Titanium dioxide is used in an enormous range of food products, which can feel jarring when looking at some of its other uses.
Often used as a glaze for ceramics, titanium dioxide provides a bright, glossy finish and improves the durability and stain resistance of ceramic products.
Lithopone’s historical significance is further accentuated by the advancements and modifications that followed its inception. The 1874 patent by J.B. Orr, for instance, ushered in a new white pigment—Orr’s Zinc White. This innovation was attained by co-precipitating zinc sulfate and barium sulfide, followed by a calcination process. Further refinements marked the subsequent decades, the most notable being the enhancement of lightfastness achieved in the 1920s by introducing small amounts of cobalt salts before calcination.
2.Inorganic white pigment. Widely used as a white pigment for plastics, paints and inks such as polyolefins, vinyl resins, ABS resins, polystyrene, polycarbonate, nylon and polyoxymethylene.