Titanium dioxide (TIO:) is used extensively as a white pigment. It is produced from an ore that con- tains ilmenite (FeTiO,) and ferric oxide (Fe;O,). The ore is digested with an aqueous suifuric acid solution to produce an aqueous solution of titanyl sulfate ((TiŌ)SO,) and ferrous sulfate (FeSO,). Water is added to hydrolyze the titanyl sulfate to H;TIO,, which precipitates, and H;SO.. The pre- cipitate is then roasted, driving off water and leaving a residue of pure titanium dioxide. (Several steps to remove iron from the intermediate solutions as iron sulfate have been omitted from this description.) Suppose an ore containing 24.3% Ti by mass is digested with an 80% H;SO, solution, supplied in 50% excess of the amount needed to convert all the ilmenite to titanyl sulfate and all the ferric oxide to ferric sulfate [Fe;(SO,}»]. Further suppose that 89% of the ilmenite actually decomposes. Calculate the masses (kg) of ore and 80% sulfuric acid solution that must be fed to produce 100 kg of pure TiO;. What mass of ore needs to be fed to produce 1000 kg pure titanium dioxide? What is the amount (kmol) of 80% sulfuric acid solution needed to produce 1000 kg pure titanium dioxide?
Titanium dioxide (TIO:) is used extensively as a white pigment. It is produced from an ore that con- tains ilmenite (FeTiO,) and ferric oxide (Fe;O,). The ore is digested with an aqueous suifuric acid solution to produce an aqueous solution of titanyl sulfate ((TiŌ)SO,) and ferrous sulfate (FeSO,). Water is added to hydrolyze the titanyl sulfate to H;TIO,, which precipitates, and H;SO.. The pre- cipitate is then roasted, driving off water and leaving a residue of pure titanium dioxide. (Several steps to remove iron from the intermediate solutions as iron sulfate have been omitted from this description.) Suppose an ore containing 24.3% Ti by mass is digested with an 80% H;SO, solution, supplied in 50% excess of the amount needed to convert all the ilmenite to titanyl sulfate and all the ferric oxide to ferric sulfate [Fe;(SO,}»]. Further suppose that 89% of the ilmenite actually decomposes. Calculate the masses (kg) of ore and 80% sulfuric acid solution that must be fed to produce 100 kg of pure TiO;. What mass of ore needs to be fed to produce 1000 kg pure titanium dioxide? What is the amount (kmol) of 80% sulfuric acid solution needed to produce 1000 kg pure titanium dioxide?
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