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Patent Landscape Report Production of titanium and titanium dioxide from ilmenite and related applications

Patent Landscape Report Production of titanium and titanium dioxide from ilmenite and related applications

Submitted by Efua Halm on Tue, 07/03/2023 - 10:54

February 23, 2023

The WIPO Patent Landscape Report on Production of titanium and titanium dioxide from ilmenite and related applications provides a patent landscape over the last 20 years on the processes for producing titanium and titanium dioxide from ilmenite ore. Also included are selected applications of titanium and titanium in various industries.

The report finds that between 2002 and 2022 the patenting activity related to titanium dioxide production from ilmenite is increasing, while the patenting activity related to titanium production has remained stable over the same time. From the many industries and areas that these materials are used in some key applications analyzed in the report include ceramics, polymers, electrodes for batteries, cosmetics and in water treatment.

The report can be accessed here:

https://www.wipo.int/publications/en/details.jsp?id=4651&plang=EN