Recently, a new study by researchers from IIT-Kharagpur and the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad decoded moon’s titanium-rich rocks.
About Titanium:
It is the fourth most abundant metal and the ninth most abundant element in the Earth's crust.
It often occurs in ore deposits in the form of chemical compounds with iron or oxygen.
It is present in meteorites and the sun.
Ores of Titanium: The two prime commercial minerals are Ilmenite (FeTiO3) and Rutile (TiO2).
Titanium is obtained by the Kroll process.
Kroll process is a method for producing titanium metal in large quantities and high purity using a magnesium reduction process for titanium tetrachloride, developed by William Justin Kroll in the 1940s.
Properties:
It is very corrosion resistant and generally not affected by air, water, acids or bases.
It has a low density, good strength, is easily fabricated, and has excellent corrosion resistance.
The metal burns in air and is the only element that burns in nitrogen.
Applications of Titanium:
It is useful in aircraft, spacecraft, ships, and other high-stress applications.
It also is used in prosthetic devices, because it does not react with fleshy tissue and bone.
Titanium oxide spectra are used by astronomers to identify cool red dwarf stars.
It is used as an alloying agent with many metals including aluminium, molybdenum and iron.
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