| abstract |
An apparatus for oxidizing a metal halide, such as titanium tetrachloride, includes an electric arc device adapted to heat a gas passed therethrough to at least 2,000* C. and having an orifice through which the heated gas passes to an injection device defining a primary reaction zone which includes a metal wall having a plurality of inlets communicating with the reaction zone, the inlets being fed from a common supply manifold, the injection zone communicating with a second reaction zone, with heat exchange means positioned between the first and second reaction zones. |