Paint titanium dioxide

The most important compound of titanium is titanium dioxide (Ti02). In 2008, about 1,650,000 short tons (1,500,000 metric tons) of this compound were produced in the United States. The amount produced totaled about 3.7 billion. Titanium dioxide is a dense white powder with excellent hiding power. That term means that anything beneath it cannot be seen well. This property accounts for the major use of titanium dioxide making white paint. Titanium dioxide paint is a good choice for painting over old wallpaper or dark paints because it covers so well. In 2008, nearly 60 percent of the titanium dioxide produced in the United States was used in paints. 

Uses Dispersant emulsifier, stabilizer for latex emulsions, paints, titanium dioxide and extender pigments color enhancer, compatibilizer in paints/coatings Features High tolerance for multivalent cations... 

D Water-based latex paint Titanium Dioxide, Melamine, Vinyl Acetate/Acrylic Copolymer, Ammonium Polyphosphate, Water, No halogenated compounds Intumescent Passed Failed... 

If the normal carbonate is used, the basic carbonate or white lead, Pb(OH),. 2PbCO,. is precipitated. The basic carbonate was used extensively as a base in paints but is now less common, having been largely replaced by either titanium dioxide or zinc oxide. Paints made with white lead are not only poisonous but blacken in urban atmospheres due to the formation of lead sulphide and it is hardly surprising that their use is declining. 

This occurs naturally as a white solid in various crystalline forms, in all of which six oxygen atoms surround each titanium atom. Titanium dioxide is important as a white pigment, because it is nontoxic. chemically inert and highly opaque, and can be finely ground for paint purposes it is often prepared pure by dissolving the natural form in sulphuric acid, hydrolysing to the hydrated dioxide and heating the latter to make the anhydrous form. 

Titanium dioxide is extensively used for both house paint and artist s paint, because it is permanent and has good covering power. Titanium oxide pigment accounts for the largest use of the element. Titanium paint is an excellent reflector of infrared, and is extensively used in solar observatories where heat causes poor seeing conditions. 

Titanium dioxide pigment coated with pentaerythritol, trimethylolpropane, or trim ethyl ol eth an e exhibits improved dispersion characteristics when used in paint or plastics formulations. The polyol is generally added at levels of 0.1—0.5% (96). 

Titanium Tetrachloride. The major use for titanium tetrachloride [7550 5-0] is in titanium dioxide production, and titanium dioxide [13463-67-7] is enjoying strong growth for use as a filler in pulp and paper manufacture and as a pigment in paint and plastic manufacture. Annual growth for this product is forecasted at between 2.5 and 3.0% through 1992. 

Although white lead was the oldest white hiding pigment ia paints, it has been totally replaced by titanium dioxide, which has better covering power and is nontoxic (see Pigments). Nevertheless, basic lead carbonate has many other uses, including as a catalyst for the preparation of polyesters from... 

Use. Titanium dioxide is mainly used in the production of paints and lacquers (55—60%), plastics (15—20%), and paper ( 15%). Other apphcations include the pigmentation of printing inks, mbber, textiles (qv), leather, synthetic fibers, ceramics, white cement, and cosmetics. 

Pigment Dispersion. The alkan olamines and thek derivatives are useful in dispersing titanium dioxide and other pigments (209). Monoisopropanolamine and triethanolamine are particularly effective in aiding titanium dioxide dispersion in the production of Ti02 and in water-based paints (210). The alkan olamines are also an aid in the grinding of titanium dioxide (211). 

Paints. Paints account for perhaps 3% of sulfur consumption (see Paint). The main sulfur use is for the production of titanium dioxide pigment by the sulfate process. Sulfuric acid reacts with ilmenite or titanium slag and the sulfur remains as a ferrous sulfate waste product. Difficulties with this process have led to the development of the chloride process (see Pigments, inorganic Titanium compounds). 

Calcium carbonate is also used in industrial finishes and powder coatings. These paints typically include finer products the primary purpose is rheological and gloss control. Calcium carbonate is also used in paints to extend and enhance the use of titanium dioxide. This is accompHshed by using the finest of natural ground products or precipitated grades. 

Paint pigments do not change colors on appHcation. Other common colors are violet from cobalt(II) phosphate [18475-47-3] pink from cobalt and magnesium oxides, aureolin yellow from potassiuim cobalt(III) nitrite [13782-01-9], KCo(N02)4, and cerulean blue from cobalt staimate [6546-12-5]. Large quantities of cobalt are used at levels of a few ppm to decolori2e or whiten glass and ceramics. Iron oxide or titanium dioxide often impart a yellow tint to various domestic ware. The cobalt blue tends to neutrali2e the effect of the yellow. 

W. Kampfer, and E. Stieg, Jr., Color Eng. 44, 35—40, 44 (1967). A description of the manufacture, properties, and uses of titanium dioxide as a colorant for paint, food, plastics, and other materials. 

Titanium and compounds SPA Titanium dioxide Astronautics Paint Paper... 

The first major use of titanium dioxide was as a replacement for toxic lead compounds in paint It combines a brilliant white color with very high covering power. Addition of certain compounds of nickel changes the white color to yellow cobalt compounds give a green paint. 

The most common oxidation state of titanium is +4, in which the atom has lost both its 4s-electrons and its two 3d-electrons. Its most important compound is tita-nium(IV) oxide, Ti02, which is almost universally known as titanium dioxide. This oxide is a brilliantly white (when finely powdered), nontoxic, stable solid used as the white pigment in paints and paper. It acts as a semiconductor in the presence of light, and so it is used to convert solar radiation into electrical energy in solar cells. 

Titanium dioxide is brilliant white, highly opaque, chemically inert, and nontoxic. Consequently, it finds wide uses as a pigment in paints and other coatings, in paper, sunscreens, cosmetics, and toothpaste. Almost all white-colored commercial products contain Ti02. ... 

Titanium dioxide (E171, Cl white 6) is a white, opaque mineral occurring naturally in three main forms rutile, anatase, and brookite. More than 4 million tons of titanium dioxide are produced per year and it is widely used for industrial applications (paints, inks, plastics, textiles) and in small amounts as a food colorant. ° "° Production and properties — Titanium oxide is mainly produced from ilmenite, a titaniferous ore (FeTiOj). Rutile and anatase are relatively pure titanium dioxide (Ti02) forms. Titanium oxide pigment is produced via chloride or sulfate processes via the treatment of the titanium oxide ore with chlorine gas or sulfuric acid, followed by a series of purification steps. High-purity anatase is preferred for utilization in the food industry. It may be coated with small amounts of alumina or silica to improve technological properties. 

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