche markets for titanium dioxide white pigment and titanium metal, enabling Australia to capitalise on its huge mineral sands resource, rich in ilmenite and rutile. The project will also contribute to the theory of metallurgical processes, particularly to the gas-solid reactions in the reduction, carburisation, nitridation and chlorination processes.