- Titanium yellow
Titanium yellow, also nickel antimony titanium yellow, nickel antimony titanium yellow rutile, CI Pigment Yellow 53, or C.I. 77788, is a
yellow pigment with the chemical composition of NiO.Sb2O5.20TiO2. ItsCAS number is CASREF|CAS=8007-18-9. It is a complex inorganic compound. Its melting point lies above 1000 °C, and has extremely lowsolubility in water. While it contains antimony and nickel, their bioavailability is very low, so the pigment is relatively safe.The pigment has
crystal lattice ofrutile , with 2-5% of titanium ions replaced withnickel (II) and 9-12% of them replaced withantimony (V).Titanium yellow is manufactured by reacting fine powders of metal oxides, hydroxides, or carbonates in solid state in temperatures between 1000-1200 °C, either in batches or continuously in a pass-through
furnace .Titanium yellow is used primarily as a pigment for
plastic s andceramic glazes, and in art painting.External links
* [http://www.ut.ee/katsekoda/pigments/ Database of Painting Pigments]
* [http://www.chem.unep.ch/irptc/sids/OECDSIDS/8007189.pdf C.I. Pigment Yellow 53]
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