Abstract: The present invention provide a pigment composition and a method for producing same at low cost, which has the same or more excellent quality compared with those produced by a salt milling process which has been commonly used. The pigment composition is produced by dry-milling a pigment in the presence of a surfactant and a water-soluble resin, said surfactant and said water-soluble resin being contained in amounts of 1 to 20% by weight and 2 to 50% by weight respectively based on an amount of the pigment. The pigment composition according to the present invention is readily dispersed into an aqueous system to obtain an aqueous pigment dispersion.

Abstract: Ternary solid solutions useful as pigments are disclosed. The ternary solid solutions result from incorporating a third component, which is a diketopyrrolopyrrole or quinacridone pigment, into the crystal lattice of the mixed crystal formed from equimolar amounts of two different diketopyrrolopyrrole pigments.

Abstract: A method and a color mixture for shading paper, and a shaded paper that comprises or consists of one or more layers made of the same or different pulps, which paper is intended to be used in connection with foodstuffs. The pulp or paper layer is treated with a color mixture of at least two optically cooperating pigments that are approved for foodstuffs, one of which is quinacridone red with the FDA registration details C.I. pigment violet 19, C.I. No. 73900 (Code of Federal Regulations, Food and Drugs, Title 21, Part 170-199), and constituting the primary component of the color mixture, in order to obtain a shaded paper with a value for the color coordinate b* that is between 0 and 3. The primary component may comprise between about 75-85 per cent of the color mixture with the rest at least one blue pigment, such as phthalocyanine blue.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of quinacridone pigments by(a) exposing a reaction mixture containing(i) 2,5-dianilinoterephthalic acid, 2,5-dianilino-3,6-dihydroterephthalic acid, 2,5-dianilino-3,6-dioxo-1,4-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, and/or derivatives thereof,(ii) about 3 to about 20 parts by weight, per part of component (a)(i), of a dehydrating agent, and(iii) 0 to about 20 parts by weight, per part of component (a)(i), of a pigment additive,to microwave radiation under conditions that raise the bulk temperature of the reaction mixture to no more than about 250.degree. C.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for conditioning organic pigments by(a) grinding a crude organic pigment at a temperature of about 0.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C. in the presence of (i) about 1 to about 10 parts by weight, relative to the organic pigment, of an inorganic salt and (ii) about 1 to about 5 parts by weight, relative to the organic pigment, of a liquid in which the organic pigment and salt are substantially insoluble, to form a pigment paste;(b) grinding the pigment paste at a temperature of about 0.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C. in the presence of about 0.05 to about 1 parts by weight, relative to the organic pigment, of a C.sub.8 -C.sub.10 alkanoic acid to form a treated pigment paste;(c) stirring the treated pigment paste with water or water containing an acid and/or an organic liquid to complete the conditioning of the organic pigment; and(d) isolating the conditioned organic pigment.

Abstract: This invention relates to a black-pigmented high molecular weight organic material which is structured from a radiation-sensitive precursor by irradiation, the pigmentation of which material consists of coloured organic pigments, at least one of which is in latent form before irradiation. This material is preferably used as a thin layer which is built up in the form of patterns on a transparent substrate and which can be used, for example, as black matrix for optical colour filters. This invention also relates to a process for the preparation of this material as well as to novel soluble derivatives of yellow disazo condensation pigments which can be used in this process.

Abstract: The disclosure describes pigment compositions containing a small particle size porous filler and a pigment, and their use for preparing effect coating compositions which produce thin film finishes exhibiting strong lightness and color flop with a pronounced three dimensional effect. The thin film finishes are particularly interesting as automotive finishes.

Abstract: Mixed crystal pigments of the quinacridone series New quinacridone mixed crystal pigments consisting ofa) from 85 to 99% by weight of unsubstituted .beta.-phase quinacridone of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are hydrogen atoms and b) from 1 to 15% by weight of one or more substituted quinacridones of the formula (I) in which the substituents R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are identical or different and are chlorine, bromine or fluorine atoms or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy or carboxamido groups which can be substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl groups, and R.sup.1 may additionally be hydrogen, are valuable quinacridones in the red-violet range.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing pigment compositions by(a) treating an organic pigment with(1) a sterically hindered and/or bulky primary amine, and(2) a liquid in which the organic pigment is insoluble, and(b) blending the resultant surface-treated pigment composition from step (a) with a pigment derivative of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein Q represents an organic pigment moiety,X is O, S, NR.sup.1, --SO.sub.2 --, --CO--, --Alk--, --Ar--, or combinations thereof,Y is --OR.sup.2, --NR.sup.3 R.sup.4, or Het,Alk is C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkylene, C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkenylene, or C.sub.4 -C.sub.5 alkadienylene, or substituted derivatives thereof,Ar is arylene,R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.16 aralkyl, or C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl,Het is a heterocycle, andn is 1 to 4.

Abstract: Novel pigment formulations which comprise at least one organic pigment selected from the class consisting of perylene, perinone, quinacridone, azo, benzimidazolone, anthraquinone or anthanthrone pigments and at least one pigment-dispersing agent of the formula (I) ##STR1## have improved rheological and coloristic properties, in particular in aqueous and nonaqueous coating systems.

Abstract: Colored aluminum pigments having a color pigment adhered closely, uniformly and firmly thereto through inorganic acid radical adsorbed on the surface of the aluminum pigment are suitable for use in paints, inks and molded resins. Color fading, poor chroma and processing complications commonly encountered with conventional aluminum pigments are avoided.

Abstract: A surface-treated organic pigment excellent in initial dispersibility and long-term dispersion stability in water and an organic solvent and free from the coagulation of pigment particles, obtained by reacting a sulfonating agent with an organic pigment dispersed in a solvent in which the organic pigment is insoluble or sparingly soluble, and thereby introducing a sulfonic acid group to the surface of each particle of the organic pigment.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing pigment compositions by conditioning an organic pigment, at about 50 to about 200.degree. C., with(1) at least about 0.1% by weight, relative to the organic pigment, of one or more surfactants of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.8 -C.sub.30 aliphatic group optionally having one or more carbon atoms in the main chain replaced with --O--, --S--, --CONH--, --NHCO--, --CH.dbd.CH--, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkylene, phenylene, or --OSi(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl).sub.2 -,R.sup.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 hydroxyalkyl,R.sup.3 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 hydroxyalkyl, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together are C.sub.4 -C.sub.7 alkylene, andX is a direct bond, or X and R.sup.2 form a five- to seven-membered heterocyclic ring (and R.sup.3 can form a double bond in X), or X, R.sup.2, and R.sup.

Abstract: A process for preparing transparent, pigmentary quinacridone compounds and solid solutions thereof comprises combining a premilled, sub-pigmentary powder containing at least one unsubstituted or substituted quinacridone or a derivative thereof with a sufficient amount of moderately concentrated sulfuric acid to form a slurry, then agitating this slurry in the presence of an organic liquid which is immiscible or only partially miscible with the slurry and which is effective in deagreggating and improving the crystallinity of the pigment, for an effective length of time to convert the sub-pigmentary unsubstituted or substituted quinacridone or solid solution thereof to a transparent, pigmentary form.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing pigment compositions by conditioning an organic pigment, at about 50 to about 200.degree. C., with(1) at least about 0.1% by weight, relative to the organic pigment, of one or more surfactants of formula (I) and/or formula (II) ##STR1## and/or ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, X, Y, Z, and Z' are defined herein; and (2) about 1 to about 100 parts by weight, per part by weight of the organic pigment, of a liquid in which the organic pigment is substantially insoluble.

Abstract: This invention relates to quinacridone pigments of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X is O, S, or NR;R is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, or C.sub.7 -C.sub.16 aralkyl;Y is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy, or halogen;the dashed line represents an optional double bond;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.16 aralkyl, nitrile, or carboxyl or an ester or an amide thereof, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together form a C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 cycloaliphatic ring or a fused-on aromatic or heteroaromatic ring;R.sup.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl; andm is 0, 1, or 2.This invention further relates to the preparation and use of such quinacridone pigments.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a pigment composition whereby a mixture of an organic pigment and an inorganic filler is subjected to an air jet milling step. The inventive process is an environmentally friendly process which yields pigments having outstanding dispersibility and wetting characteristics when incorporated in plastics, aqueous or solvent based coatings and inks.

Abstract: A surface-modified colored pigment is disclosed which includes a colored pigment having no primary amines and at least one attached hydrophilic organic group, wherein said organic group comprises a) at least one aromatic group, and b) at least one ionic group or ionizable group, or a mixture of an ionic group or an ionizable group. The colored pigment may be blue, brown, cyan, green, violet, magenta, red, orange, yellow, mixtures thereof and the like. The surface-modified colored pigment, due to the hydrophilic groups on its surface, is readily dispersed in a liquid vehicle without the addition of a surfactant or other dispersing aid or additive. The surface-modified color pigment may be used in a variety of aqueous systems including, but not limited to, coatings, paints, papers, adhesives, latexes, inks, toners, textiles and fibers. In addition, an aqueous composition is disclosed including water-based liquid vehicle and the surface-modified colored pigment described above.

Abstract: Pigment compositions comprising a pigment and both a phthalimidomethylquinacridone and a pyrazolylmethylquinacridone as additives are disclosed. The disclosed pigment compositions are useful for coloring coating compositions. Coating composition colored with the inventive pigment compositions have excellent rheological characteristics and which yield coatings having excellent saturation.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of pigment preparations, which comprises wet milling the crude pigments which are present in coarsely crystalline state, or prepigments or pigments which are present in a form in which they are difficult to disperse, in a concentration of from 20 to 60% by weight based on the total weight of the pigment preparation, in a flocculation-stable liquid medium and in a stirred ball mill which is operated with a peripheral stirrer speed of more than 12 m/s, under the action of nonmetallic grinding media with a diameter of less than or equal to 1.0 mm, until the desired degree of fine division is reached, and then isolating the pigment preparation.

Abstract: A composition used for an ingredient of printing ink, which comprises an organic pigment and a pigment derivative represented by the formula (I) in the acid form: ##STR1## wherein D represents a residue of an organic pigment other than azo, R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an unsaturated aliphatic, saturated aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 represents an unsaturated aliphatic, saturated aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, m represents a number of from 0 to 3 and n represents a number of from 1 to 4, provided that m+n is from 1 to 5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid solution consisting of 60-90 mol-% of an asymmetric 2,5-dihydro-1,4-diketopyrrolo?3,4-c!pyrrole of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which G.sub.1 and G.sub.2 independently of one another are different substituted or unsubstituted aromatic radicals or pyridyl, but the volume of all substituents on G.sub.1 and G.sub.2 is greater than that of two methyl groups;and 40-10 mol-% of a 2,5-dihydro-1,4-diketopyrrolo?3,4-c!pyrrole of the formula (IIa) ##STR2## in which G.sub.3 and G.sub.4 independently of one another are different substituted or unsubstituted aromatic radicals or pyridyl, but the volume of all substituents on G.sub.3 and G.sub.4 is less than that of two butoxy groups;or 40-10 mol-% of a quinacridone of the formula (IIb) ##STR3## in which R.sub.9 is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy;which is a single-phase solid solution having the crystal structure of the asymmetric 2,5-dihydro-1,4-diketopyrrolo?3,4-c!pyrrole of the formula (I).

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of quinacridone pigments by(a) heating a reaction mixture comprising(i) a 2,5-dianilinoterephthalic acid, a 2,5-dianilino-3,6-dihydroterephthalic acid, or a 2,5-dianilino-3,6-dioxo-1,4-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid;(ii) about 0.1 to about 15 percent by weight, based on component (a)(i), of one or more sulfonyl-containing derivatives of 2,5-dianilinoterephthalic acid, 2,5-dianilino-3,6-dihydroterephthalic acid, and/or 2,5-dianilino-3,6-dioxo-1,4-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid; and(iii) about 3 to about 20 parts by weight, per part of component (a)(i), of a dehydrating agent,with the proviso that if either component (a)(i) or component (a)(ii) is a 2,5-dianilino-3,6-dihydroterephthalic acid or derivative thereof, reaction step (a) additionally comprises an oxidation step;(b) drowning the reaction mixture from step (a) with a liquid in which the quinacridone pigment is substantially insoluble; and(c) isolating the quinacridone pigment.

Abstract: A process for preparing quinacridone pigmentsA process for preparing pigments, mixed crystal pigments and pigment preparations based on linear unsubstituted or substituted quinacridones of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which the substituents R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are identical or different and are hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or fluorine atoms or are C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy or carboxamido groups which may be substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl groups; or are phenoxy or C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 -aryl rings onto which further aromatic, aliphatic or heterocyclic rings can be fused, which process comprises hydrolyzing the reaction mixture resulting from cyclization of the respective dianilinoterephthalic acid with polyphosphoric acid or polyphosphate at a temperature of or above 110.degree. C.

Abstract: Process for preparing linear unsubstituted .beta.-phase quinacridone pigments A process for preparing linear unsubstituted .beta.-phase quinacridone pigments or pigment preparations, which comprisesa) cyclizing 2,5-dianilinoterephthalic acid in polyphosphoric acid or polyphosphoric ester with a phosphorus pentoxide content of at least 84% by weight to form the quinacridone,b) subsequently hydrolyzing this quinacridone with water or with an aqueous mineral acid solution, preferably orthophosphoric acid solution, at a temperature of at least 40.degree. C., preferably from 60.degree. to 105.degree. C., to form the crude quinacridone pigment which is predominantly in the .alpha.-phase,c) then heating the crude .alpha.-phase quinacridone pigment to a temperature between 120.degree. and 200.degree. C. in the presence of a from 0.1 to 3% strength by weight, preferably from 0.

Abstract: This invention relates to pigment compositions prepared by precipitating a blend of (a) about 60 to about 95 percent by weight of a perylene pigment having the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.16 aralkyl, or C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl; and (b) about 5 to about 40 percent by weight of a polycyclic aromatic compound containg at least 5 aromatic rings wherein at least one ring is substituted with at least one keto group.

Abstract: The use of sulfuric monoesters of the formulae (I) and (II)R.sup.1 --O--(CH.sub.2 O).sub.n --SO.sub.3 .sup.- M.sup.+ (I)R.sup.1 --CO--NR.sup.2 --(CH.sub.2 O)(.sub.n+1)--SO.sub.3 .sup.- M.sup.+ (II)in whichR.sup.1 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group of 10 to 24 carbon atoms,R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl group,M.sup.+ is a hydrogen ion, an alkali metal ion, 1/2 an alkaline earth metal ion, or an ammonium ion of the formula N.sup.+ R.sup.3 R.sup.4 R.sup.5 R.sup.6, where the substituents R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 independently of one another are each hydrogen atoms or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl groups, which alkyl groups can be substituted by 1 to 3 hydroxyl groups, andn is a number from 0 to 4; or of a mixture of at least two sulfuric monoesters of the formulae (I) and/or (II),for preparing surface-treated pigments from the classes of the quinacridones and dioxazines.

Abstract: Mono-N-alkyl-quinacridone pigments are disclosed. They exhibit high light fastness, high temperature stability and high migration fastness. Moreover, they show hypsochromic shifts, fluorescence and high photoconductivity. These pigments are suited for coloring high molecular weight organic materials, for use as light emitting materials of organic electroluminescent elements as well as photoreceptors of electrophotography.

Abstract: The instant invention relates to a process for the production of colored metallic pigments, as well as these colored metallic pigments themselves, their use to color high molecular weight organic material in the mass and compositions or masterbatches containing them.The colored metallic pigment consists essentially of multiple loose particles of 0.1-1000 .mu.m size each, said particles comprising a core of a transition metals, metalloid or alloy, preferably an aluminum flake, and a very fine, substantially continuous, uniform and homogeneous layer of organic pigment particles which is directly in contact with the metallic core. The core may be superficially oxidized.The colored metallic pigment is prepared by a vacuum deposition process, said process being performed in an apparatus constructed, modified or charged in such a way that the organic pigment gas flows toward the metallic core.

Abstract: The invention provides a pigment composition comprising a pigment having adsorbed on its surface, or as a physical mixture, up to 10% by weight, based on the total weight of pigment composition of a coding compound which is a compound containing an azo, azomethine or polycyclic chromophore and which has an absorption spectrum and a Raman spectrum different from that of the pigment. The compositions are suitable for use in printing inks for security applications.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of quinacridone pigments by(a) heating, at a temperature of about 80.degree. C. to about 145.degree. C., a reaction mixture containing(i) 2,5-dianilinoterephthalic acid, a 2,5-dianilino-3,6-dihydroterephthalic acid ester, and/or a derivative thereof,(ii) about 3 to about 15 parts by weight, per part of component (a)(i), of a dehydrating agent, and(iii) about 0.

Abstract: This invention relates to pigment compositions comprising an organic pigment treated with about 0.1 to about 20% by weight, based on the organic pigment, of an N-heteroarylamidomethyl pigment derivative having the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein, Q represents an organic pigment moiety,NHet represents a nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic group attached at a ring nitrogen atom to the carbonyl function of the amidomethyl linking group, andn is from 1 to 4.

Abstract: This invention relates to pigment compositions comprising an organic pigment treated with about 0.1 to about 20% by weight, based on the organic pigment, of a compound having the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein Q represents an organic pigment moiety,X is O or S,Het represents a heteroaromatic group attached at a ring carbon atom to the (thio)amidomethyl --CH.sub.2 --NH--CX-- linking group, andn is from 1 to 4.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pigment composition comprising a diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A and B are as defined in claim 1, on the particle surface of which pigment an organometallic compound or a modified diketopyrrolopyrrole is adsorbed, and an aminoalkyl acrylate, and to the use of said composition for coloring organic material of high molecular weight.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of quinacridone pigments by(a) heating, at a temperature of about 80.degree. C. to about 145.degree. C., a reaction mixture containing(i) 2,5-dianilinoterephthalic acid, a 2,5-dianilino-3,6-dihydroterephthalic acid ester, and/or a derivative thereof,(ii) about 3 to about 15 parts by weight, per part of component (a)(i), of a dehydrating agent, and(iii) about 0.

Abstract: The invention provides an ink jet pigment set comprising a magenta pigment, a yellow pigment, and a cyan pigment wherein the normalized spectral transmission density distribution curve of the cyan pigment has a density between 0.66 and 0.94 at 600 nm and a density between 0.83 and 1.0 at 610 nm. Such a pigment set enables an increase in the color gamut obtainable for ink jet imaging.

Abstract: A pigment composition comprisingA) a 1,4-diketopyrrolo?3,4-c!pyrrole pigment of formula ##STR1## wherein A and B are each independently of the other a group of formula ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently of the other hydrogen, halogen or CN, andB) 0.1-20% by weight, based on the diketopyrrolopyrrole of formula I, of an acrylic resin obtainable by homopolymerisation of a monomer of formula ##STR3## wherein R.sub.3 is hydrogen or methyl and R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are each independently of the other hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, and n is an integer from 1 to 6, or by copolymerisation of the same monomer with a monomer which is copolymerisable with said same monomer, wherein the homopolymerization or copolymerization is carded out in the absence of a nonionic active agentThese pigment compositions have excellent rheology and the colorations obtained with them have surprisisingly high gloss.

Abstract: The invention provides a pigment set comprising a magenta pigment, a yellow pigment, and a cyan pigment wherein the normalized spectral transmission density distribution curve of the cyan pigment has a density between 0.66 and 0.94 at 600 nm and a density between 0.83 and 1.0 at 610 nm, and the magenta pigment has a density between 0.25 and 0.93 at 520 nm, a density between 0.9 and 1.0 at 540 nm, and a density between 0.9 and 1.0 at 560 nm. Such a pigment set enables an increase in the color gamut available for imaging.

Abstract: The invention provides a dye set comprising a magenta dye, a yellow dye, and a cyan dye wherein the normalized spectral transmission density distribution curve of the magenta dye has a density between 0.25 and 0.93 at 520 nm, a density between 0.9 and 1.0 at 540 nm, and a density between 0.9 and 1.0 at 560 nm and the yellow dye has a density between 0.9 and 1.0 at 450 nm and a density between 0.8 and 1.0 at 470 nm. Such a dye set enables an increase in the color gamut obtainable for imaging.

Abstract: The invention provides an ink jet pigment set comprising a magenta pigment, a yellow pigment, and a cyan pigment wherein the normalized spectral transmission density distribution curve of the magenta pigment has a density between 0.25 and 0.93 at 520 nm, a density between 0.9 and 1.0 at 540 nm, and a density between 0.9 and 1.0 at 560 nm. Such a pigment set enables an increase in the color gamut obtainable for ink jet imaging.

Abstract: Readily dispersible polycyclic pigments from the class of the quinacridones and dioxazines are prepared by using a fatty acid tauride of the formula (I)R.sup.1 --CO--NR.sup.2 --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --SO.sub.3.sup.- M.sup.+(I)in whichR.sup.1 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having from 10 to 24 carbon atoms andR.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl group,M.sup.+ is a hydrogen ion, ammonium ion, alkali metal ion or alkaline earth metal ion and n is 1 or 2, or a mixture of at least two fatty acid taurides of the formula (I).

Abstract: Heat-stable, red pigment compositions comprising a physical mixture of 1,4-diketo-3,6-di(4-biphenylyl)-pyrrolo [3,4 c]-pyrrole and a 2,9-dichloroquinacridone pigments, processes for preparing the pigment compositions and the use of the compositions for pigmenting high-molecular-weight organic materials are disclosed.

Abstract: Pigment compositions comprising an organic pigment whose particle surface is provided with a protective coating layer, which coating comprises(a) a metal phosphate complex in which the metal is selected from the group consisting of, zirconium, titanium and mixtures thereof in a quantity of from 0.5 to 100% by weight, preferably to 20% by weight, particularly preferably from 1 to 10% by weight, based on the pigment; and(b) an amine or ammonium salt, in a quantity of from 0.5 to 15% by weight, preferably up to 10% by weight, particularly preferably up to 5% by weight, based on the pigment. The compositions are distinguished by outstanding properties, especially by the high gloss of the colorations obtained therewith, by very good dispersibility, high dispersion stability and heat resistance and by very good rheological characteristics of the paint millbases or printing inks prepared therewith. The plastics pigmented with the compositions of the invention are likewise distinguished by good dispersibility.

Abstract: Organic polycyclic crude pigments are finely divided in an ecologically and economically advantageous manner by first of all subjecting crude, coarsely crystalline pigments to dry milling and wet-milling the resulting finely divided prepigments in aqueous suspension in a stirred ball mill which is operated at a power density of more than 2.5 kW per liter of milling space and a peripheral stirrer speed of more than 12 m/s under the action of grinding media having a diameter of less than or equal to 1 mm. Pigments prepared in this way are particularly suitable as colorants for the pigmentation of paints, printing inks and plastics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pigment and coating compositions that are used to prepare pigmented coatings that exhibit geometric metamerism or metallic flop. The pigment compositions comprise a small particle size pigment and a flop-enhancing agent, which flop-enhancing agent is a copper phthalocyanine, an indanthrone or a carbazole dioxazine compound. A method of enhancing the flop of a pigmented polymeric coating by incorporating one or more flop-enhancing agents into the composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: Pigments, mixed-crystal pigments or pigment preparations based on linear, unsubstituted or substituted quinacridones are prepared advantageously by initially wet-milling the coarsely crystalline crude pigments in a liquid aqueous, aqueous-organic or organic medium in a stirred ball mill which is operated at a power density of more than 2.5 kW per liter of milling space and a peripheral stirrer speed of more than 12 m/s under the action of grinding media having a diameter of less than or equal to 0.9 mm, until the desired degree of fine division is reached, and then isolating the resulting pigment in a conventional manner, or subjecting the resulting prepigment to solvent treatment at a temperature of from 50.degree. to 200.degree. C. and then isolating the pigment in a conventional manner.

Abstract: Linear, unsubstituted quinacridone pigments of the .beta.-phase can be produced in an environmentally friendly manner bya) cyclizing 2,5-dianilinoterephthalic acid in polyphosphoric acid or a polyphosphoric ester to the quinacridone,b) then hydrolyzing the quinacridone with water at a temperature of at least 40.degree. C., preferably at from 60.degree. to 100.degree. C., to obtain a finely divided quinacridone pigment crude which is predominantly in the .alpha.-phase,c) then optionally wet grinding the finely divided quinacridone pigment crude from b) (pre-pigment), andd) then heating the crude pigment from b) or the pre-pigment from c) to a temperature between 120.degree. and 200.degree. C. in the presence of from 0.1 to 1.5 times the amount of an inorganic base, based on the weight of the crude pigment, in an inert liquid medium (solvent finish).To improve the depth and hue of the color, an oxidative treatment with a peroxodisulfate can be carried out subsequently.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for coloring high-molecular-weight coatings and ink systems which comprises uniformly dispersing an effective pigmenting amount of a stir-in pigment in the coating or ink system; wherein the stir-in pigment is an organic pigment crude consisting essentially of non-platelet-shaped particles having an average particle size of from 0.5 to 25 .mu.m and/or a pigment composition consisting essentially of an organic pigment having an average particle size of from 0.01 to 25 .mu.m and inorganic filler pigment.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for coloring high-molecular-weight coatings and ink systems which comprises uniformly dispersing an effective pigmenting amount of a stir-in pigment in the coating or ink system; wherein the stir-in pigment is an organic pigment crude consisting essentially of non-platelet-shaped particles having an average particle size of from 0.5 to 25 .mu.m and/or a pigment composition consisting essentially of an organic pigment having an average particle size of from 0.01 to 25 .mu.m and inorganic filler pigment.

Abstract: Binary and ternary pigmentary solid solutions are disclosed. The binary solid solutions are binary solid compounds consisting of 35-45 weight-percent unsubstituted DPP and 55-65 weight-percent dichloro DPP. The ternary solid solutions are guest-host solid solutions wherein the binary solid compound is the host and up to 30 weight-percent of a disubstituted quinacridone pigment is the guest. The binary and ternary solid solutions are useful as pigments for coloring high-molecular-weight organic materials; especially as replacements for perylene pigments in automotive finishes.