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Process for rendering nacreous pigments hydrophobic
Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
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Filing: 1983-03-25
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Granted: 1984-12-25
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Expires: 2003-03-25
Abstract
Abstract A process for rendering nacreous pigments hydrophobic, the pigments being based on mica platelets coated with metal oxides, comprises coating the pigments in aqueous suspension with a chromium (III) or aluminum (III) hydroxide or silicate, and then treating the coated pigments with a solution of a hydrocarbon carboxylic acid having more than four carbon atoms per carboxyl group.
Inventors
- 👤 Horst Bernhard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-11-05 18:35
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09C; C09C1/00; C09C1/0015; C01; C01P; C01P2004/00; C01P2004/20; C01P2004/80; C01P2004/82; C01P2004/84; C09C2200/00; C09C2200/10; C09C2200/102; C09C2200/40; C09C2200/401; C09C2200/402; C09C2200/403; C09C2200/404; C09C2220/00; C09C2220/10; C09C2220/106
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A process for rendering nacreous pigments hydrophobic, the pigments being based on mica platelets coated with metal oxides, comprising coating the pigments in aqueous suspension with a chromium (III) or aluminum (III) hydroxide wherein up to 50% of the hydroxide ions can be replaced by silicate ions, and then treating the coated pigments with a solution of a hydrocarbon carboxylic acid having more than four carbon atoms per carboxyl group in an amount and at a temperature effective to react with the hydroxide groups of the chromium or aluminum hydroxide layer whereby the hydrocarbon carboxylic acid becomes bonded to the surface of the pigments rendering them hydrophobic.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
A process for rendering nacreous pigments hydrophobic, the pigments being based on mica platelets coated with metal oxides, comprising coating the pigments in aqueous suspension with a chromium (III) or aluminum (III) hydroxide wherein up to 50% of the hydroxide ions can be replaced by silicate ions, and then treating the coated pigments with a solution of a hydrocarbon carboxylic acid having more than four carbon atoms per carboxyl group in an amount and at a temperature effective to react with the hydroxide groups of the chromium or aluminum hydroxide layer whereby the hydrocarbon carboxylic acid becomes bonded to the surface of the pigments rendering them hydrophobic.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process of claim 1 comprising coating the pigments with a combination of chromium (III) hydroxide and silicate or aluminum hydroxide and silicate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process of claim 1 wherein the pigments are coated with about 0.1 to about 10 percent by weight of the chromium or aluminum compound, calculated as the oxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process of claim 1 wherein the carboxylic acid is used in an amount of about 0.01 to about 50 μmoles per square meter of pigment surface to be treated.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A process of claim 1 comprising suspending the pigment particles in an aqueous medium; adding thereto a water soluble aluminum or chromium (III) salt while maintaining the pH of the medium at 4-9 thereby precipitating the corresponding hydroxide onto the pigment particles.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process of claim 5 wherein an alkali metal silicate is also added to the medium, thereby precipitating an aluminum or chromium (III) silicate onto the pigment particles.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process of claim 5 wherein the water soluble chromium or aluminum salt is added in the form of an aqueous solution at a metering rate of from 0.01 to 25×10 -5 mole of solution per minute per square meter of surface to be coated.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process of claim 1 wherein the pigment particles are coated at a temperature of 50°-80° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process of claim 5 wherein the water soluble aluminum or chromium (III) salt is aluminum chloride, aluminum sulfate, potassium aluminum sulfate, an aluminum hydroxyl-complex, chromium-III chloride, chromium-III sulfate or chrome alum.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process of claim 6 wherein the amount of silicate added is about 1-50% of the stoichiometric amount based on the amount of aluminum or chromium (III) added.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process of claim 1 wherein the carboxylic acid is an alkane acid of 10-20 C-atoms.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process of claim 11 wherein the acid is azelaic acid, ricinoleic acid, oleic acid,, palmitic acid, capric acid, stearic acid, sebacic acid or lauric acid.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process of claim 1 further comprising subsequently separating the pigment particles from the treating solution, washing them, and drying them.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
11 words
A hydrophobic nacreous pigment prepared by a process of claim 13.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
59 words
A hydrophobic nacreous pigment consisting essentially of a mica platelet coated with a metal oxide; and, thereon, a coating of a chromium (III) or aluminum oxide having bonded thereto carboxylic acid residues of more than 4 carbon atoms per originally contained carboxyl group, and wherein up to 50% of the oxide ion sites can be replaced by silicate ions.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
59 words
A hydrophobic nacreous pigment consisting essentially of a mica platelet coated with a metal oxide; and, thereon, a coating of a chromium (III) or aluminum oxide having bonded thereto carboxylic acid residues of more than 4 carbon atoms per originally contained carboxyl group, and wherein up to 50% of the oxide ion sites can be replaced by silicate ions.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
In a pearlescent composition comprising a base ingredient and a nacreous pigment, the improvement wherein the nacreous pigment is that of claim 14.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
11 words
A pearlescent composition of claim 16 which is an organic formulation.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
In a method of pigmenting an organic formulation by homogeneously distributing pigment therein, the improvement wherein the pigment is that of claim 14.
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