COTAN is the TITANIUM DIOXIDE of Cofermin Chemicals, Germany.
Titanium dioxide in various qualities (Anatas and Rutil) and packagings.


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Titanium dioxide, also known as titanium(IV) oxide or titania, is the naturally occurring oxide of titanium, chemical formula TiO. When used as a pigment, it is called titanium white, Pigment White 6 (PW6), or CI 77891. Generally it is sourced from ilmenite, rutile and anatase. It has a wide range of applications, from paint to sunscreen to food coloring. When used as a food coloring, it has E number E171.


The most important application areas of COTAN Titanium Dioxide are paints and varnishes as well as paper and plastics, which account for about 85% of the world's titanium dioxide consumption. Other pigment applications such as printing inks, fibers, rubber, cosmetic products and food account for another 8%. The rest is used in other applications, for instance the production of technical pure titanium, glass and glass ceramics, electrical ceramics, catalysts, electric conductors and chemical intermediates. It is also in most red-coloured candy.


Titanium dioxide is the most widely used white pigment because of its brightness and very high refractive index, in which it is surpassed only by a few other materials. When deposited as a thin film, its refractive index and colour make it an excellent reflective optical coating for dielectric mirrors and some gemstones like mystic fire topaz. TiO2 is also an effective opacifier in powder form, where it is employed as a pigment to provide whiteness and opacity to products such as paints, coatings, plastics, papers, inks, foods, medicines (i.e. pills and tablets) as well as most toothpastes. In paint, it is often referred to offhandedly as the perfect white, the whitest white, or other similar terms. Opacity is improved by optimal sizing of the titanium dioxide particles. Titanium dioxide has been shown statistically to increase skimmed milk's whiteness, increasing skimmed milk's sensory acceptance score.


In ceramic glazes titanium dioxide acts as an opacifier and seeds crystal formation.


Titanium dioxide is used to mark the white lines of some tennis courts.


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