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However, China's ascendancy in the titanium dioxide market has also raised environmental concerns. The production process involves significant energy consumption and generates carbon dioxide emissions. With the CAS number 13463-67-7, titanium dioxide production contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions, posing a challenge for sustainable development With the CAS number 13463-67-7, titanium dioxide production contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions, posing a challenge for sustainable development With the CAS number 13463-67-7, titanium dioxide production contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions, posing a challenge for sustainable development With the CAS number 13463-67-7, titanium dioxide production contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions, posing a challenge for sustainable developmentchina dioxide titanium cas 13463-67-7.

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A  2023 study published in the journal Environmental Research, scientists examined the effect of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on important gut bacteria in mice. Their results showed “the growth inhibitory effects could be associated with cell membrane damage caused by titanium dioxide nanoparticles to the bacterial strains. Metabolomics analysis showed that TiO2 NPs caused alterations in multiple metabolic pathways of gut bacteria, such as tryptophan and arginine metabolism, which were demonstrated to play crucial roles in regulating gut and host health.” The researchers also found that four different neuroprotective metabolites “were significantly reduced” in urine and in vitro bacteria and vivo urine samples. The researchers concluded: “Increasing evidence implies that the gut microbiome plays a profound role in regulating host metabolism. Our results illustrated that TiO2 NPs hindered the growth of four beneficial gut bacterial strains.”

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