Cradle to Consumer
Identity ID
a1b9b52d-4e9a-455f-8b79-12ea9b6a9066
Materials
Associated ID
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Description
This dataset is a market dataset, representing the consumption market of the region; the dataset includes the transport of the product from the gate to the consumer end, and the transport service is calculated according to the transport situation of this product in this region. Industrial-grade titanium dioxide is an inert inorganic chemical pigment that has important uses in industries such as coatings, inks, paper, plastics and rubber, chemical fibres and ceramics; the dataset contains the main raw and auxiliary materials, energy, atmospheric emissions and waste of the production process, and infrastructure such as the manufacture of production equipment and the construction of plant buildings is not included within the dataset boundary; the data inventory is formed by merging data from multiple sources; the production activities of this product include titanium liquor preparation, titanium liquor purification, titanium liquor concentration, metatitanic acid preparation, metatitanic acid purification, titanium dioxide preparation, crushing and post-treatment. Ferrous sulfate is a by-product of this production process, allocated according to physical relationship (mass).
Activity Description
The production activities of this product include titanium liquor preparation, titanium liquor purification, titanium liquor concentration, metatitanic acid preparation, metatitanic acid purification, titanium dioxide preparation, crushing, post-treatment and other processes.
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
2018
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%.