c1 77891

Thusfive hundred and sixty-three pounds of a seventeen-per-ccnt. grade of lithopone will be precipitated, from which the soda liquor may be filtered and then washed out. Fifty six pounds of sodium hydrosulfid may then be recovered from the solution, if no further treatment thereof is contemplated, by any suitable evaporating process. By employing sodium sulfate and suitably altering the reaction I have also produced lithopone and sogo dium sulfid. The products of these reactions will be found to be of unusual purity and require no subsequent treatment for placing them upon the market.

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Manufacturers of rutile titanium dioxide employ different processes to produce this versatile pigment. The two primary methods are the sulfate process and the chloride process. In the sulfate process, ilmenite ore is treated with sulfuric acid to form titanyl sulfate solution, which is subsequently processed into titanium dioxide. This method typically results in a more opaque and durable pigment that is preferred in applications where weatherability is crucial. On the other hand, the chloride process involves treating rutile ore with chlorine gas to produce titanium tetrachloride, which is then refined and oxidized to form titanium dioxide. This method often yields a higher purity product suitable for applications requiring greater brightness and color stability.

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