PROCESS FOR IN-SITU FORMATION OF CHLORIDES OF SILICON, ALUMINUM AND TITANIUM IN THE PREPARATION OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE

摘要

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 alloy, 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.