Abstract: The present invention provides methods of producing substantially anatase-free titanium dioxide by mixing titanium tetrachloride with a silicon compound to form an admixture, and introducing the admixture and oxygen into a reaction zone to produce the substantially anatase-free titanium dioxide. The reaction zone has a pressure of greater than 55 psig.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 20, 2001
Date of Patent:
May 13, 2003
Assignee:
Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, Inc.
Inventors:
M. Kamal Akhtar, Eric J. Eller, Nancy L. Fitzgerald, Matthew E. Jamison, John R. Snider