Abstract: Described are coating compositions for marking substrates comprising a) a solvent, b) a salt of a phosphorus or boron containing acid and an amine or imine, c) a salt of a non-phosphorus and non-boron containing acid and an amine or imine, d) a binder, and e) optionally additional ingredients, their manufacture and use, wherein the above-mentioned salts can also be present in an encapsulated form as a kind of pseudo-pigment. Substrates coated by the above compositions can be marked by laser irradiation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a shading process characterized by using a composition comprising a phthalocyanine to which at least one dyestuff is attached through a covalent bonding, to shading compositions, to new compounds used in these shading compositions as well as to the production of these new compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel yellow anionic dyes, a process for their preparation, certain novel intermediates necessary for their preparation and the use of these dyes for dyeing natural or synthetic materials, in particular, paper.

Abstract: The present invention provides coating compositions comprising (i) a) a compound containing a free carbonyl group and b) a nucleophile or (ii) a compound containing a free carbonyl group, which compound is substituted with one or more nucleophilic groups. The present invention also provides a process for the preparation of these compositions, substrates coated with these compositions and a process for their preparation, a process for preparing marked substrates using these compositions, and marked substrates obtainable by the latter process.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel dyes of the formula (1) in which D represents a phenyl or naphthalene residue which is substituted by one or two sulphonic Acid or carboxylic acid groups and, optionally, by one or two groups selected from C1-C4alkyl, hydroxyl and nitro, each R1 and R2, independently, represent hydrogen or, a C1-C4alkyl group, R?1 represents hydrogen, hydroxyl, C1-C4alkyl or C1-C4hydroxyalkyl, R3 represents hydrogen, C1-C4alkyl or phenyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or two groups selected from C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, halogen, hydroxyl, —NH2, nitro, —SO3M and —CO2M and M represents hydrogen, an alkaline or alkaline earth metal, ammonium or ammonium that is mono-, di-, tri- or tetrasubstituted by C1-C4alkyl or C2-C4hydroxyalkyl or a polyglycolammonium cation and also known dyes of formula (5), in which D? represents a phenyl or naphthalene residue which is substituted by one or two sulphonic acid or carboxylic acid groups and, optionally, by one or two groups selected from C1-C4a

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition, which comprises a latent activator. It also provides a process for the preparation of these compositions, substrates coated with these compositions and a process for their preparation, a process for preparing marked substrates using these compositions and marked substrates obtainable by the latter process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new compositions comprising compounds, which are molecular combinations of a phthalocyanine and a mono-azo dyestuff linked via specific linking groups. Further aspects are an improved shading process for textile materials and also use of these shading compositions for shading textiles.

Abstract: A liquid preparation of a paper dye comprising a) 15 to 50% by weight of the dye of the formula CuPc[SO2NH(CH2)3N(CH3)2]2 to 3[SO3H]1 to 2 (1), in which CuPc represents copper phthalocyanine, or the alkali metal salt of (1), b) 5 to 15% by weight of ?-caprolactam, c) 1 to 8% by weight of formic acid, d) 1 to 7% by weight of benzyl alcohol, e) 0 to 3% by weight of a lower aliphatic organic acid, f) 0 to 5% by weight of an inorganic salt and g) water, to complete to 100% by weight, a process for the production of said preparation and the use thereof for dyeing, in particular dyeing of paper.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel yellow anionic dyes, a process for their preparation, certain novel intermediates for their preparation and the use of these dyes for dyeing natural or synthetic materials, in particular, paper.

Abstract: The dyes of formula (1) according to claim 1 and the copper complexes of dyes of formula (2) according to claim 9 or the mixtures of mono-copper complex with the bis-copper complex are excellently suitable for dyeing paper with good light-fastness properties.

Abstract: Use of the mono-copper complex of a dye of formula (1) wherein Z1, Z2, R1, R2, R3, R4, X, n and m are as defined in the claims, and mixtures thereof with the bis-copper complex of such a dye, for dyeing natural and synthetic material.

Abstract: Described is a process for preparing concentrated solutions or suspensions of anionic organic compounds which comprises a) acidifying an aqueous solution or suspension of an anionic organic compound containing salts and/or impurities to a pH of 4.5 or less, if the pH is above this value, so that b) the anionic organic compound is water-insoluble and precipitates in the form of the free acid, c) bringing the suspension to a salt content below 2% by weight, based on the total weight of the retentate, by means of ultrafiltration with a membrane having pore diameters of from 0.001 to 0.02 ?m, and d) optionally washing out the salts with water having a pH below 4,5, e) optionally carrying out acid-free washing with water thereafter, and then f) concentrating, so that the amount of anionic organic compound is 5-50% by weight, and g) if desired, bringing the anionic organic compound into solution by adding an appropriate base.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of concentrated solutions or suspensions of anionic organic compounds is described, which process comprises a) acidifying an aqueous solution or dispersion of an anionic organic compound that comprises salts and/or impurities to a pH of 4.5 or less, if the pH is above that value, so that the anionic organic compound becomes insoluble in water and precipitates out in the form of the free acid, b) bringing the suspension obtained from the previous step to a salt content below 2% by weight, based on the total weight of retentate, by means of ultra-filtration with a ceramic membrane or an acid-resistant organic membrane having a pore size of from 1 to 20 nm, and c) optionally washing out of the salts with water at a pH of less than 4.

Abstract: The aqueous dye solutions of the composition shown in claim 1 are distinguished by a good storage stability and are suitable for dyeing paper in red color shades.

Abstract: Disclosed are dye mixtures for shading white paper which may contain fluorescent brightener. The dye mixtures comprise a violet dye according to the formula (1) or (2) indicated in claim 1 and sufficient of a red, blue or further violet anionic azo dye that this dye mixture is capable of producing in the Cielab color co-ordinates system a relative hue angle of 270 to 295° when the dyeing contains 0.00005 to 0.005% by weight of dye, based on the weight of the paper, with the proviso that the value 0.005% is excluded.

Abstract: The aqueous dye solutions of the composition shown in claim 1 are distinguished by a good storage stability and are suitable for dyeing paper in red color shades.