3,356,456 Dec. 5, 1967
Dec. 5, 1967 W. L. WILSON 3,356,456 PROCESS FOR PREPARING TITANIUM DIOXIDE Filed Juli y 22, 1965 FIG.3 FIG. INVENTOR WILLIAM L. WILSON BY ATTORNEYS 3,356,456 3. 4 ther defined as also including any oxide of the selected IB, IIA, IIB, and silicon, can be introduced to the vapor members providing such oxide has a mean particle size phase reaction together or separately. diameter in the range specified for the oxides of alumi Furthermore, such sources can be introduced directly num and zirconium hereinbefore. or indirectly to the vapor phase reaction of the titanium In addition to additives of aluminum, zirconium, and tetrahalide and oxygen. the selected metals of Groups IA, IB, IIA, and IIB, noted Thus in the practice of this invention, one or more hereinbefore, there may be further added a source of sources of one or more of the aforementioned additives silicon. may be added in conjunction with an inert gas, or one or Silicon source is defined as any organic or inorganic more of the reactants, or both, compound of silicon including elemental metallic sili O When the process is heated by the combustion of a con which will react with oxygen at the vapor phase re fuel, one or more sources may be added to the fuel or action temperature to form the corresponding metal oxide the products of combustion thereof, e.g., a combustible although it is not intended to indicate that the source ma carbon-containing or sulfur-containing fuel or the com terial actually forms such oxide; that is, the source should bustion products thereof when a process is operated in be capable in this instance of forming the corresponding accordance with U.S.
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