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{{Short description|Chemical compound}} {{Cs1 config|name-list-style=vanc}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Chembox | Verifiedfields = sleep | Watchedfields = changed | verifiedrevid = 476992554 | Name = Titanium dioxide | ImageFile = Rutile-unit-cell-3D-balls.png | ImageCaption = [[Unit cell]] of titanium dioxide (rutile form)<BR /> {{color box|#d3d3d3}} Titanium {{color box|#ee2010}} Oxygen | ImageSize = | ImageName = Titanium(IV) oxide | ImageFile1 = Titanium(IV)_oxide.jpg | ImageSize1 = | ImageName1 = The unit cell of rutile | IUPACName = Titanium dioxide<br/>Titanium(IV) oxide | OtherNames = {{Unbulleted list|Titania|[[Rutile]]|[[Anatase]]|[[Brookite]]}} | SystematicName = | Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers | ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}} | ChemSpiderID = 24256 | UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}} | UNII = 15FIX9V2JP | ChEMBL_Ref = {{ebicite|changed|EBI}} | ChEMBL = 1201136 | InChI = 1/2O.Ti/rO2Ti/c1-3-2 | InChIKey = GWEVSGVZZGPLCZ-TYTSCOISAW | ChEBI_Ref = {{ebicite|correct|EBI}} | ChEBI = 32234 | SMILES = O=[Ti]=O | StdInChI_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChI = 1S/2O.Ti | StdInChIKey_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChIKey = GWEVSGVZZGPLCZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N | CASNo = 13463-67-7 | CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}} | PubChem = 26042 | RTECS = XR2775000 | KEGG_Ref = {{keggcite|changed|kegg}} | KEGG = C13409 }} | Section2 = {{Chembox Properties | Formula = {{chem|TiO|2}} | MolarMass = 79.866 g/mol | Appearance = White solid | Odor = Odorless | Density = {{ubl | 4.23 g/cm<sup>3</sup> (rutile) | 3.78 g/cm<sup>3</sup> (anatase) }} | MeltingPtC = 1843 | BoilingPtC = 2972 | Solubility = Insoluble | BandGap = 3.21{{nbsp}}eV (anatase)<ref name="Zanatta">{{cite journal |last1=Zanatta |first1=A.R. | title= Temperature-dependent optical bandgap of TiO2 under the Anatase and Rutile phases |journal=Results Phys. |date=May 2024 |volume=60 |pages= 107653–5pp |doi=10.1016/j.rinp.2024.107653 |doi-access=free }}</ref> 3.15{{nbsp}}eV (rutile)<ref name="Zanatta"/> | RefractIndex = {{ubl | 2.488 (anatase) | 2.583 (brookite) | 2.609 (rutile) }} | MagSus = +5.9·10<sup>−6</sup>{{nbsp}}cm<sup>3</sup>/mol }} | Section3 = | Section4 = {{Chembox Thermochemistry | DeltaHf = −945 kJ·mol<sup>−1</sup><ref name=b1>{{cite book |author= Zumdahl, Steven S.|title =Chemical Principles 6th Ed. |publisher= Houghton Mifflin Company |year= 2009 |isbn= 978-0-618-94690-7|page=A23}}</ref> | Entropy = 50 J·mol<sup>−1</sup>·K<sup>−1</sup><ref name=b1/> }} | Section5 = | Section6 = | Section7 = {{Chembox Hazards | ExternalSDS = [http://www.inchem.org/documents/icsc/icsc/eics0338.htm ICSC 0338] | NFPA-H = 1 | NFPA-F = 0 | NFPA-R = 0 | NFPA-S = | FlashPt = not flammable | IDLH = Ca [5000{{nbsp}}mg/m<sup>3</sup>]<ref name=PGCH>{{PGCH|0617}}</ref> | REL = Ca<ref name=PGCH/> | PEL = TWA 15{{nbsp}}mg/m<sup>3</sup><ref name=PGCH/> }} | Section8 = {{Chembox Related | OtherAnions = | OtherCations = [[Zirconium dioxide]]<br/>[[Hafnium dioxide]] | OtherFunction = [[Titanium(II) oxide]]<br/>[[Titanium(III) oxide]]<br/>[[Titanium(III,IV) oxide]] | OtherFunction_label = [[Titanium]] [[oxide]]s | OtherCompounds = [[Titanic acid]] }} }} '''Titanium dioxide''', also known as '''titanium(IV) oxide''' or '''titania''' {{IPAc-en|t|aɪ|ˈ|t|eɪ|n|i|ə}}, is the [[inorganic compound]] derived from [[titanium]] with the chemical formula {{chem|TiO|2}}. When used as a [[pigment]], it is called '''[[titanium white]]''', '''Pigment White 6''' ('''PW6'''), or '''[[Colour Index International|CI 77891]]'''.<ref name=Ullmann>{{Ullmann|author=Völz, Hans G. |display-authors=etal |title=Pigments, Inorganic|year=2006|doi=10.1002/14356007.a20_243.pub2}}</ref> It is a white solid that is insoluble in water, although mineral forms can appear black. As a pigment, it has a wide range of applications, including [[paint]], [[sunscreen]], and [[food coloring]]. When used as a food coloring, it has [[E number]] E171. World production in 2014 exceeded 9 million tonnes.<ref>[http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/titanium/myb1-2014-titan.pdf "Titanium"] in ''2014 Minerals Yearbook''. USGS</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mcs/2015/mcs2015.pdf|title=Mineral Commodity Summaries, 2015|website=U.S. Geological Survey|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mcs/2016/mcs2016.pdf|title=Mineral Commodity Summaries, January 2016|website=U.S. Geological Survey|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey 2016}}</ref> It has been estimated that titanium dioxide is used in two-thirds of all pigments, and pigments based on the oxide have been valued at a price of $13.2 billion.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2018-quest-for-billion-dollar-red/|title=The Quest for the Next Billion-Dollar Color|last=Schonbrun|first=Zach|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref> {{TOC limit|3}}
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