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Table 1 Characterization of TiO2 and quartz particulates

From: Pulmonary toxicity screening studies in male rats with TiO2 particulates substantially encapsulated with pyrogenically deposited, amorphous silica

d50

  

1° particle size

surface area

R-100

Rutile

300 nm

6 m2/g

Pigment A

Rutile

290 nm

~8 m2/g

Carbonyl Iron

 

~1.2 μm

N.D

Min-U-Sil Quartz

Crystalline

~1.5 μm

4 m2/g

  1. N.D. = not determined