TiO2 manufacture and life cycle analysis
Abstract
Titanium dioxide pigments have been produced commercially for eight decades. The industry has seen many developments from the humble beginnings with uncoated, impure, anatase pigments to the highly refined TiO2 pigments of today. For the past four decades there have been two commercial routes for making TiO2 pigments ‐ sulphate and chloride. In recent years, significant efforts have been made to produce TiO2 by both routes with greater environmental awareness. To compare the overall impact of TiO2 manufacturing processes on the environment, life‐cycle assessments of several process options are described in this paper.
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Citation
Reck, E. and Richards, M. (1999), "TiO2 manufacture and life cycle analysis", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 28 No. 3, pp. 149-157. https://doi.org/10.1108/03699429910271297
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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