Cradle to Consumer
Identity ID
cfee689c-e9eb-4fae-9e5d-74433e65e3a7
Materials
Associated ID
88352e38-83de-42da-b713-f56af98369c8
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Description
This dataset is a market dataset representing the consumption market of the region. The dataset includes the transport of the product from the gate to the consumption end, and the transport service is calculated based on the transport situation of the product in the region. The product represented by this dataset is titanium sponge, a porous metallic titanium element prepared from refined titanium tetrachloride through a combined magnesium reduction-vacuum distillation method. Its appearance is usually light gray granular, with a clean surface free of visible inclusions, and it has the physical characteristics of being porous and loose in structure; titanium sponge is an unformed primary titanium metal raw material that requires melting and densification treatment before industrial deep processing, making it the core basic raw material for preparing titanium and titanium alloy ingots, titanium powder, and various titanium products, as well as an important base material for the production and processing of industrial titanium alloys. The upstream raw material of this product is refined titanium tetrachloride, and downstream, after the melting process, it can be processed into products such as titanium ingots and titanium alloy billets, which are widely used in aerospace, high-end equipment manufacturing, chemical corrosion protection, medical devices and other fields, making it a key core intermediate product in the deep-processing stage of the titanium industry. The dataset includes the main raw and auxiliary materials, energy and waste of the production process, while infrastructure such as production equipment manufacturing and plant construction is not included within the dataset boundary; the data inventory is formed by merging data from multiple sources.
Activity Description
The entire production process includes a combined magnesium reduction-vacuum distillation method. Molten metal magnesium is added to the reactor, refined titanium tetrachloride is continuously added, and the temperature of the reduction reaction is controlled between 800 and 1000°C. Magnesium chloride is discharged regularly according to the feeding rate and the pressure change in the reactor. After the reduction reaction is completed, it is transferred to the distillation operation, and the excess metal magnesium and residual MgCl2 are condensed in the reactor to obtain pure titanium sponge.
Process Description
Titanium sponge is a kind of porous titanium metal produced by metal thermal reduction method. It is usually light gray granular in shape, with a clean surface and no visible inclusions. Titanium sponge is porous and has a loose structure. It is the basic raw material for titanium and titanium alloy ingots, titanium powder and other titanium products. It needs to be smelted before it can be used for industrial processing. It is an important basic material for the preparation of industrial titanium alloys.
Time period
2021
2026
Geography
China,Shaanxi
Geography comment
Generated by merging multiple data sets in this geographical location.
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
Add molten metal magnesium into the reactor, continuously add refined titanium tetrachloride, and control the temperature of the reduction reaction at 800 to 1000°C. Magnesium chloride is discharged regularly according to the feeding rate and the pressure change in the reactor. After the reduction reaction is completed, it is transferred to the distillation operation, and the excess metal magnesium and residual MgCl2 are condensed in the reactor to obtain pure titanium sponge.