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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) TiO2
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Molecular Weight 79.87
Titanium,
the ninth most common element in the Earth’s crust, is a metal commonly found
in plants and animals. Titanium naturally interacts with oxygen to form
titanium oxides, commonly found in ores, indigenous dusts, sands and soils.
Detailed description
Uses & Benefits
Pure titanium dioxide is a fine, white powder that
provides a bright, white pigment. Titanium dioxide has been used for a century
in a range of industrial and consumer products, including paints, coatings,
adhesives, paper, plastics and rubber, printing inks, coated fabrics and
textiles, as well as ceramics, floor coverings, roofing materials, cosmetics,
toothpaste, soap, water treatment agents, pharmaceuticals, food colorants,
automotive products, sunscreen and catalysts.
Titanium dioxide is produced in two main forms. The
primary form, comprising over 98 percent of total production, is pigment grade
titanium dioxide. The pigmentary form makes use of titanium dioxide’s excellent
light-scattering properties in applications that require white opacity and brightness.
The other form in which titanium dioxide is produced is as an ultrafine
(nanomaterial) product. This form is selected when different properties, such
as transparency and maximum ultraviolet light absorption, are required, such as
in cosmetic sunscreens.
Pigment-grade Titanium Dioxide
Pigment-grade titanium dioxide is used in a range of
applications that require high opacity and brightness. In fact, most surfaces
and items that are white and pastel, and even dark shades of color, contain
titanium dioxide. Pigment-grate titanium dioxide is used in a range of
applications, including:
- Paints and Coatings: Titanium dioxide provides opacity and durability, while
helping to ensure the longevity of the paint and protection of the painted
surface.
- Plastics, Adhesives and Rubber: Titanium dioxide can help minimize the brittleness, fading
and cracking that can occur as a result of light exposure. This can
enhance the useful life of many plastic and rubber components used in
vehicles, building materials and other exterior applications.
- Cosmetics: Pigment-grade titanium dioxide is use in some cosmetics to
aid in hiding blemishes and brightening the skin. Titanium dioxide allows
for the use of thinner coatings of make-up material for the same desired
effect.
- Paper: Titanium dioxide is used to coat paper, making it whiter,
brighter and more opaque.
- Food Contact Materials and Ingredients: The opacity to visible and ultraviolet light offered by
titanium dioxide protects food, beverages, supplements and pharmaceuticals
from premature degradation, enhancing the longevity of the product.
Specific classes of high purity pigment-grade titanium dioxide are also
used in drug tablets, capsule coatings and as a decorative aid in some
foods.
Ultrafine-grade, or Nanoscale Titanium Dioxide
Ultrafine-grades of titanium dioxide are most commonly
used in the following specialty applications:
- Sunscreen: Nanoscale titanium dioxide becomes transparent to visible
light while serving as an efficient UV light absorber. Because the particle
size is so small, nano-titanium dioxide does not reflect visible light,
but does absorb UV light, enabling a transparent barrier that protects the
skin from the sun’s harmful rays. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation,
using sunscreens containing titanium dioxide can help prevent the occurrence of skin cancer.
- Catalysts: Nanoscale titanium dioxide is used as a support material for
catalyst applications. Major uses include in the automotive industry to
remove harmful exhaust gas emissions and in power stations to remove
nitrous oxides.
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