Titanium oxide powder and method for producing same

Abstract

In a titanium oxide powder of this invention, a ratio (IA/IR) of a peak intensity (IA) of anatase-type crystals to a peak intensity (IR) of rutile-type crystals as measured by X-ray diffractometry is 0.1 or less; particles contained in the powder have an average short-axis length from 10 to 50 nm and an average aspect ratio from 1 to 3; a ratio (A450/A320) of an absorbance A450 at a wavelength of 450 nm to an absorbance A320 at a wavelength of 320 nm is from 0.015 to 0.5; and the powder contains a nitrogen atom and a peak derived from the nitrogen atom is observed from 395 to 402 eV in ESCA (Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis) measurement. A titanium oxide powder is thus provided that contains rutile-type crystals as a main component and has an excellent UVA shielding effect, high safety for the human body, and good color tone.

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