Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0771059

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0771059

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

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

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-08-2007

End Date: 31-07-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $800,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Process Metallurgy | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Process Metallurgy | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy | Titanium Minerals, Zircon, and Rare Earth Metal Ores (E.G. Monazite)

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