TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Process: The step (a) is performed in water. The step (a) comprises contacting TiCl4 with water to hydrolyze it. The step (a) is performed at a temperature of -20 degrees C to 20 degrees C, preferably -5 degrees C to 5 degrees C. In the step (b), titanium oxy chloride is heated to a temperature of 50-120 degrees C, preferably 60-80 degrees C. The step (b) comprises heating titanium oxy chloride in a mixture with water to form titanium dioxide and hydrochloride. The mixture is provided with vigorous stirring or turbulent mixing. The mixture is distilled at a temperature of 100-120 degrees C. The step (b) further comprises: precipitating titanium oxide in a mixture with hydrochloride, and distilling the mixture to remove hydrochloride; precipitating the titanium dioxide from the mixture at a temperature of 60-70 degrees C, and heating the mixture at a temperature of 75-85 degrees C; precipitating the titanium dioxide from the mixture, and filtering and washing the mixture to remove hydrochloride; and recovering titanium dioxide as a dried solid. The step (c) comprises contacting titanium dioxide with a lithium salt in a mixture in water. The step (c) comprises contacting titanium dioxide with a lithium salt in relative amounts such that there is a molar ratio of lithium/titanium of 0.6-1, preferably 0.7-0.9. The mixture of the step (c) is heated at a temperature of 10-115 degrees C. The process further comprises heating the mixture at a temperature of 600-1000 degrees C. The mixture is heated at a temperature of 600-1000 degrees C for a period of 8-20 hours. The process further comprises: fabricating from lithium titanate, an electrode for an electrochemical cell; fabricating an electrochemical cell from the electrode; and incorporating the electrochemical cell into an electronically-powered device. EXAMPLE - Hydrated titanium dioxide (5 g) was mixed with lithium carbonate (1.6080 g) and water (10 ml) for two hours. The slurry was dried at 100 degrees C for one hour. The dry powder was transferred to an alumina crucible and heated at 800 degrees C overnight. The sample was allowed to cool in the furnace to ambient temperature and worked up to obtain lithium titanate (4.22 g).