Production

Titanium dioxide pigments are produced commercially using two different processes. The older sulfate process starts with a digestion reaction of the titanium-containing raw material (ilmenite or titanium slag) with concentrated sulfuric acid at 150-220 °C resulting in the,,black liquor“. Relatively pure TiO2 dihydrate is precipitated by hy­drolysis of this sulfate solution, which contains colored heavy metal sulfates, some­times in high concentration. Impurities are largely removed in further purification stages. The titanium oxyhydrate is then calcined, ground, and coated with inorganic compounds.

In the chloride process, the titanium-containing raw materials ilmenite, leucoxene, rutile, titanium slag, or anatase are chlorinated at 700-1200 °C. The TiCl4 is oxidized at temperatures of900-1400 °C to form TiO2. This raw pigment is ground and coated with inorganic compounds.

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