Patents by Inventor Hongbo Mu

Hongbo Mu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9963796
    Abstract: A method of producing titanium metal with titanium-containing material which includes mixing, pressing and drying the titanium-containing material with a carbonaceous reducing agent to obtain a resultant as a first anode. Using a metal or an alloy as a first cathode, and using an alkali metal chloride molten salt and/or an alkaline earth metal chloride molten salt as a first electrolyte to constitute a first electrolysis system, to perform pre-electrolysis in an inert atmosphere to obtain a residual anode. After the residual anode is washed, molded and dried, using the residual anode as a second anode, using a metal or an alloy as a second cathode, using an alkali metal chloride molten salt and/or an alkaline earth metal chloride molten salt as a second electrolyte to constitute a second electrolysis system, to perform electrolysis in an inert atmosphere to obtain titanium metal powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: PANGANG GROUP PANZHIHUA IRON & STEEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongbo Mu, Tianzhu Mu, Sanchao Zhao, Fuxing Zhu, Bin Deng, Weixing Peng, Beilei Yan
  • Publication number: 20140116888
    Abstract: A method of producing titanium metal with titanium-containing material which includes mixing, pressing and drying the titanium-containing material with a carbonaceous reducing agent to obtain a resultant as a first anode. Using a metal or an alloy as a first cathode, and using an alkali metal chloride molten salt and/or an alkaline earth metal chloride molten salt as a first electrolyte to constitute a first electrolysis system, to perform pre-electrolysis in an inert atmosphere to obtain a residual anode. After the residual anode is washed, molded and dried, using the residual anode as a second anode, using a metal or an alloy as a second cathode, using an alkali metal chloride molten salt and/or an alkaline earth metal chloride molten salt as a second electrolyte to constitute a second electrolysis system, to perform electrolysis in an inert atmosphere to obtain titanium metal powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: HONGBO MU, TIANZHU MU, SANCHAO ZHAO, FUXING ZHU, BIN DENG, WEIXING PENG, BEILEI YAN
  • Publication number: 20100243468
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing metallic titanium by electrolyzing molten salt with titanium circulation. The method mainly comprises reducing titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) to at least one of titanium trichloride (TiCl3) and titanium dichloride (TiCl2) in chloride molten salt by metallic titanium (Ti), and electrolyzing the at least one of TiCl3 and TiCl2 in the chloride molten salt to form metallic titanium. According to the method for preparing metallic titanium of the present invention, TiCl2, and/or TiCl3 are prepared and electrolyzed continuously without changing the surrounding medium, thereby simplifying process flow, reducing power consumption, and realizing industrialization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicants: PANGANG GROUP RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD., PANZHIHUA IRON & STEEL (GROUP) CORPORATION, Pangang Group Panzhihua Iron & Steel Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongbo Mu, Tianzhu Mu, Lixia Gong, Bin Deng, Sanchao Zhao, Beilei Yan, Fuxing Zhu, Weixing Peng