Abstract: A new heat sink composition having relatively high volumetric heat capacity and relatively high density have been prepared. The compositions comprise a set of formulas including: a) 50-95% oxide of iron and 50-5% of a mixture of clay, an organic binder or an inorganic binder, where said mixture can contain any portion of clay, organic binder or inorganic binder in any proportions provided the mixture adheres to the 50-5% compositional range; b) 15-95% oxide of iron and 85-5% of clay; c) 15-85% oxide of iron, 10-2% of a transition metal oxide other than iron and 75-13% inorganic binder; and d) 50-80% oxide of iron, 15-5% of talc and 35-15% clay. The compositions show good dried and fired properties and can even be loaded and fired in-situ because they possess good dried crush strength.

Abstract: Novel pigmentary colorants, well adapted for the production of electrostatic developer powders, are comprised of mineral core particulates, at least one mineral oxide and at least one dye, said at least one mineral oxide being deposited onto the surface area of the core particulates, and said at least one dye being absorbed onto the core particulates or onto the at least one mineral oxide and/or being at least partly physically confined within a matrix of the mineral oxide.

Abstract: A decorative orange paint is obtained by using 15 to 30% by weight of an orange pigment together with 70 to 85% by weight of a glass frit. The orange pigment comprises 10 to 13% by weight of alkali metal oxide, 10 to 14% by weight of ferric oxdide, 30 to 35% by weight of aluminum oxide, and 40 to 45% by weight of silica. the glass frit comprises 35 to 60% by weight of silica, 15 to 35% by weight of boron oxide, 3 to 8% by weight of zirconium oxide, 2 to 8% by weight of aluminum oxide, 10 to 18% by weight of sodium or potassium oxide or a mixture thereof, and 2 to 6% by weight of lithium oxide.

Abstract: A pigment useful for coloring building materials such as bricks is a heat-stable isometric iron oxide brown pigment of .gamma.-Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 structure which has a silicon content, expresed as SiO.sub.2, of 0.1 to 12% and an Al content, expressed as Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, of 0.02 to 5%.

Abstract: The invention relates to new brown to gray inclusion pigments, based on zirconium silicate as casing substance, which are characterized in that they contain mixed crystals of the type (Fe.sub.1-x Mn.sub.x).sub.2 O.sub.3, in which x stands for a number in the range from 0.05 to 0.60, as colored compounds. The production takes place by means of annealing a mixture of SiO.sub.2 and ZrO.sub.2, or of precursors, in the presence of iron compounds and manganese compounds, in an Fe/Mn atomic ratio of 90:10 to 20:80, and mineralizers at 750.degree. to 1200.degree. C. The brown pigments are formed especially at temperatures of 850.degree. to 1000.degree. C. and if x is between 0.05 and 0.20. The gray pigments are formed especially at 1050.degree. to 1200.degree. C. and if x is 0.30 to 0.60.

Abstract: Magnetically attractable particles comprise a core of magnetic material encapsulated in a metal oxide coating. They may be made by emulsifying an aqueous solution or dispersion of the magnetic material or precursor, and an aqueous solution or sol of a coating inorganic oxide or precursor, in an inert water-immiscible liquid. The aqueous droplets are gelled, e,g. by ammonia or an amine., recoverd, and heated at 250.degree.-2000.degree. C. The resulting particles are generally smooth spheres below 100 microns in diameter and often of sub-micron size.

Abstract: Isometric oxidation resistant and heat resistant iron oxide black pigments having a foreign metal content of less than 5 ppm of each of As, Pb and Ba, less than 200 ppm total of Ca, BaSO.sub.4, Zn, Sb and Cr and from 0.05 to 2% by weight, calculated as trivalent or tetra-valent oxides, of B, Al, Ga, Si, Ge and Sn, are useful in coloring lacquers, thermoplastic synthetic resins and building materials as well as for low coercivity iron oxide black pigments in magnetic toners.

Abstract: Fillers comprising a composition in which 50-90 wt. % or iron oxides and 10-30 wt. % of silica are contained, at least 50 wt. % of the iron oxides being present in the form of iron oxide silicate, and the content of alkali metal oxides or alkaline earth metal oxides is 10 wt. % or less in total, are suitable as fillers for the fabrication of noise insulating materials. Noise insulating materials obtained by using said fillers are excellent in flexibility and processibility and moreover are large in surface density, thus exhibiting excellent noise insulating ability.

Abstract: A method is described in which a layered lattice silicate is surface modified with an organic material by reacting said layered lattice silicate in particulate form with a reactant system comprising gaseous NH.sub.3 at temperatures below about 1000.degree. C. and contacting the aminated silicate in particulate form with an organic compound selected from the group of monomers, co-monomers, prepolymers and compounds condensable with the amine group, such as a nylon precursor, in the presence of gaseous hydrogen. The surface modified silicates are useful as fillers in a filled polymer system comprising a matrix polymer and a filler.