High-Temperature (1700–1800°C) Electrochemical Preparation of Metallic Ti from Rutile: A Pathway of Step-by-Step Electrodeoxidization
Figure 1
(a) SEM image of TiO2 powders before electrolysis; SEM images of the samples after electrolysis at (b) 1700°C, (c) 1750°C, and (d) 1800°C, respectively. The inset in (c) shows two selected pieces of metallic Ti slices after electrolysis at 1750°C. Red crosses in (b) and (d) mark the areas for EDX measurement.
