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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2010
Applicant:
Charles David Musick, Waverly, TN (US);
Inventor:
Charles David Musick, Waverly, TN (US);
Assignee:
E I du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01G 23/047 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a process for producing titanium dioxide, comprising: reacting aluminum and an alloy comprising silicon and titanium having a silicon content of at least 5%, based on the weight of the ahoy, with chlorine gas at temperatures above 190° C. to form chlorides of silicon, aluminum and titanium; adding titanium tetrachloride to the chlorides of silicon, aluminum and titanium; oxidizing the chlorides of silicon, aluminum and titanium and titanium tetrachloride; and forming titanium dioxide.