Titanium dioxide is a widely used product all over the world. Titanium dioxide is one of the three main substances used in nanotechnology. Titanium dioxide is used as a colorant and preservative in Nano technological paints and all medical drugs.
Titanium dioxide is not available purely in nature and is known as titania. Titanium dioxide, which is formed by the fusion of one atom of titanium and two oxygen atoms, one of the elements commonly found on earth, is included in the chemical literature as “TiO2”.
Titanium dioxide available in a bright white form and widely preferred in the industry including many cosmetic products, powder paints, coatings, adhesives, paper, plastics and rubber, printing inks, textiles, ceramics, flooring, and roofing materials. Titanium dioxide is available in many products on the market, such as toothpaste, soap, water treatment agents, pharmaceuticals, food coloring agents and sunscreen.
Naturally occurring titanium dioxide is the oxidized state of titanium. This compound is not available purely in nature. Titanium dioxide, sometimes coated with silica or aluminum, can be added to the compound to increase its properties.
Titanium Dioxide Properties
The most important properties of titanium dioxide are that it is both lightweight and robust. However, the fact that it is bright and opaque makes it widely used in many industries. Titanium dioxide, whose strength value is quite high, is available in the form of white powder.
Titanium dioxide has high resistance to conditions such as fracture, fatigue and bending. It does not undergo physical or chemical reactions in the human body. One of the distinctive features of titanium dioxide is that it does not fade when exposed to UV rays.
Titanium Dioxide Uses
The most well-known feature of titanium dioxide is its brightness, whiteness and opacity in both paint and coating and plastic, paper, ink, fiber products, provided that it is a pigment. It has a fairly high refractive index and a bright whiteness. Therefore, titanium dioxide is widely used in the paint, plastic and paper industries.
Titanium dioxide is also used for photo catalysis effect. Titanium dioxide has the ability to accelerate chemical reactions that occur with light. When it reacts with organic compounds, water and carbon dioxide compounds are formed. Because of this property, titanium dioxide used in Nano technological paints reacts with organic compounds, causing them to break down. In this way, a self-cleaning paint and fabric are obtained.
Titanium dioxide products included in Kimteks are RC 833, RC 86, RC 823, RC 84, RC 82.
