Abstract: The invention is interference pigments having improved covering power and high luster based on platelet-shaped substrates which, if desired, are coated with one or more films comprising one or more metal oxides and are obtainable by adding an aqueous carbon black dispersion and a solution of one or more metal salts to an aqueous suspension of the substrate at a pH suitable for hydrolysis of a film comprising the metal oxide(s) or hydroxide(s) and containing carbon black, in which the product obtained, after being separated off and, if desired, after washing and drying, is ignited at 700.degree.-900.degree. C. in an oxygen-containing atmosphere, during which carbon oxides escape.

Abstract: An improved rubber stock with a unique carbon black system including mismatched pairs of furnace blacks with fumed silica and a silane coupler has been developed. The carbon black system includes a mixture of large and small particles with high and low structure carbon black pairs. The carbon black system compounded with polar and nonpolar rubber provides products with a range of desirable characteristics using only two carbon blacks.

Abstract: Water soluble salts of a .beta.-polyaspartic acid, i.e., a polyaspartic acid having predominantly beta linkages in the amino acid residue chain thereof, are eminently well suited as dispersants for particulate matter in an aqueous medium.

Abstract: A carbon powder is disclosed with 40 to 75% by weight QI or more than 90% by weight TI, an optical anisotropy of less than 50% by volume, a start of softening between 200.degree. and 300.degree. C., and an oxygen content of more than 2% by weight, and which can be used for without binding agent the production of shaped carbon bodies. The carbon powder is produced by means of distillation from bituminous product at a maximum of 5 mbars and a final temperature of at least 400.degree. C., grinding of the distillation residue to a particle size of less than 30 .mu.m, and oxidation of the powder into the particle core.

Abstract: Conductive coating compositions containing a pigment-grade carbon, a resin and a solvent. The compositions are useful as primers and coatings.

Abstract: The invention relates to carbon-containing plate-like pigments, obtainable by pyrolysis of carbon-containing compounds in the presence of either plate-like metal oxides or metal oxide mixtures or plate-like substrates coated with titanium dioxide and at least one further metal oxide under conditions in which the metal of the metal oxide is reduced.

Abstract: Pigment preparations useful for preparing color ribbons contain from 20 to 40% by weight, based on the weight of the preparation, of a pigment based on carbon black, from 1 to 10% by weight, based on the weight of the preparation, of a dispersant based on a reaction product of polyhydroxystearic acid with an amine, and from 50 to 79% by weight, based on the weight of the preparation, of olein.

Abstract: The invention relates to oxidized graphite flaky particles obtainableby oxidizing graphite flaky particles in an oxygen-containing atmosphere at 200.degree.-500.degree. C.,by suspending graphite flaky particles in aqueous medium and oxidizing them with a water-soluble oxidizing agent orby oxidizing graphite flaky particles in an oxygen-containing atmosphere, suspending these oxidized particles in an aqueous medium and oxidizing them further with a water-soluble oxidizing agent, and to pigments based thereon.

Abstract: Provided herein is a resin composite material containing graphite fiber which has good electrical conductivity and changes only a little in electrical resistance after processing. These desired properties are achieved by incorporating a synthetic resin matrix with a specific type of graphite fiber. The graphite fiber has a structure characterized by that the hexagonal network planes of carbon atoms are oriented substantially parallel to the fiber axis and like the annual ring. It is produced by bringing a hydrocarbon compound into contact, at a high temperature, with a metallic catalyst in the form of ultrafine particles to yield carbon fiber grown in the gas phase, and subsequently graphitizing thus obtained carbon fiber.

Abstract: Gray-black inclusion pigments are made using zirconium silicate as the encasing substance and carbon black particles as the inclusion phase by annealing a mixture of zirconium dioxide, a source for silicon dioxide, carbon black and mineralizers under reducing conditions at 900.degree.-1400.degree. C. The process uses zeolites with an SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 molar ratio of more than 4, preferably more than 10, as the SiO.sub.2 source. The depth of the color can be increased by also using an adhesion agent, especially silicon oil. The use of the zeolites facilities the employment of different zirconium dioxide qualities and permits the production of pigments with higher carbon black inclusion rates.

Abstract: An ink composition for ink-jet printing, capable of producing a high-quality image without causing blur, comprising, as essential components, a coloring component and a dispersion medium in which the coloring component is homogeneously dispersed and retained, characterized in that the coloring component is insoluble in the dispersion medium and is dispersed therein in the state of finely divided particles of a size of 0.01 .mu.m or more, that the dispersion medium comprises a liquid having a surface tension at 25.degree. C. of 50 dyn/cm or less, and that the ink composition has the property that the dispersion medium immediately separates from the coloring component at the instant when the ink composition is deposited on an image-recording material.

Abstract: Disclosed are pigment composite particles which are superior in water resistance, weather resistance, thermal stability and hardness. The pigment composite particles are prepared by suspension-polymerizing an aqueous suspension comprising(a) a pigment paste comprising pigment and a pigment grinding resin having a hydrophilic group of at least 0.2 mmol/g,(b) a polymerizable monomer and(c) a polymerization initiator.

Abstract: Carbon black is reacted with at least one organosilicon compound of the General Formula[R.sup.1.sub.n (RO).sub.3-n Si-(Alk).sub.m -(Ar).sub.p ]q [B](I)R.sup.1.sub.n (RO).sub.3-n Si-(Alkyl) (II)orR.sup.1.sub.n (RO).sub.3-n Si-(Alkenyl) (III),and any excess of said organosilicon compound is extracted with a solvent. The products are useful as active fillers in rubber mixtures, carbon black suspensions and plastic mixtures which can be cross-linked with sulfur or peroxide.

Abstract: An ink composition which comprises an aqueous or organic liquid vehicle, and as a colorant a fullerene, or a mixture of fullerenes.

Abstract: A process for treating high sulfur petroleum coke to inhibit puffing is disclosed wherein particles of the petroleum coke are contacted with a compound containing an alkali or alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium, at an elevated temperature above that at which the alkali or alkaline earth metal compound begins to react with carbon, but below the temperature at which the coke particles would begin to puff in the absence of the compound. The coke particles are maintained at the elevated temperature for a sufficient period of time to permit the reaction to proceed and allow products of reaction to penetrate into the particles and form an alkali-or alkaline-earth-metal-containing deposit throughout the mass of the particles; and then cooling the so-treated coke particles.

Abstract: Described herein is an improved process for electroplating a conductive metal layer to the surface of a nonconductive material comprising the following steps:(a) preparing a liquid dispersion of carbon black comprised of:(1) carbon black particles having an average particle diameter of less than about 3.

Abstract: A process for continuous production of a carbonaceous paste in which at least one carbonaceous aggregate and a cokable binder are introduced continuously into a kneader having an upstream end, a downstream end, and a rotating shaft associated with kneading elements. During the kneading operation, the paste, is passed from the upstream end to the downstream end of the kneader and is heated in the upstream end of the kneader. Water is injected into the paste in the downstream end of the kneader, causing a reduction in temperature of the paste and vaporization of the water, which is subsequently discharged from an orifice in the kneader. The paste reduced in temperature to a shaping temperature is continuously discharged from the downstream end of the kneader.

Abstract: The grayish-black encapsulated pigments contain carbon black particles with specific surface areas of 10 to 1000 m.sup.2 /g (BET) encapsulated in colorless crystals of zirconium silicate. In order to produce the pigments, mixtures of zirconium oxide with a particle size distribution (D50 values) between 7 and 10 .mu.m and a spec. surface between 2 and 4 m.sup.2 /g, silicon oxide, carbon black and mineralizers are heated under reducing conditions to 900.degree. to 1400.degree. C. and calcined for 0.5 to 8 hours and recalcined under oxidizing conditions to remove the non-included carbon black. The encapsulated pigments of the invention are suitable for the pigmented coloration of glazes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cathodically depositable aqueous electropaints which contain cationic amine-modified epoxy resins and are pigmented, with electroconductive carbon black and which, on deposition and crosslinking, provide electrophoroetically overcoatable coatings and contain as electroconductive carbon black a carbon black having an iodine absorption of 870-930 mg/g, a specific surface area (BET/N.sub.2) of 850-1,000 m.sup.2 /g, a pore volume (DBP) of 330-390 ml/100 g and an average particle size of 25-35 nm in an amount of 1.5 to 5.1% by weight--based on total solids.

Abstract: A pigment of this invention comprises a ceramic scaly substrate, and metal dots or alloy dots formed on the surfaces of ceramic scaly substrate in the ratio of from 0.05 to 95% of the total surface area of ceramic scaly substrate. An inorganic compound coating film may further be formed on all over the surfaces of ceramic scaly substrate, and metal dots or alloy dots may be formed on the surfaces of inorganic compound coating film instead of on the surfaces of ceramic scaly substrate in the same ratio. Thus, this pigment gives various hues with metallic gloss feelings due to combined effect of light reflection and light scattering with metal dots or alloy dots and even light interference with two pairs of reflecting surfaces when the inorganic compound coating film is employed.

Abstract: A metallic, gold colored composition comprising an olefin polymer, a mica-based gold pigment, a mica-based bronze pigment, carbon black, and optionally, a yellow pigment is provided. Additionally, a process to produce a glossy, metallic, gold colored polyolefin product in a grit blasted mold is provided.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for hydroformylation of carbon black. The carbon black is hydroformylated by reacting carbon black with carbon monoxide and hydrogen under hydroformylation conditions in the presence of a hydroformylation catalyst and organic reaction solvent. Addition of the hydroformylated carbon black enhances the rates of cure of sulfur vulcanizable rubber.

Abstract: Water-dilutable printing ink binder system based on a binder in the form of a clear, dilute, ammoniacal or amine-containing solution, the binder being a product of reacting a natural resin acid and formaldhyde in at least one stage, the amount of (100% strength) formaldehyde being 1 to 25% by weight, based on the natural resin acid, and the reaction having been carried out under atmospheric or superatmospheric pressure in the absence or in the presence of 0.1 to 2% by weight of a lewis catalyst. A variant comprises partially esterifying the natural resin acid/formaldehyde reaction product with at least one polycarboxylic acid unit of the group (a) an ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and/or the anhydride thereof and (b) a hydroxycarboxylic acid. The binder system has added to it as solubilizers monohydric and/or polyhydric alcohols, and the pH value is preferably set to 7.5 to 10.

Abstract: A process for producing coal fillers, which comprises the steps of:(a) carbonization step, which comprises carbonizing crushed coal particles having a particle size of not more than 10 mm and an ash content of not more than 10% by weight by thermal decomposition at a temperature of 500.degree. to 2,000.degree. C.; and cooling the carbonized solids;(b) ultrafine pulverization step, which comprises preparing a slurry of the carbonized solids having a solids content of 10 to 50% by weight by adding a dispersion medium to the carbonized solids; and ultrafinely pulverizing the carbonized solids dispersed in the slurry to reduce the average particle size to not more than 5 .mu.m;(c) agglomeration step, which comprises adjusting the solids content of the slurry to 1 to 20% by weight by further adding water to the slurry of the ultrafinely pulverized solids; adding an oil having a boiling point of not more than 150.degree. C.

Abstract: The ink is formed by a solution of a direct dye in a mixture of water and glycol wetting agents, to which a pigment which is finely ground to particles of dimensions of not more than 1000 .ANG. is added in dispersion, in a concentration of between 0.1 and 2%. The pigment particles serve to anchor the gaseous nuclei of gases which are dissolved in the ink for the purpose of stabilizing the boiling point of the ink. The ink is particularly suited to an ink jet printer of the type in which expulsion of the droplets is produced by causing instantaneous vaporization of a portion of ink in a nozzle.

Abstract: High-quality coloring carbon black having a specific surface area (S.sub.BET), an area average diameter (D.sub.a) and a pore volume (AV.sub.Hg) which make both the roughness factor (RF) and aggregate factor (AF) as calculated by the following equations, negative values:RF=S.sub.BET -28710/(D.sub.a)+1450AF=AV.sub.Hg +14.times.(D.sub.a)-290where S.sub.BET is the specific surface area (m.sup.2 /g) of the carbon black as measured by a BET nitrogen absorption method, D.sub.a is the area average diameter (m.mu.m) of the carbon black as measured by an electron microscopic measuring method, and AV.sub.Hg is the pore volume (cc/100 g) of the carbon black as measured by a mercury porosimeter, provided D.sub.a is at most 17 m.mu.m.

Abstract: A carbon black for blending in rubber is disclosed, which has a BET specific surface area (N.sub.2 SA) within a range of 65 to 84 m.sup.2 /g, an a value to be obtained according to the following calculation formula, of at least 270 and a ratio of the BET specific surface area (N.sub.2 SA) to the iodine adsorption number (IA), N.sub.2 SA/AI, within a range of 1.10 to 1.35:a=(24M4DBP).sup.2 .times.(Blackness/IA ).sup.2 .times.(Dst).sup.2 .times.10.sup.

Abstract: Fast-response photochromic boro-silicate glasses which have a half-fading time of not more than 145 secs, have silver halide crystals dispersed throughout the glass and are free from barium, comprise, in weight percentages:SiO.sub.2 --31 to 59%B.sub.2 O.sub.3 --18 to 28%Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 --8 to 20%R.sub.2 O--6 to 16%wherein R.sub.2 O represents one or more of Li.sub.2 O, Na.sub.2 O and K.sub.2 O in amounts within the ranges 0 to 3% Li.sub.2 O, 0 to 8% Na.sub.2 O and 0 to 16% K.sub.2 O, and where the content of silver, expressed as Ag.sub.2 O, lies within the range 0.05 to 0.4% by weight, while the content of halide lies within the range 0.13 to 1% by weight of the glass.Further optional constituents are MgO (up to 2.6%) and P.sub.2 O.sub.5 (up to 12%). Refractive index n.sub.D can be corrected to the standard ophthalmic value of 1.523 by additions of ZrO.sub.2, TiO.sub.2 and/or PbO.

Abstract: A glass article having an optical quality surface smoothness can be formed by molding a "silanol" glass material against a die having a molding surface which is a mirror of that required for the glass article, thereby obviating glass grinding and polishing steps. The article is prepared by first forming an anhydrous base glass comprising, in mole percent on the oxide basis, about 72 to 82% SiO.sub.2, 10 to 17% Na.sub.2 O and/or K.sub.2 O, and 5 to 15% of an oxide or oxides selected from ZnO and PbO. The base glass may include up to 5% Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and up to 3% of B.sub.2 O.sub.3, BaO and/or MgO. The anhydrous base glass is then hydrated to include a water content ranging from 0.5 to 10% by weight to form a "silanol" glass. That glass is then molded against the die surface at a temperature ranging from about 250.degree. C. to 500.degree. C.