Titanium white

What is titanium white?

Unfortunately, not everyone knows what this name means. It is an inorganic chemical compound titanium oxide IV. In nature, it takes the form of one of three minerals - brookite, rutile or anatase. It acts as a white pigment and is widely used in everyday life. It can be found in paints, enamels, porcelain, plastics, pharmaceutical products and many others. In the metallurgical industry it is used to produce electrodes.

It owes its popularity to unique properties, such as a very high refractive index, high hardness, resistance and electrical permittivity. It is also very stable and chemically resistant, and has high UV absorption. As a result, products made of plastic are resistant to UV rays due to the fact that they contain titanium oxide IV.

Pigment not only in white objects

It is worth knowing that white pigment is also used to obtain many other colors. Using it in the right amounts allows you to brighten darker colors, which makes it essential when creating multiple shades.

Paint ingredient

Titanium oxide IV plays a very important role as a white pigment inside paints. Due to the fact that it is their most expensive ingredient, its quantity has a direct impact not only on the quality of the product but also on the price.

It is an ingredient found not only in paints, but also in wallpapers, panels and coffers, which is why it plays a very important role in the decor of virtually every building.

It is also used in the production of car paints, paints covering steel structures, cement products and more.