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Green nacreous pigments having calcined Cr oxide and phosphate layer, their preparation, and use
Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
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Filing: 1982-09-22
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Granted: 1984-07-03
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Expires: 2002-09-22
Abstract
Abstract Nacreous pigments comprise a mica platelet coated with a first layer of a metal oxide and a second layer of chromium(III) oxide, wherein the chromium oxide layer further contains at least 0.05 mol % of phosphate ion based on the number of moles of chromium ion therein. Because of the phosphate ion, the chromium layer is continuous and essentially crack-free even at larger thicknesses, and contributes to the interference effect. The pigments are particularly useful as lustrous agents in cosmetics.
Inventors
- 👤 Horst Bernhard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-24 23:42
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09C; C09C1/00; C09C1/0015; C01; C01P; C01P2002/00; C01P2002/50; C01P2002/52; C01P2006/00; C01P2006/60; C09C2200/00; C09C2200/10; C09C2200/102; C09C2200/30; C09C2200/301; C09C2220/00; C09C2220/10; C09C2220/103; C09C2220/106
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
In a green nacreous pigment comprising a mica platelet coated with a first layer of a metal oxide and a second layer of chromium(III) oxide, wherein the chromium content, calculated as Cr 2 O 3 , is at least 5% by weight based on the total weight of the pigment, the improvement wherein the chromium oxide layer further contains at least 0.05 mol % of phosphate ion based on the number of moles of chromium(III) ion therein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
In a green nacreous pigment comprising a mica platelet coated with a first layer of a metal oxide and a second layer of chromium(III) oxide, wherein the chromium content, calculated as Cr 2 O 3 , is at least 5% by weight based on the total weight of the pigment, the improvement wherein the chromium oxide layer further contains at least 0.05 mol % of phosphate ion based on the number of moles of chromium(III) ion therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A nacreous pigment of claim 1 wherein the phosphate content of the chromium oxide layer is at least 0.1 mol %.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A nacreous pigment of claim 1 or 2, wherein the first layer of metal oxide is a titanium dioxide layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
A nacreous pigment of claim 1 or 2 wherein the mica platelet is of a diameter of about 5-200 μm and a thickness of about 0.1to 5 μm, and the metal oxide layer is a titanium dioxide layer of a weight of 50-500 mg/m 2 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
72 words
A process for preparing nacreous pigments of claim 1 having a green powder color by coating mica pigments which are coated with metal oxides with an additional chromium(III) hydroxide top layer and calcining the pigment thus obtained, further comprising, after the coating with chromium(III) hydroxide, and before calcination treating the pigment with an aqueous solution which contains at least 0.05 mol of phosphate ions per 1 mol of chromium(III) in the layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process of claim 5, wherein the solution contains at least 0.1 mol of phosphate per mol of chromium(III).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process of claim 5 comprising adding to the aqueous suspension of the pigment which is coated with chromium(III) hydroxide, a corresponding amount of phosphate ions and then stirring the suspension for about 0.5 to 2 hours at an elevated temperature.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A lustrous composition comprising a base composition in which it is desired to achieve a lustrous effect and an amount of a nacreous pigment of claim 1 effective to achieve a lustrous effect.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A lustrous composition of claim 8 wherein the base composition is a cosmetic formulation.
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