Titanium dioxide,"turn" new materials to accelerate market expansion
2013.09.12 08:32Overcapacity,sluggish growth,titanium dioxide was caught in the "winter".To Win,titanium dioxide industry began to high-end force.Recently,the China University of Technology,Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale single-molecule research team has made new progress,findings reveal anatase titanium dioxide (commonly known as "Titanium") and microscopic surface reaction mechanism of the catalytic activity is expected in the organic solar cell preparation,environmentally friendly solar energy into chemical energy and achieved applications.?xml:namespace>
Insiders said that the titanium dioxide traditional downstream industries,such as coatings,textile,paper and other medium is difficult to see continued rapid growth,but environmental protection,new energy,high-end equipment,medical and other fields of new materials will be from traditional to high-end titanium dioxide Transformation of a shortcut.
Have been breakthroughs in the use of titanium dioxide
Recently,in the new energy,environmental protection,high-end equipment,medical and other fields can be found in the figure of titanium dioxide.Insiders said that the so-called excess capacity only in the traditional areas of development has encountered a bottleneck once the new technology,new materials breakthroughs,titanium dioxide limitless space for future development.
China University of Technology research team latest research results will be incorporated into the development of new energy titanium dioxide territory.China University of Technology research team that in the paper,titanium oxide as an oxide semiconductor,a solar energy conversion system of the important material,which was prepared in an organic solar cell,the solar energy into chemical energy and other aspects of environmental protection is expected to make the application,the photocatalytic splitting of water and artificial photosynthesis and other aspects of hydrogen promising.
Recently the Australian National University supercapacitor study,titanium dioxide and then play a leading role.In the super capacitor manufacturing process,the Australian side found a way to store more energy,a smaller loss of insulating material-indium composite coating with niobium rutile.Rutile is a relatively pure titanium dioxide,rutile titanium dioxide production is the best material.
In the field of environmental protection,titanium dioxide is transformed into a multi-purpose flexible filter membrane.It is understood that this versatile flexible membrane filters can be used to improve battery life,water purification,manufacturing antimicrobial medical materials.The use of titanium dioxide in the field of environmental protection is also extended to the prevention and control of air pollution.In the Netherlands,scientists are studying the titanium dioxide mixed with asphalt or concrete,eliminating vehicle emissions,25%-45% of nitrogen oxides to reduce pollutants in the air.
In China,the titanium dioxide into nanomaterials research has reached the stage of development of standards.By the Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine led the development of two new projects of international standards,"the first part of Nanometer Calcium Carbonate Characterization and measurement" and "the first part of titanium dioxide characterization and measurement",by the ISO/TC229 International Nanotechnology Committee for approval,which was 2012 officially released in December.
The dawn of the industry is recovering
The first half of this year,domestic titanium dioxide market strong contrast.On the one hand,the international giants continue to raise prices,on the other hand,domestic prices continued to fall."The first half of titanium dioxide prices suffered a downward slide in recent years,the longest, the first seven months without a substantial boost to the callback,but the obvious signs of recent industry." Insiders said.
It is understood that,in early August of this year,Eastern,Central,Southwest and other regions offer manufacturers slight hike,rutile and anatase titanium dioxide hikes are in the range 200-300 yuan/ton,the price was steady at 14,600 yuan/ton nearby.Price increase was mainly due to:the early part of the large enterprises to limit production,operating at only three percent;additional equipment maintenance led to a shortage of goods,inventory only 2,000 tons.Titanium dioxide manufacturers cost line survival mentality has reached the limit,very price mood is getting stronger.Recent rises in the national small-scale producers to other domestic manufacturers will bring profitable stimulation.Short term,the "golden nine silver ten" or become the country's producers hope to pick up a better opportunity for a long time.
By Betty