Abstract: An improved vaporizer for vaporizing a liquid precursor is provided. The vaporizer may include one or more channels with a relatively large wall-area-to-cross-sectional-flow-area ratio and may be equipped with one or more heater elements configured to heat the channels above the vaporization temperature of the precursor. At least some of the channels may be heated above the vaporization temperature but below the Leidenfrost temperature of the precursor. In some implementations, a carrier gas may be introduced at high speed in a direction generally transverse to the precursor flow to mechanically shear the precursor into droplets. Multiple vaporizers may be ganged together in series to achieve complete vaporization, if necessary. The vaporizers may be easily disassembleable for cleaning and maintenance.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for production of nanoscale size quinacridones through a wet-salt attrition process by combining a crude quinacridone pigment in the presence of (i) an inorganic salt, (ii) an organic liquid in which the quinacridone pigment and salt are substantially insoluble, and (iii) a quinacridone derivative in an amount less than 10 wt. % relative to the quinacridone pigment; discharging the ground quinacridone pigment into water; adding an acid to produce a solution pH of 1.5 or lower; and isolating the quinacridone pigment.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of a transparent Pigment Yellow 155 or transparent Pigment Yellow 180 is disclosed, said process includes grinding particles of said pigment in the presence of a grinding agent until said particles achieve a surface area of at least about 40 m2/g.

Abstract: A process for by oxidizing a quinacridone in a liquid medium with a non-metal oxidant producing a quinacridonequinone.

Abstract: A process for conditioning azo pigment with surfactants of ethoxylate alkyl phenols in the presence of a strong alkali in the aqueous condition.

Abstract: A process for producing beta-phase quinacridone by (a) reacting 2,5-dianilino-terephthalic acid with polyphosphoric acid in the presence of 2,5-dianisidino-terephthalic acid at a reaction temperature of at least 85° C.; (b) diluting the reaction mixture with water; (c) drowning the diluted mixture in a water-miscible alkanol; (d) heating the slurry at a temperature of from 100 to 130° C. at a pressure of 20 to 50 psi; and (e) recovering the beta-phase quinacridone.

Abstract: A process for producing beta-phase quinacridone by (a) reacting 2,5-dianilino-terephthalic acid with polyphosphoric acid in the presence of 2,5-dianisidino-terephthalic acid at a reaction temperature of at least 85° C.; (b) diluting the reaction mixture with water; (c) drowning the diluted mixture in a water-miscible alkanol; (d) heating the slurry at a temperature of from 100 to 130° C. at a pressure of 20 to 50 psi; and (e) recovering the beta-phase quinacridone.