If only we could find a cheap way to get the metal out of titanium dioxide. Like a Haber process-level breakthrough.
Then we could start replacing steel with titanium in many applications. Think entire freight trains, cargo ships, containers, cars, trucks, tractors -- all that heavy steel replaced by titanium alloys.
Enormous quantities of fuel and energy saved by lower density and higher strength. In many applications, it would likely make stainless steel obsolete.
Trillions of dollars of value may be locked up in such a breakthrough.
If only we could find a cheap way to get the metal out of titanium dioxide. Like a Haber process-level breakthrough.
Then we could start replacing steel with titanium in many applications. Think entire freight trains, cargo ships, containers, cars, trucks, tractors -- all that heavy steel replaced by titanium alloys.
Enormous quantities of fuel and energy saved by lower density and higher strength. In many applications, it would likely make stainless steel obsolete.
Trillions of dollars of value may be locked up in such a breakthrough.