Joe Burns

 Introduction 22 nd element Transition Metal 9 th most abundant (.57%) Solid at room temperature Often found as TiO2 in nature

 Contents 1.Discovery 2.Early history 3.Where in nature 4.Mining Beginnings 5.The Hunter Process 6.The Kroll Process 7.Sizeable Ti Mines United States Abroad 8. Refined Ti info 9. Uses Pigments- 95% Military Aerospace Medical 10. Environmental Issues 11. Conclusions

  Mendeleev and Titanium  William Gregor  M.H. Klaproth  The 100 year stretch Discovery

  No refinement methods  Low importance  Few uses, but still in paint. Titanium in the 1800’s

  Beaches  Some strip mining  Locked in igneous rocks Where can it be found?

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  If its on a beach, solid.  Locate a deposit  10-15% is decent  Blast it, haul it  Crush it- man sized  Smash it- basketball sized  Pulverize- Gravel to dust Mining- the first steps

 The Hunter Process  A series of conveyor belts  Magnets, and more belts  Sluicing, similar to gold operations

  Much different than the Hunter Process  Used advances in chemistry  Greater, more efficient production rates  Titanium was now an option The Kroll Process

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 Mines - USA Dupont Mine, Florida 1949 $50 Million annually North Central Virginia th largest producer

  Australia  Perth Basin  Murray Basin  Canada  Many places  China  Along the eastern edge  South Africa Mines - Abroad

 Baby Kangaroos

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  Better over the years  Improvements periodically  Hunter and Kroll  The next step-  Case Western Resource University  With government funding, all things are possible! Refined Titanium

  First and Foremost- Pigments.  95% of all Titanium  White color  It is everywhere, quite literally Uses

  Medical implants  Split a hip?  Shatter a finger?  Old? Uses

  Aerospace Industry  Boeing  Stockpiling parts  NASA  Properties  Choppers Uses

  Military Applications  On the ground  Armor  Lightweight equipment  In the air  Coatings  Smoke Uses

  In and on the water  Submarines  Hulls  Props Military Applications cont.

  The Kroll Process  Chlorine  Its is a mining operation  Terrain change  Vegetation loss Environmental Issues

  Used more and more  Research is lowering costs  To mine and produce  May be a market like silver or gold Future of Titanium

  225 years in the making  Really hit the scene in the 1920’s  Hunter  Kroll  Used in many different things  Has a bright future in our society Conclusion

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