Chloridization beneficiation of ilmenite

Chloridization is a potential method of beneficiating ilmenite. Studies on beneficiation of ilmenite were carried out by using titanium chloride as the chloridizing agent in a laboratory scale fluidized bed reactor. Experiments were conducted on 1, 10, and 36 grams per batch scale, and the effect of the various rate determining steps on conversion was studied. Treated particles of ilmenite were examined for chemical composition, surface properties, and structural changes. The paper presents the experimental results on the chloridization treatment of natural and oxidized ilmenite.