Effects of Concentration of TiOSO4 and Fe/TiO2 Ratio on TiO2 Anatase White Pigment Production via Short Sulfate Process

Abstract

Using unconcentrated TiOSO4 solution from sulfate process as titanium source, anatase TiO2 white pigment was prepared by self-generating seed thermal hydrolysis route via short sulfate process. The effects of concentration of TiOSO4 solution and Fe/TiO2 ratio on the structure and pigment properties of the TiO2 white pigments were investigated. The samples were characterized by XRD, particle size distribution and pigment properties test. The concentration of TiOSO4 solution and Fe/TiO2 ratio had great effects on the super-saturation of TiO2+, crystal formation, nucleation, crystallization and aggregation process, eventually determined the crystal structure, particle size distribution and its pigment properties. The optimized concentration of TiOSO4 solution was of 195 g/L, and the Fe/TiO2 ratio was at 0.30.The as-prepared anatase white pigment was appropriate particle size, narrow particle size distribution and good pigment properties.