ELECTRO SMELTING OF ILMENITE FOR PRODUCTION OF TiO ...
Ilmenite used for smelting typically contains 36% to 50% TiO2. These lower TiO2 ... smelting developed by Mintek in South Africa and adopted by Namakwa Sands Limited on the west coast of South Africa and by Ticor South Africa at Empangeni near Richards Bay. The use of preheating and/or prereduction of the ilmen ite are possible variants to these two direct smelting technologies. AC ...