US4141904A
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Process for the preparation of phthalocyanine pigments
Assignee: Produits Chimiques Ugine Kuhlmann
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Filing: 1977-03-09
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Granted: 1979-02-27
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Expires: 1997-03-09
Abstract
Abstract Improved process for the preparation of copper phthalocyanine pigment stable to crystallization by grinding a crude copperphthalocyanine and adding a compound stabilizing the pigment against crystallization and derived from phthalocyanine, wherein the improvement comprises dry grinding the crude phthalocyanine in the absence of any mineral substrate and of any crystallizing solvent thereby obtaining a ground phthalocyanine of non-pigmentary or feebly pigmentary character, and treating the said ground phthalocycanine with a crystallizing solvent in the presence of the stabilizing compound at a temperature from ordinary room temperature to the boiling temperature of the solvent, the concentration of the stabilizing compound being from 1% to 25% of the weight of the phthalocyanine; pigmentary compositions in the form of powder or pigmented paste obtained by such a process and compositions containing a stable copper phthalocyanine pigment prepared in accordance with such a process.
Inventors
- 👤 Louis A. Cabut
- 👤 Jean-Claude H. R. Hardouin
- 👤 Michel E. A. Huille
- 👤 Daniel Pigasse
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 20:08
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09B; C09B67/00; C09B67/0033; C09B67/0034; C09B67/0035; C09B67/0001; C09B67/0014; C09B67/0016
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
Improved process for the preparation of copper phthalocyanine pigment stable to crystallization by grinding a crude copper phthalocyanine and adding a compound stabilizing the pigment against crystallization and derived from phthalocyanine, wherein the improvement comprises in a first step dry grinding the crude phthalocyanine in the absence of any mineral substrate and of any crystallizing solvent thereby obtaining a ground phthalocyanine of non-pigmentary or feebly pigmentary character, and in a second step treating the said ground phthalocyanine with a crystallizing solvent in the presence of the stabilizing compound at a temperature from ordinary room temperature to the boiling temperature of the solvent, the concentration of the stabilizing compound being from 1% to 25% of the weight of the phthalocyanine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
Improved process for the preparation of copper phthalocyanine pigment stable to crystallization by grinding a crude copper phthalocyanine and adding a compound stabilizing the pigment against crystallization and derived from phthalocyanine, wherein the improvement comprises in a first step dry grinding the crude phthalocyanine in the absence of any mineral substrate and of any crystallizing solvent thereby obtaining a ground phthalocyanine of non-pigmentary or feebly pigmentary character, and in a second step treating the said ground phthalocyanine with a crystallizing solvent in the presence of the stabilizing compound at a temperature from ordinary room temperature to the boiling temperature of the solvent, the concentration of the stabilizing compound being from 1% to 25% of the weight of the phthalocyanine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
Process according to claim 1 wherein the stabilising compound is added after the dry grinding.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
Process according to claim 1 in which the stabilising compound has the formula: ##STR3## wherein Pc is a phthalocyanine residue, the benzene nucleus A is unsubstituted or substituted by at least one alkyl group having up to four carbon atoms and n represents a whole number from 1 to 8.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
Process according to claim 3 in which the stabilising compound is tris-(benzothiazolyl-thio-methyl) copper phthalocyanine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
Process according to claim 1 in which the stabilising compound has the formula: ##STR4## wherein Pc represents a phthalocyanine residue, X represents an oxygen or sulphur atom, A represents an aryl radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by at least one alkyl group having up to six carbon atoms and n represents a whole number from 1 to 8.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
Process according to claim 5 in which the stabilising compound is tris-(phenoxymethyl) copper phthalocyanine, tris-(2,3-dimethylphenoxymethyl) copper phthalocyanine, tris-(2,3,5-trimethylphenoxymethyl) copper phthalocyanine, or tris-(phenylthiomethyl) copper phthalocyanine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
Process according to claim 1 in which the stabilising compound has the formula: ##STR5## wherein Pc represents a phthalocyanine residue, the benzene nucleus A is substituted by at least one alkyl group having up to four carbon atoms and n is a whole number from 1 to 4.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
Process according to claim 7 in which the stabilising compound is tris-(4-methyl-phenylaminomethyl) copper phthalocyanine or tris-(2,4,6-trimethyl-phenylaminomethyl) copper phthalocyanine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
Process according to claim 1 in which the crystallising solvent is: benzene, toluene, xylene, chlorobenzene, nitrobenzene, aniline, pyridine, dimethylformamide, dimethylsulphoxide, N-methylpyrrolidone, hexamethylphosphorotriamide, morpholine, trichloroethylene or butyl acetate, or any mixture thereof, an aqueous solution or emulsion of these solvents, or a mixture of one or more of these solvents with a non-crystallising solvent.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
Process according to claim 1 in which the crude copper phthalocyanine is in one of the crystallographic forms α, β, γ or ε or a mixture of these forms.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
Process according to claim 1 in which the concentration of ground phthalocyanine is from 5% to 50% of the weight of the crystallising solvent.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
Process according to claim 1 in which the concentration is from 10% to 40%.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
Process according to claim 1 in which at the end of the treatment with the crystallising solvent the latter is at least partially removed.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The improved process according to claim 1 wherein the stabilizing compound is introduced after the dry grinding has been performed.
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