Overview

Advancing Cleaner Technologies for Titanium Dioxide Production from Ilmenite Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is an important material used in paints, plastics, coatings, solar cells, and photocatalysts. Conventional production methods from ilmenite typically use coal-based reduction, which results in significant greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants.

This event discusses the use of green hydrogen as an alternative reducing agent in a high-temperature reactor to produce titanium dioxide from Australian ilmenite. The process enhances chemical reduction, facilitates iron oxide separation, and improves recovery of high-quality TiO₂.

Join us to learn about practical approaches to sustainable titanium dioxide production relevant to chemical engineering and industrial applications. This session is suitable for professionals, researchers, and industry stakeholders interested in cleaner mineral processing technologies.

Speaker

William Spencer, Research Fellow, Australian National University

William Spencer is currently a Research Fellow at the Australian National University. He holds a PhD in Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering from Murdoch University and completed his master’s degree in Metallurgy at the Western Australian School of Mines, Curtin University, in 2018. He has worked as a senior process engineer across various industries, including steelmaking, mineral processing, pyrometallurgy, and hydrometallurgy. His current research focuses on developing green and sustainable methods for metal production, with a particular emphasis on using hydrogen-based technologies to produce cleaner metals from oxide ores.

The material presented in this webinar has been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenters' own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the JCEC Western Australia. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.

Time

17:00 - 18:00 AWST

Software

The presentation will be delivered via Microsoft Teams. We recommend downloading the app from the Microsoft website, rather than using the web
portal.

Webinar archive

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