USRE39068E1 - Method and apparatus for producing titanium dioxide - Google Patents

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USRE39068E1
USRE39068E1 US10/389,636 US38963603A USRE39068E US RE39068 E1 USRE39068 E1 US RE39068E1 US 38963603 A US38963603 A US 38963603A US RE39068 E USRE39068 E US RE39068E
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  • the present invention relates to a process for producing titanium dioxide by reacting titanium tetrachloride vapors with oxygen and to an improved reactor for use in such a system.
  • the process and reactor of the present invention provides the ability to control properties, such as particle size, of the titanium dioxide product.
  • titanium tetrachloride reacts with oxygen in the vapor phase to form titanium dioxide and that this reaction is initiated by heating the reactants to a suitable temperature.
  • hot titanium tetrachloride is highly corrosive and therefore many useful materials of construction for heat exchangers used to heat titanium tetrachloride are rapidly corroded. In practice this generally imposes an upper limit of about 400° C. (752° F.) on the temperature to which titanium tetrachloride can be heated by conventional heat exchangers.
  • a suitable temperature for the reactants is about 950° C. (1742° F.) and, in order to achieve this temperature in known processes, the oxygen feed must be heated sufficiently to compensate for the above-mentioned relatively low titanium tetrachloride temperature.
  • oxygen is heated directly or heated by an electrical discharge to temperatures of about 1427-1871° C. (2600-3400° F.) as oxygen is introduced into the oxidation reactor in combination with an auxiliary fuel.
  • the use of these methods introduce unwanted impurities such as, for example, carbonaceous residues from the fuel or metallic impurities from the electrodes used for the electrical discharge.
  • a process for the production of titanium dioxide comprises reacting titanium tetrachloride with oxygen at a pressure above atmospheric pressure and at a reaction temperature of at least about 700° C. (1292° F.) in an oxidation reactor, the oxygen being introduced into the reactor at a first inlet point and at least one further inlet point.
  • the titanium tetrachloride may be introduced as a mixture with aluminum chloride and heated to a temperature of at least about 350° C. (662° F.), the aluminum chloride being formed by reaction of aluminum and chlorine and the heat generated by this reaction being used to heat the titanium tetrachloride.
  • the aluminum chloride may also be added by dissolving the aluminum chloride in the titanium tetrachloride.
  • a reactor for producing titanium dioxide by reacting titanium tetrachloride vapors with oxygen comprises a means for forming a first reaction zone and an oxidizing gas introduction assembly for receiving oxygen at a predetermined temperature level and passing oxygen into the first reaction zone.
  • the oxidizing gas introduction assembly comprises a conduit having an upstream and a downstream end and an opening extending therethrough intersecting the upstream and the downstream ends where oxygen is passable through the opening in the conduit for passing into the first reaction zone.
  • the reactor further comprises a first titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly for receiving titanium tetrachloride vapors at a first predetermined temperature and passing titanium tetrachloride vapors into the first reaction zone for reacting with oxygen to produce a mixture including titanium dioxide.
  • the reactor comprises a means for passing the titanium tetrachloride vapor at the predetermined temperature into the first reaction zone and an including means for forming a second reaction zone spaced a distance downstream from the first reaction zone.
  • the reactor also comprises a second oxidizing gas introduction assembly for receiving oxygen at a second predetermined temperature and passing the oxygen at the second temperature into the second reaction zone for reaction with titanium tetrachloride in the mixture from the first reaction zone to produce a mixture including titanium dioxide, the reaction of oxygen at the second temperature with the mixture passed from the first reaction zone reducing the volume of oxygen at the first temperature level required for a given volume of titanium dioxide produced and a means for passing the oxygen at the second temperature into the second reaction zone.
  • the reactor comprises an aluminum chloride generator for heating the titanium tetrachloride vapors to a first predetermined temperature and a flowline for passing titanium tetrachloride from the aluminum chloride generator to the titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view of the equipment for preheating oxygen for introduction into the reaction zones in the reactor.
  • FIG. 2 is a graph showing the relationship of CBU and tint tone vs. TiCl 4 to O 2 ratio at the primary TiCl 4 slot.
  • FIG. 3 is a graph showing tint tone vs. consistency.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic view of one embodiment of the system of the present invention showing the relative positions of the second TiCl 4 introduction assembly and the second O 2 introduction assembly on the reactor.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagrammatic view, similar to FIG. 4 , showing another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagrammatic view, similar to FIG. 4 , showing another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagrammatic view, similar to FIG. 4 , showing another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagrammatic view, similar to FIG. 4 , showing another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Titanium dioxide which is useful as a pigment, is produced on a commercial scale by reacting titanium tetrachloride vapor (TiCl 4 ) with oxygen (O 2 ).
  • TiCl 4 titanium tetrachloride vapor
  • oxygen oxygen
  • a preheated oxidizing gas is passed into a reaction zone and preheated titanium tetrachloride vapor is passed into the same reaction zone where the titanium tetrachloride vapor is reacted with the oxygen contained in the oxidizing gas according to the following reaction: TiCl 4 +O 2 ⁇ TiO 2 +2Cl 2
  • the combined temperature of the reactants (titanium tetrachloride and oxygen), before reaction, had to be at least about 871° C. (1600° F.) in order to sustain the oxidation reaction and, preferably, the combined temperature of the reactants was between about 899° C. (1650° F.) and about 982° C. (1800° F.).
  • the oxidizing gas was preheated for introduction into the reaction zone to a temperature of about 982° C. (1800° F.) and titanium tetrachloride vapor was preheated for introduction into the reaction zone to a temperature of about 954° C. (1750° F.).
  • a reactor of the type utilized in the process for producing titanium dioxide by reacting titanium tetrachloride vapor with oxygen as described above was disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,512,219, issued to Stem, and the configuration with a dual slot oxidizer (DSO) in U.S. Pat. No. 4,803,056 issued to Morris, et al., both specifically incorporated herein by reference.
  • DSO dual slot oxidizer
  • oxygen could only be heated to a maximum temperature of about 982° C. (1800° F.) due primarily to the thermal efficiency and the materials of construction of the oxygen preheating apparatus.
  • titanium tetrachloride vapors also had to be heated to a temperature of about 982° C. (1800° F.) in the titanium tetrachloride vapor preheating apparatus.
  • additional oxygen preheating equipment might be added to the existing oxygen preheating equipment in an effort to elevate the oxygen temperature to a level above 982° C.
  • the titanium tetrachloride vapor preheating equipment utilized silica pipe for the containment of the highly corrosive titanium tetrachloride vapors.
  • the size of the silica pipe was limited to a maximum of about six inches because of manufacturing techniques suitable for producing a relatively flawless silica pipe.
  • the strength and integrity of welded silica pipe joints decrease with increasing diameters and breakage is more probable with higher diameter silica pipes.
  • a primary problem with silica is the failure rate. The failure rate is proportional to the surface area of the silica pipe. As the area of the silica pipe increases, the failure rate increases.
  • the maximum permissible pressures within the silica pipe decreases with increasing diameters and above six inch diameter silica pipes might result in working pressures insufficient to efficiently drive the titanium tetrachloride vapors downstream from the titanium tetrachloride vapor preheating equipment.
  • Auxiliary fuel normally is added at the upstream end of the reactor near the oxidizing gas introduction assembly.
  • Injection of auxiliary fuels, such as carbon monoxide and methane directly into the reactor to stabilize the flame in the reactor has been suggested as a means for lowering the temperature level requirements for the titanium tetrachloride vapors, thereby increasing the capacity of existing titanium tetrachloride vapor preheating equipment, i.e., the silica pipe preheaters.
  • This approach can lead to a reduction in temperature for preheating the TiCl 4 from about 954° C. (1750° F.) to about 399° C. (750° F.) when using supported combustion from an auxiliary fuel.
  • using supported combustion generates combustion products which dilute the chlorine recycle gas and result in larger capacity downstream equipment being required to process the increased gas load.
  • the present invention determined that properties, such as particle size and other related properties, of the raw pigment produced in oxidation can be controlled over a wide range by controlling the titanium tetrachloride to oxygen ratio in the zone of the reactor where particles initially start to form or are nucleated.
  • the properties of raw pigment can be controlled by changing the ratio of TiCl 4 to O 2 in the region of the reactor where the TiO 2 particles start to form or are nucleated. Controlling the ratio of TiCl 4 to O 2 by this method requires a second O 2 addition downstream in the reactor to meet stoichiometric requirements for the over all reaction. Similar control of particle properties can be achieved by varying the mixing rate or injection angles, but these controls cannot be as conveniently adjusted as the flow rates of the TiCl 4 and O 2 reactants.
  • the use of secondary oxygen can be used to increase tint tone, scatter, and reduce aggregation. Reducing aggregation results in decreasing consistency, oil adsorption, dispersant demand for the finished pigments.
  • a pigment with a more positive tint tone can be produced by using secondary oxygen.
  • FIG. 1 Shown in FIG. 1 is a schematic for the primary and secondary O 2 flows constructed in accordance with the present invention for use in a process for producing titanium dioxide by vapor-phase oxidation of titanium tetrachloride.
  • the reactor 10 comprises: a first oxidizing gas introduction assembly 12 which is adapted to receive oxygen from oxygen preheat equipment 14 by way of a flowline 16 and pass the oxygen at a first predetermined temperature into the first reaction zone 18 formed in the reactor 10 ; a first titanium tetrachloride vapor introduction assembly 20 which is adapted to receive titanium tetrachloride vapor at a first predetermined temperature from titanium tetrachloride preheat equipment by way of a flowline 24 and to pass the titanium tetrachloride vapor at the first predetermined temperature into the first reaction zone 18 ; and a second oxidizing gas introduction assembly 26 which is adapted to receive oxygen at a second predetermined temperature, which can be above, below, or the same temperature as the first oxygen temperature, from second
  • a second addition of titanium tetrachloride may be introduced into the reactor through a second titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly 34 .
  • the second titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly 34 is spaced a distance from the first titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly 20 .
  • the second titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly 34 receives titanium tetrachloride vapors at an elevated temperature and passes the titanium tetrachloride vapors into the reactor near the second reaction zone 32 .
  • the second oxidizing gas introduction assembly 26 can be located between the first and second titanium tetrachloride introduction assemblies 20 and 34 .
  • the second oxidizing gas introduction assembly 26 can be located after the second titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly 34 such that the second titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly is between the first titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly and the second oxidizing gas introduction assembly.
  • the reactor is a continuous tube but can be divided into two zones for purposes of discussion.
  • first reaction zone refers to the region of the reactor near the first oxygen inlet point where the reaction between TiCl 4 and O 2 is initiated and where the TiO 2 particles are nucleated.
  • second reaction zone refers to the region of the reactor extending downstream from the first reaction zone where interparticle reactions occur and the particles grow by the aerosol process to the desired size.
  • the second titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly is positioned on the reactor such that it is located within the second reaction zone. It is believed that the reaction between titanium tetrachloride and oxygen occurs throughout the reactor and is not isolated in any one particular zone.
  • oxygen is fed to the reactor 10 from the O 2 header shown at the bottom of FIG. 1 .
  • Oxygen preheaters 14 and 28 receive oxygen from the header and are capable of preheating oxygen at about 954° C. (1750° F.). The preheaters 14 and 28 heat the oxygen to the respective predetermined temperatures. Oxygen preheater 14 heats from about 50% to about 95% of the total O 2 to be fed into the reactor and preheater 28 heats the balance of the total O 2 , from about 5% to about 50%, to be fed into the reactor 10 .
  • the primary oxygen leaves preheater 14 through an insulated pipe 16 that coaxially joins the larger tube that serves as the reactor at the oxidation gas introduction assembly 12 .
  • An inlet for auxiliary fuel and scour media is located near the oxidation introduction assembly 12 and serves to introduce the fuel to the hot oxygen and to direct scour media for cleaning the reactor walls in the reactor.
  • the inlet is located far enough upstream in the reactor to allow for nearly complete combustion of the auxiliary fuel and to provide the proper trajectory for the scour media entering the reactor.
  • the secondary oxygen leaves preheater 28 through an insulated pipe 30 and enters the reactor at the second oxidizing gas introduction assembly 26 .
  • the hot primary O 2 and TiCl 4 are swept into the first reaction zone 18 of the reactor. It will be appreciated that properties of the pigment including tint tone can be accurately controlled by varying the relative amounts of primary TiCl 4 and primary O 2 fed through oxidizing into the first reaction zone 18 .
  • the amount of TiCl 4 fed through the titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly 20 has, in practice, varied from about two thirds to all of the TiCl 4 fed to the reactor.
  • the hot gases consisting of unreacted O 2 and TiCl 4 and very fine TiO 2 particles pass from the first section of the reactor 18 to the second section of the reactor 25 .
  • the remainder of the TiCl 4 is fed through the second titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly 34 into the second reaction zone 32 where the TiO 2 particles are grown to full size.
  • the amount of TiCl 4 that can be fed through the second titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly 34 , secondary TiCl 4 is determined by the overall response of the reactor. If too much TiCl 4 is fed through the second titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly 34 , unreacted TiCl 4 will leave the second reaction zone 32 and appear in the final product. If too little TiCl 4 is added through the second titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly 34 , the consumption of auxiliary fuel increases. The optimum amount covers a fairly wide range of flows and is determined by other operating parameters for the reactor.
  • the amount of secondary O 2 added at the second oxidizing gas introduction assembly 26 is determined by how much unreacted TiCl 4 is present in the mixture downstream of the second titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly 34 .
  • Typical operating practice is to add enough total O 2 so that the export gases contain from about 7 to 10 percent O 2 .
  • oxygen preheat equipment 14 is constructed to heat the primary oxygen to a temperature of about 954° C. (1750° F.), advantageously from about 815° C. (1500° F.) to about 982° C. (1800° F.).
  • the second oxygen preheat equipment 28 advantageously heats the secondary oxygen from about 25° C. (77° F.) to temperatures as high as about 1038° C. (1900° F.).
  • Such oxygen preheat equipment is commercially available and is well known in the art.
  • titanium tetrachloride preheat equipment heats titanium tetrachloride to a temperature of about 177° C. (350° F.) to produce titanium tetrachloride vapors.
  • Such titanium tetrachloride preheat equipment is commercially available and is well known in the art.
  • the titanium tetrachloride is heated and vaporized in a shell-and-tube type heat exchanger operating at a temperature of about 177° C. (350° F.).
  • One type of heater is a shell-and-tube heat exchanger with a u-shaped tube bundle of nickel and glass-lined carbon steel sheet.
  • the tube-side heating medium normally is steam, but may, at temperatures approaching 204° C.
  • the titanium tetrachloride vapors introduced into the reactor through the first titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly 20 are further heated to a temperature of less than about 427° C. (800° F.), preferably less than about 399° C. (750° F.), before injection into the reactor.
  • the titanium tetrachloride vapors introduced through the second titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly 34 are preferably introduced at a temperature of about 177° C.
  • one titanium tetrachloride preheater is used to preheat the TiCl 4 to produce the TiCl 4 vapors.
  • the preheated TiCl 4 vapors would then be split into two lines, one directed to the second titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly and the other to additional heating equipment for further heating before being passed to the first titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly.
  • the flow or primary oxygen gas into the oxidizing gas introduction assembly and through the reactor 10 is about 60 pound mole per hour
  • the flow level of primary titanium tetrachloride into the titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly 20 and through the reactor 10 is about 104 pound mole per hour
  • the flow of secondary oxygen at the second temperature into the second oxidizing gas introduction assembly and through reactor 10 is about 60 pound mole per hour.
  • about one pound mole per hour of oxygen together with two hundred pounds per hour of sand are passed through the injection tube. It will be appreciated that secondary oxygen could be used with the reactor of the present invention without the use of scour sand in the reaction zone.
  • oxygen is preheated in oxygen preheat equipment 14 to the predetermined temperature and then passed at a controlled, predetermined rate through flowline 16 to the oxidizing gas introduction assembly 12 and passes into the first reaction zone 18 .
  • Titanium tetrachloride is preheated in titanium tetrachloride preheat equipment to a predetermined temperature and passed through flowline 24 at a controlled rate into titanium tetrachloride introduction assembly 20 and into the first reaction zone 18 , where oxygen at the first temperature and titanium tetrachloride react to produce a mixture including particles of titanium dioxide, this mixture being passed downstream into the second reaction zone 32 .
  • Oxygen is preheated in second oxidizing gas preheat equipment 28 to predetermined second temperature and passed at a controlled rate through flowline 30 to the second oxidizing gas introduction assembly 26 and into the second reaction zone 32 , where oxygen at the second temperature reacts with the titanium tetrachloride in the mixture passed from the first reaction zone 18 to produce a mixture including additional titanium dioxide, the mixture from the second reaction zone 32 being passed downstream for further processing in a manner known in the art of producing titanium dioxide by vapor phase oxidation of titanium tetrachloride.
  • the temperature in the reaction zones must be above a minimum temperature level of about 1204° C. (2200° F.).
  • Reagents such as aluminum chloride and water vapor, may be added to the reactor for controlling or modifying titanium dioxide pigment properties. Because alumina and water act as rutilization agents, the minimum temperature level depends on the amount of alumina and water present in the system. As the water and alumina content increases, the rate of rutilization increases.
  • the combined temperature of the reactants, prior to reaction, to produce the required reactions must be at least 871° C. (1600° F.) to sustain the oxidation reaction and preferably, the combined temperature of the reactants, before reaction, should be in the range of from about 899° C. (1650° F.) to about 982° C. (1800° F.).
  • oxygen is preheated to a temperature level of about 982° C. (1800° F.) and titanium tetrachloride is preheated to a temperature level of above about 954° C. (1750° F.).
  • oxygen and titanium tetrachloride vapors are reacted in a reaction zone utilizing a reactor like that disclosed in Stem, et al., U.S. Pat. No. 3,512,219, to produce a mixture including some titanium dioxide, and the mixture consisting of unreacted TiCl 4 and O 2 and reaction products is passed downstream for further processing.
  • the reaction of titanium tetrachloride vapors with oxygen to form titanium dioxide is exothermic.
  • a reaction temperature of about 1316° C. (2400° F.) is attainable, which is above the minimum temperature of 1204° C. (2200° F.) required to insure rutile as the dominant phase in the titanium dioxide product of reaction.
  • the system of the present invention utilizes this heat of reaction to reduce the preheat requirement for a portion of the titanium tetrachloride vapors utilized.
  • the walls of reactor 10 are cooled (fluid cooling) to protect the walls and to keep the titanium dioxide product from sintering on the walls of the reactor such that a scouring media may be used to remove the titanium dioxide.
  • the walls of the reactor maybe cooled by providing a purge of nitrogen or chlorine gas through the reactor walls.
  • the possibility of controlling raw pigment properties using TiCl 4 concentration was tested using the oxidizer configuration shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the properties of the pigment produced from a raw pigment can be estimated by measuring the Carbon Black Undertone (CBU) of the raw pigment.
  • CBU Carbon Black Undertone
  • a sample of the raw pigment and a standard sample are each mixed in a paste with carbon black.
  • Reflectance measurements are made with a Hunterlab color difference meter, such as Model D25-9. Undertone is calculated from these measurements.
  • the CBU value gives a measure of mean particle size of the pigment since the reflected light will change from blue, through the spectrum, to red as the particle size increases.
  • FIG. 2 is a plot showing how raw pigment CBU and finished pigment alkyd tint tone could be controlled by controlling the ratio of TiCl 4 to O 2 added at the front of the oxidizer. It is necessary to always provide enough O 2 to react completely with the TiCl 4 vapor in the reactor, so, a second addition of O 2 may be necessary. Consistent with the patent of Morris, the oxidizer may also have one or more TiCl 4 injection slots. The significant discovery was that an important variable in controlling pigment size was the ratio of TiCl 4 to O 2 in the region where nucleation is occurring. The data shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 3 The different positions for addition of the oxygen required to oxidize all of the TiCl 4 are shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the properties of the finished pigments are also affected by varying the ratio of TiCl 4 to O 2 .
  • the alkyd tint tone of the finished pigment is shown on the right-hand side of FIG. 2 and the consistency is shown as a function of tint tone in FIG. 3 .
  • the consistencies in FIG. 3 were measured after the pigments had been treated with a standard grinding and finishing procedure.
  • Further inlet points may be positioned such that oxygen may be added to the reaction stream at a point where any previously added titanium tetrachloride has not been substantially completely oxidized. This enables the oxygen which is added at the further inlet points to be at a lower temperature than that added at the first inlet point since the temperature necessary to initiate reaction is provided by the heat of reaction of the previously added titanium tetrachloride.
  • the temperature of the secondary oxygen determines the amount of oxygen that can be used before observing a titanium tetrachloride slip, that is, where unreacted titanium tetrachloride begins to appear in the titanium dioxide product. By varying the temperature of the secondary oxygen, a wide range of O 2 may be added to the reactor thus allowing for control of the particle size of the titanium dioxide product.
  • Oxygen is introduced into the reactor as an oxidizing gas stream which may comprise a gas containing a relatively low proportion of oxygen such as air but may also be substantially pure oxygen or another gas mixture such as oxygen-enriched air.
  • the primary oxidizing gas stream is usually preheated before introduction into the reactor to a temperature between about 815° C. (1500° F.) and about 982° C. (1800° F.), preferably between about 899° C. (1650° F.) and about 954° C. (1750° F.). Any suitable means can be used to achieve this temperature but the gas stream is conveniently heated by passing it through a hollow metal coil which is externally heated by a gas flame.
  • Titanium tetrachloride is introduced into the reactor at a temperature of at least about 149° C. (300° F.), preferably between about 149° C. (300° F.) and about 427° C. (800° F.). This temperature may be achieved, at least in part, by utilizing the heat of reaction of aluminum and chlorine which form aluminum chloride with which the titanium tetrachloride is admixed.
  • titanium tetrachloride is first vaporized in preheating equipment to produce titanium tetrachloride vapors. Next, the vapors are preheated to about 350° C. (662° F.) to 400° C.
  • An AlCl 3 generator may be provided for one or more of the TiCl 4 inlet points or one common AlCl 3 generator may be used for some or all of the TiCl 4 inlet points.
  • a number of types of aluminum chloride generators are well known in the art and can be used in the process of the invention.
  • powdered aluminum with or without an inert particulate material can be fluidized in a reactor by the upward passage of reactant chlorine and/or an inert gas.
  • aluminum can be introduced into a stream of chlorine gas in particulate form but not necessarily sufficiently finely divided to fluidize in the gas stream.
  • a fixed bed of particulate aluminum can also be chlorinated by passing chlorine into the bed through numerous nozzles surrounding the bed.
  • Other methods include passing chlorine over molten aluminum or feeding two lengths of aluminum wire into a reactor in which they serve as consumable electrodes, a discharge being maintained between these electrodes in the presence of chlorine.
  • Titanium tetrachloride is mixed with aluminum chloride in such a way that the heat of reaction is used as a means of raising the temperature of the titanium tetrachloride. It may, for example, be passed into the aluminum chloride generator either separately or mixed with chlorine and may form part of the fluidizing gas in a fluid bed reactor. Alternatively it may be mixed with the hot aluminum chloride close to the exit from the generator. It is advantageous to heat the titanium tetrachloride to a temperature of between about 350° C. (662° F.) and about 400° C. (752° F.) and subsequently pass it to the aluminum chloride generator.
  • auxiliary fuels in the reactor may be utilized to increase the temperature in the reactor and lower the preheating temperature level requirements for the titanium tetrachloride vapors.
  • Auxiliary fuels may be any low molecular weight organic compounds capable of supporting combustion such as carbon monoxide, methane, propane, butane, pentane, hexane, benzene, xylene, toluene, or any combination thereof.
  • propane is added to oxygen being introduced to the reactor at the first inlet point.
  • the auxiliary fuel may be simply injected directly into the reactor.
  • plasma such as that generated by a DC arc or inductively coupled plasma, may effectively be used to heat oxygen prior to introduction into the reactor and lower the temperature level requirements for the titanium tetrachloride vapors.
  • the proportion of oxygen which is introduced to the reactor at the first inlet point determines to some extent the conditions within the oxidation reactor and can therefore be varied to control these conditions. Usually at least about 50% by weight of the total oxygen feed will be introduced at the first inlet point and preferably the proportion added at the first inlet point is from about 50% to about 95% by weight of the total oxygen feed. Most preferably the proportion is from about 60% to about 95% by weight.
  • the factor determining how much O 2 is fed to the first O 2 inlet point is determined by how much TiCl 4 is fed to the first TiCl 4 inlet. The ratio of primary TiCl 4 to primary O 2 is the one that controls size. Changing the percentage of oxygen at the first inlet point provides control over the pigment properties to allow for compensation for different variables.
  • the percentage of primary oxygen introduced at the first inlet point will depend on the desired tint tone for the finished product. If more positive tint tones are required, the percentage of oxygen introduced at the first inlet point will decrease. Conversely, if more negative tint tones are desired, the percentage of oxygen introduced at the first inlet point will increase.
  • the quantity of oxidizing gas stream introduced also depends upon the proportion of oxygen present in the gas stream. There must be sufficient oxygen to fully oxidize the total amount of titanium tetrachloride introduced and usually there is more oxygen than is stoichiometrically needed. Typically, the oxidizing gas stream will provide at least about 5% by weight and preferably about 10% by weight more oxygen than is required to completely oxidize the titanium tetrachloride.
  • Aluminum chloride is present in the titanium tetrachloride to act as a rutilization agent, that is, to promote the formation of rutile titanium dioxide.
  • the quantity of aluminum chloride used is sufficient to produce between about 0.3% and about 3.0% Al 2 O 3 by weight in the titanium dioxide product.
  • the amount used produces from about 0.3% to about 1.5% Al 2 O 3 by weight in the titanium dioxide product.
  • the amount of Al 2 O 3 is dependent on pigment grade being produced. Low durability pigments use little Al 2 O 3 .
  • the process of this invention is operated at a pressure above atmospheric pressure.
  • the pressure in the reactor during oxidation is at least about 0.15 MPa above atmospheric pressure, and can range from about 0.15 MPa to about 4.0 MPa above atmospheric pressure.
  • the pressure range is from about 0.2 MPa to about 0.5 MPa above atmospheric pressure.
  • the distance between the first TiCl 4 introduction assembly and a second TiCl 4 introduction assembly and between any further inlet points is governed by the rate of feed of the titanium tetrachloride and the oxidizing gas streams at the previous inlet points.
  • the TiCl 4 to O 2 ratio at the start of the reaction is from about 0.5:1 to about 1.3:1.
  • a portion of the oxygen introduced at the first oxygen inlet point will be reacted, i.e., a sufficient amount of particle nucleation and rutilization has taken place, before the reactant gas stream reaches the zone of the reactor adjacent to the second oxygen inlet point.
  • the walls are cooled to keep from forming hard accretions. No heat loss would likely be best. As shown in FIGS.
  • the second oxygen introduction assembly maybe on either side of the second TiCl 4 inlet point and at various distances from the first TiCl 4 inlet point without affecting the particle size of the pigment.
  • the particle size of the pigment will not be affected provided the secondary oxygen is introduced into a region of the reactor in which the reaction conditions are favorable for forming titanium dioxide.
  • the reactors used for the process of this invention have a generally tubular shape and a portion of the oxidizing gas flow is introduced at one end.
  • the titanium tetrachloride inlet point is close to the end where the oxidizing gas flow is introduced and is introduced through an injector of the type conventionally used for titanium tetrachloride oxidation reactors.
  • the injector may comprise a circumferential slot in the wall of the reactor, an arrangement of perforations in the reactor wall which may extend axially along the reactor, a single jet or nozzle, or an arrangement of jets or nozzles.
  • Any pipework and associated equipment used to conduct the mixture of titanium tetrachloride and aluminum chloride from the aluminum chloride generator to the first inlet point will usually be formed from a ceramics material to minimize corrosion. Corrosion of the reactor used for the process of the invention can also be reduced by constructing the first inlet point and the walls between the first inlet point and the second inlet point from a ceramics material.
  • additives conventionally used in the oxidation of titanium tetrachloride can be used in the process of this invention.
  • alkali metal salts may be added to control the crystal size of the titanium dioxide produced.
  • the alkali metal salt is a potassium salt which can be added as potassium chloride to the oxidizing gas stream before the first inlet point.
  • the amount of potassium chloride added may be from about 400 ppm up to about 600 ppm, but preferably the amount added is more than about 0.5 to about 20 ppm potassium with respect to TiO 2 formed.
  • a scouring agent such as sand or titanium dioxide can also be added to help prevent fouling of the reactor walls.
  • the invention provides an easily controllable process for the oxidation of titanium tetrachloride with minimum contamination of the product titanium dioxide and without the use of inflammable liquids.
  • the introduction of all the aluminum chloride with the titanium tetrachloride added at the first inlet point generally leads to easy rutilization of the titanium dioxide formed.
  • the particle size of the product titanium dioxide can also be adjusted by adjusting the temperature at the first inlet point and/or the pressure in the reactor.
  • Tests were performed with cold secondary oxygen, with hot secondary oxygen, and with plasma heated secondary oxygen.
  • the base pigment produced was Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation (KMCC) CR 813.
  • the raw pigment had about 0.5 percent Al 2 O 3 and there was no potassium injection.
  • Configurations for the oxidizer as shown in FIGS. 4 , 5 and 6 were tested.
  • the CBU of the raw pigment as a function of the primary TiCl 4 to primary O 2 ratio is shown in FIG. 2 .
  • This test series was similar to Series 22 except potassium was added at the dual slot oxidizer (DSO) and methane was added with the secondary TiCl 4 .
  • the results of this test are shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the two points with TiCl 4 to O 2 ratios of about 1.2 and CBUs of about ⁇ 3 were obtained by adding a secondary methane flow in an attempt to improve rutilization.
  • the oxygen flow was split so that two-thirds of the O 2 was fed upstream of the primary TiCl 4 slot and one-third was fed at the end of the cone.
  • the DSO was located about three feet downstream from the secondary O 2 injection slot.
  • the oxidizer configuration for this test is also given in FIG. 6 . Two bulk samples from this test configuration and two samples from a control oxidizer were finished. The tint tones were ⁇ 3.2 for the samples with secondary oxygen and about ⁇ 4.2 for the control samples. All other properties of the finished pigments appeared to be about the same.
  • Plasma was used to heat the secondary oxygen for these tests.
  • the main objective of the tests was to increase rutilization relative to that possible using oxygen heated with a heat exchanger.
  • the pigment produced had positive CBUs as in other cases using secondary O 2 with the rutilization being equivalent.
  • the CBU of the raw pigment increased as the ratio of TiCl 4 to O 2 increased at the front of the oxidizer in FIGS. 2 and 3 .
  • the slope of the line increases rapidly in moving from FIG. 2 through FIG. 3 . This suggests that another variable such as the increase in production rates or the position of the potassium injection has increased the effectiveness of the secondary oxygen.
  • the data in FIG. 2 was obtained for a KMCC CR 813 raw pigment indicating that there was no potassium injection, the data in FIG. 3 was obtained with potassium injected at the DSO.
  • the ratio of primary to secondary TiCl 4 injection (Rsp) was 0.5 for the data in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 indicating that the Rsp was not the variable affecting the dependence of CBU on the TiCl 4 to O 2 ratio.
  • FIG. 1 A description of the equipment and the basis for the design is provided below in the Experimental Configuration and a schematic showing the oxygen flow control is given in FIG. 1 .
  • the primary O 2 and TiCl 4 were fed to the oxidizer as is current practice. However, the primary O 2 flow was split and a measured part of the oxygen flow sent through a preheater to second O 2 slot located immediately downstream of the second TiCl 4 slot. The secondary O 2 flow rate was measured while the O 2 was cold and then sent to a preheater where its temperature was controlled. It was possible to control particle size using the system shown schematically in FIG. 1 .
  • the configuration for the oxidizer is basically the same as shown in FIG. 4 .
  • FIG. 3 results indicate the configuration of the oxidizer does not have a major effect on the pigment properties but the DSO and secondary oxygen spool was less affected by abrasion if the spools were further downstream than in FIGS. 4 or 5 .
  • Initially potassium was added at the end of the cone but several samples were collected with potassium added at the DSO, particularly if rutilization was low or the CBU was not positive enough.
  • the secondary oxygen preheater was installed on a 6-inch line, and the control line, was also a 6-inch line. The test line and control line were operates as near full capacity as possible.
  • the oxygen preheater must be capable of preheating about one half the total oxygen normally fed to a 6-inch oxidizer to 1038° C. (1,900° F.).
  • An objective of the test was to determine the minimum temperature of the secondary oxygen required for acceptable rutilization at each alumina level.
  • Test Series 62 Three sets of tests were performed. Each set was at a different coburned Al 2 O 3 level. The lower level was at approximately 0.5 percent and the higher level was at about 1.2 percent coburned Al 2 O 3 . The third series was intermediate between these levels.
  • the primary TiCl 4 to primary oxygen ratio was varied from the minimum level required to protect the heat exchanger tubes and keep the secondary oxygen slot open to a maximum TiCl 4 to O 2 ratio of about 1 at the front of the oxidizer. Depending on the rate of change either two or three intermediate samples were collected. Bulk samples were collected from a control line, at the start of the test series and the end of the test series.
  • Temperatures were measured during the tests to obtain axial profiles along the length of the tube and to obtain a radial temperature profile with O 2 streams that were independently controlled and heated at the end of the cone for each-different TiCl 4 to O 2 ratio.
  • the primary purpose of the secondary oxygen addition was to develop a method yielding improved raw pigment properties.
  • the pigment particles produced were larger and thus the finished pigments had a more positive tint tone.
  • the pigments produced with secondary oxygen were less aggregated than pigment produced using the prior art oxidizer configuration by virtue of the fact that the pigment gets larger by coalescing. Some aggregation was likely present as a result of interactions of the pigment particles on the wall of the oxidizer. Secondary oxygen does not reduce aggregation that occurs as a result of such interactions. The reasons particles coalesce to a larger size with secondary oxygen are likely because rutilization of the particles occurs more slowly and because the initial concentration of TiCl 4 is higher. Analysis of the results indicated that the main variable affecting raw pigment CBU is the TiCl 4 to O 2 ratio at the primary slot.
  • the configuration of the oxidizer injection slots is as shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the secondary oxygen was heated in a heat exchanger consisting of a radiant section with three identical helical coils and a convection section at the top consisting of a number of J tubes welded together.
  • the unit was designed to deliver 330 scfm of heated oxygen at temperatures as high as 1038° C. (1900° F.).
  • the temperature of the oxygen in the front of the oxidizer was higher for the secondary oxygen tests than for normal operation because the amount of TiCl 4 per unit of oxygen is higher.
  • This higher temperature came from using a greater amount of propane per unit of oxygen for supported combustion at the sand scour nozzle.
  • the propane to TiCl 4 ratio required to reach the same mix temperature is therefore about the same.
  • the objective of this series of tests was to determine the effect of different TiCl 4 to O 2 ratios at the primary slot on raw pigment properties.
  • the ratio of TiCl 4 to O 2 was varied from about 0.6 to about 1.0 with Al 2 O 3 compositions varying from about 0.5 percent to about 1.2 percent.
  • the lower value of the TiCl 4 to O 2 ratio was determined by the minimum value required to keep the secondary oxygen slot from plugging.
  • the maximum ratio was the ratio that would not result in a decrease in particle size or a decrease in CBU with an increase in the ratio.
  • test series was divided into three subseries.
  • the test series and major variables in the test were as follows:
  • Raw pigment with an Al 2 O 3 content of 0.5 percent was produced in this test series.
  • the oxidizer was started at the flutter point at the start of each test, the Rsp was set at 0.2 to 0.25, and the secondary oxygen fed to the oxidizer at 927° C. (1700° F.).
  • the first test was at the minimum TiCl 4 to O 2 ratio, the RTO, and the final test of this subseries was at a ratio of about 1.
  • Two or three tests were performed at intermediate ratios. Tube samples were taken to evaluate each operating condition. If the rutilization was below about 98.3, the amount of propane used for supported combustion was increased by 1 scfm.
  • the amount of propane was increased by up to 4 scfm until it was obvious that increasing the amount of propane did not increase rutilization.
  • the secondary O 2 temperature was then raised in 38° C. (100° F.) increments until the temperature reached 1038° C. (1900° F.) or acceptable rutilization was attained. If the percent rutile was above 99.6 percent, the TiCl 4 to O 2 ratio was increased to approximately 1.0 and if the rutilization remained high the secondary oxygen temperature was decreased in 38° C. (100° F.) increments to determine the minimum preheat required to attain 100 percent rutilization. Once this temperature was determined for an RTO of 1.0, the ratio was decreased incrementally to the minimum value described. When this sequence of tests was completed, the Rsp was increased to about 0.3 to 0.35 to determine if conditions could be found that would produce approximately 100 percent rutilization and no TiCl 4 slip.
  • This test series was similar to Series 62-1 except it was performed while producing a raw pigment with about 1.2 percent coburned Al 2 O 3 .
  • the temperature of the secondary oxygen was set lower than 1038° C. (1900° F.).

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