Abstract: Luster pigments based on multiply coated plateletlike silicatic substrates, obtainable by further coating substrates already coated with a first layer comprising a colorless or selectively absorbing metal oxidea) initially with a second, nonselectively absorbing layer consisting essentially of carbon, a metal or a metal oxide, andb) if desired subsequently with a third layer comprising colorless or selectively absorbing metal oxide, wherefor the carbon layer (step a) is applied by thermal decomposition of oxygen-containing hydrocarbons that for every two carbon atoms contain at least one oxygen atom, the metal layer (step a) is applied by gas phase decomposition of volatile compounds of these metals in an inert gas, and the metal oxide layer (step a and/or b) is applied by gas phase decomposition of volatile compounds of these metals in the presence of oxygen, water vapor or mixtures thereof to the substrates coated in case a) with a first metal oxide layer and in case b) additionally with a nonselectively ab

Abstract: A process for the production of metal coated melamine-formaldehyde fibers is disclosed. Prior to coating, the fibers are first activated. Activation consists of applying a metal layer to the fibers by reducing a water soluble cobalt, copper or nickel salt with either: 1) a less noble metal or metal salt or 2) a hydride compound and a complexing agent. The desired metal coating is then applied to the pretreated fibers by reducing a water soluble salt of the metal with a reducing agent in the presence of a complexing agent.

Abstract: Particles (I) which are suitable as carriers for electrophotography consist ofa) a magnetic core andb) a shell of alumina, chromium oxide, molybdenum oxide, tungsten oxide, silica, tin oxide or zirconium oxide or a mixture thereofand particles (II) consist ofa) a magnetic core andb) a shell of titanium oxideand are obtainable by decomposing a titanium tetraalcoholate in the gas phase by reaction with steam and/or oxygen in the presence of agitated cores, and these particles are used in electrophotographic two-component developers.