tiona tio2 factories

Rebecca Capua is an assistant conservator in the Paper Conservation Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art since 2009. She received an MA in art history and an Advanced Certificate in art conservation from the Conservation Center, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University in 2007. Her primary area of research is on the materials of American artists of the late 19th and early 20th century. Address: The Sherman Fairchild Center for the Conservation of Works on Paper, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028. Email: rebecca.capua@metmuseum.org.

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The production process of titanium dioxide involves several stages, starting with the extraction of raw materials from mineral ores such as ilmenite, rutile, and anatase. These ores are then processed through various methods, including the sulfate and chloride processes, to produce high-purity titanium dioxide powder. The sulfate process involves treating the ore with sulfuric acid to extract titanium dioxide, while the chloride process uses chlorine gas to produce a purer form of the pigment.

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