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Materials
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Description
Titanium dioxide is an inert inorganic chemical pigment with important uses in industries such as coatings, inks, papermaking, plastics and rubber, chemical fibers and ceramics; the production activities of this product are a weighted average of the sulfate process and the chloride process. If you cannot determine the specific production process of the titanium dioxide, this dataset can be used; for descriptions of the specific technical details, boundary scope and other information, refer to the datasets of the various production processes of titanium dioxide. Infrastructure such as the manufacture of production equipment and plant construction is not included within the dataset boundary.
Activity Description
The production activities for this product are a weighted average of the sulfuric acid process and the chloride process.
Process Description
Titanium dioxide, also known as TiO2, has a CAS number of 13463-67-7. It is a soft, odorless and tasteless white powder with strong hiding power and tinting strength, with a melting point of 1560–1580°C. It is insoluble in water, dilute inorganic acids, organic solvents, and oils; slightly soluble in alkalis; and soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid. It turns yellow when heated and reverts to white upon cooling. As an inert pigment, it is considered the best-performing white pigment available in the world. Rutile titanium dioxide is dominant in China, accounting for approximately 86.5% of total production in 2023.
Time period
2022
2026
Geography
China
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
The production of rutile titanium dioxide currently involves the coexistence of the "sulfuric acid method" and the "chlorination method". Among them, the sulfuric acid method occupies an absolutely dominant position in production capacity, and the chlorination method represents the future technological development direction. In 2023, in the classification of titanium dioxide production methods in China, sulfuric acid titanium dioxide was still the main production method, with an annual output of approximately 3.468 million tons, accounting for 83.37%, while China's comprehensive output of chloride titanium dioxide accounted for 16.63%.