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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Charles David Musick, Waverly, TN (US);
Kenneth Paul Klein, Camden, TN (US);
Inventors:
Charles David Musick, Waverly, TN (US);
Kenneth Paul Klein, Camden, 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: a) reacting a alloy comprising silicon and aluminum having a melting point of about 482° C. to about 660° C., with chlorine gas at temperatures above 190° C. to form chlorides of silicon and aluminum; b) adding titanium tetrachloride to the chlorides of silicon and aluminum of step (a); c) oxidizing the chlorides of silicon and aluminum and titanium tetrachloride of step (b); and d) forming titanium dioxide.