Abstract: A low brightness pigment and method is provided from a heretofore rejected waste kaolin stream. Kaolin processing rejects are high in iron-stained TiO.sub.2. After separating the stained TiO.sub.2 from the high brightness kaolin and concentrating the resulting fraction, the material can be processed to produce a low brightness pigment suitable of many applications where lower brightness is desirable, such as coating paper board without mottling.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 27, 1992
Date of Patent:
January 31, 1995
Assignee:
J. M. Huber Corporation
Inventors:
Albert C. Kunkle, Robert E. Hardy, Bobby R. Skipper