Abstract: Metal pigment, especially aluminum pigment is produced in a non toxic environment by milling and/or blending in an inert medium comprising transesterified alkyl, especially methyl esters of vegetable oils selected from soybean oil, cotton seed oil and linseed oil. The metallic pigments produced are of improved quality and appearance. They have improved brightness and the non-leafing pigments produced have highly leafing characteristics.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 12, 1999
Date of Patent:
May 22, 2001
Assignee:
Dahlia Ireland Limited
Inventors:
Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay, Thomas Aquinas Barry