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Manufacture of acicular ferromagnetic metal pigments containing iron

Assignee: BASF SE
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Filing: 1975-07-14
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Granted: 1977-04-12
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Expires: 1995-07-14
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Abstract

Abstract A process for the manufacture of acicular ferromagnetic metal pigments containing iron, having a reduced field strength distribution and a steeper residual magnetization curve, by applying an alkaline earth metal cation and an organic compound having at least one group capable of forming a chelate to appropriate acicular iron oxides and then reducing the treated oxides.

Inventors

  • 👤 Eberhard Koester
  • 👤 Gerd Wunsch
  • 👤 Paul Deigner
  • 👤 Werner Stumpfi
  • 👤 Hans Henning Schneehage

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 18:28
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09C; C09C1/00; C09C1/62; C01; C01P; C01P2006/00; C01P2006/42

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 182 words
A process for the manufacture of acicular ferromagnetic metal pigments, predominantly containing iron, comprising the steps of: a. dispersing acicular iron oxide in a solution of (i) an alkaline earth metal compound wherein the alkaline earth metal cation of said alkaline earth metal compound is selected from the group consisting of Ca, Ba, and Sr cation, and (ii) an organic compound which contains at least one group which can form chelates of the formula I ##STR10##in which X and Y are ##STR11##wherein R' is a terminal short-chain carboxylic acid linked to nitrogen by means of an amino bond, R" is alkyl or aryl and R is a two-membered or three-membered carbon chain or a part of an aromatic ring, whereby said organic compound forms a chelate with said alkaline earth metal cation in the solvent used to form said solution, b. removing the solvent by evaporation wherein said chelate is applied to said acicular iron oxide, and c. reducing the so-treated acicular iron oxide with hydrogen at temperatures of up to 400° C to form metal pigments which retain their acicular shape.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 182 words
A process for the manufacture of acicular ferromagnetic metal pigments, predominantly containing iron, comprising the steps of: a. dispersing acicular iron oxide in a solution of (i) an alkaline earth metal compound wherein the alkaline earth metal cation of said alkaline earth metal compound is selected from the group consisting of Ca, Ba, and Sr cation, and (ii) an organic compound which contains at least one group which can form chelates of the formula I ##STR10##in which X and Y are ##STR11##wherein R' is a terminal short-chain carboxylic acid linked to nitrogen by means of an amino bond, R" is alkyl or aryl and R is a two-membered or three-membered carbon chain or a part of an aromatic ring, whereby said organic compound forms a chelate with said alkaline earth metal cation in the solvent used to form said solution, b. removing the solvent by evaporation wherein said chelate is applied to said acicular iron oxide, and c. reducing the so-treated acicular iron oxide with hydrogen at temperatures of up to 400° C to form metal pigments which retain their acicular shape.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 21 words
A process as set forth in claim 1, wherein the iron oxide is an acicular iron oxide containing cobalt or nickel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 15 words
A process as set forth in claim 1, wherein the acicular iron oxide is α-FeOOH.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 16 words
A process as set forth in claim 1, wherein the alkaline earth metal cation is barium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
A process as set forth in claim 1, wherein the organic compound of the formula I is an acetylacetonate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 19 words
A process as set forth in claim 1, wherein the organic compound of the formula I is ethyl acetoacetate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 27 words
A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the treated acicular iron oxide is reduced with hydrogen at a temperature of about 230° to 350° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 22 words
A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the acicular iron oxide contains up to about 25 atom percent of cobalt.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 15 words
A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein said solvent is water or alcohol.

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