Abstract: The present invention is directed to an aqueous process for reducing particle size of organic pigments by milling the crude pigment in the presence of a water soluble styrene copolymer dispersant, optionally a defoamer, optionally an additive, and greater than about 10 wt. % water, and isolating the organic 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 black perylene-based pigment produced by calcining at least one compound selected from the group consisting of diimide derivatives of perylene tetracarboxylic acid and diimide derivatives of perylene diiminodicarboxylic acid, at a temperature of 200 to 600° C. in vacuum or in an inert gas atmosphere, exhibits an excellent blackness, an excellent heat resistance and an excellent weather fastness as well as a high resistance and a high safety.

Abstract: A pigment dispersant represented by the following general formula (1) is provided: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 each independently is —H, —Cl, —CH3, —CF3, —NO2, —COOCH(CH3)2 or —COOCH2CH2Cl; R11, R12, R13 and R14 each independently is —H, —Cl, —CH3 or —CN; M is one equivalent of a bivalent or trivalent metal; and n is an integer of 1 to 3.

Abstract: A black perylene-based pigment comprising a solid solution obtained by calcining a mixture of at least two compounds selected from the group consisting of anhydrides of perylene tetracarboxylic acid, diimide derivatives of perylene tetracarboxylic acid and diimide derivatives of perylene diiminodicarboxylic acid, exhibits an excellent blackness, an excellent heat resistance and an excellent weather fastness as well as a high resistance and a high safety.

Abstract: A pigment dispersing agent of the formula (1) capable of providing a printing ink or a coating composition excellent in fluidity and dispersion stability and a dry coating excellent in gloss, a pigment composition containing the same and a pigment dispersion containing the same, wherein X1 is —NH—, —O—, —CONH—, —SO2NH—, —CH2NH—, —CH2NHCOCH2NH— or —X3—Y—X4—, X2 and X4 are —NH— or —O—, X3 is —CONH—, —SO2NH—, —CH2NH—, —NHCO— or —NHSO2—, Y is an alkylene group, an alkenylene group or an arylene group, Z is —SO3M or —COOM, R1 is a heterocyclic ring residue or an aromatic ring residue, Q is —O—R2, —NH—R2, a halogen group, —X1—R1 or —X2—Y-Z, R2 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkenyl group, and M is one equivalent of a monovalent to trivalent cation.

Abstract: A pigment composition obtainable by dry-milling an organic pigment in the presence of a resin for a printing ink, the resin being composed of a synthetic resin for a printing ink in an amount of 10 to 80 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the organic pigment and an aliphatic hydrocarbon resin which is extracted from gilsonite and has a softening point of 120 to 125° C. in an amount of 0.1 to 5 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the organic pigment.

Abstract: Pigment composition comprising an organic pigment and a combination of at least two normally water-soluble coloured compounds (dyes) of opposing charge, i.e. of at least one anionic and one cationic dye are provided. The compositions impart improved rheology on non-aqueous pigment based printing inks and paints.

Abstract: A process for preparing transparent Pigment Yellow 138 by grinding Pigment Yellow 138 in the presence of a grinding agent, preparing an aqueous slurry of the ground particles, and filtering the slurry resulting in a filter cake containing particles of transparent Pigment Yellow 138. In addition, a process for improving color strength of an ink and/or plastic composition is also disclosed by adding transparent Pigment Yellow 138 to the composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing vattable organic pigments. The invention is characterized in that an agueous or an aqueous-organic suspension of a coarse crystalline raw mineral is vatted and re-oxidised, and the pigment suspension is ground to a diameter equal to or less than 0.9 mm during vatting and/or during oxidation by means of an agitator ball mill, which is operated at a power density of more than 1.0 KW per litre per grinding chamber and at an agitator peripheral speed of more than 12 m/s, using grinding bodies.

Abstract: Organic solid solution pigments are prepared and conditioned by treating a mixture of their components, after synthesis but preferably without or with only partial drying, in a mixture of from 0 to 30% by weight of an organic liquid having a dipole moment ? of 2.8–6.0·10?18 .esu (2.8 to 6.0 debye units) and from 70 to 100% by weight of water in an agitated media pearl mill having a specific power density of at most 2.0 kj·s?1 per liter of grinding space. Drying the starting components is especially suitable in the case of only slightly agglomerating, easy to wet pigments of specific surface area from 1 to 25 m2/g. The method gives excellent results, and is flexible and also much simpler than known methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a low-dust pigment composition, which comprises suspending a filter cake obtained from preparation of the pigment, or a solid pigment, in water, adding thereto from 0.1 to 6.0% by weight, based On the weight of the pigment composition, of an amphoteric surfactant and, where appropriate, further adjuvants, and then drying the aqueous suspension to form granules, to the pigment composition obtainable according to that method, and to the use thereof in the production of colored plastics or colored polymeric particles.

Abstract: The invention pertains to the field of green color filters and LCDs. It has been found that pigments with surprisingly improved coloristic, chemical and physical properties are obtained by salt-kneading a halogenated phthalocyanine pigment together with a yellow pigment of the disazo condensation, barbituric acid or azoquinolone series. The process takes place in the presence of an organic liquid and in the absence of binder or optionally in the presence of a relatively small amount of binder. Claimed are the process itself as well as the green pigment composition obtained by the process and compositions comprising it.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pigments of formula (1), wherein R1 is hydrogen or C1–C12alkyl, R2 is hydrogen, —CN, —COO-aryl, —COO-heteroaryl, —CONH-aryl or —CONH-heteroaryl, and R3 is the radical of a heteroaromatic compound of formula or R2 and R3 together form a radical of formula wherein R4, R5, R6 and R7 are defined herein and to a process for the preparation of those pigments, and to their use in the production of coloured plastics or polymeric colour particles.

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous colorant preparations containing A) between 0.1 and 50 wt. % of at least one organic and/or inorganic pigment and/or at least one organic colorant. B) between 0.01 and 80 wt. % of at least one naphthol-oxyalkylate sulfopropyl ether, one alkanol-oxyalkylate sulfopropyl ether or one alkylphenol-oxyalkylate sulfopropyl ether. C) between 0 and 30 wt. % of at least one organic solvent. D) between 0 and 20 wt. % of other standard derivatives and E) between 10 and 90 wt % of water, respectively in relation to the total weight (100%) of the colorant preparation. The colorant preparation is used, for example, in printing inks, especially ink jet printing inks.

Abstract: Diketopyrrolopyrroles of the formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 independently of one another are a C1–C4 alkyl radical or a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl radical, wherein the phenyl radical can be substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents from the group C1–C4 alkyl, C1–C4 alkoxy, CN, F, Cl, Br, NO2, CF3, S—C1–C4 alkyl, phenyl or (C1–C2)alkylenephenyl, with the proviso that at least one of the radicals, R1, R2, R3, or R4, is one of the stated substituted or unsubstituted phenyl radicals.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of a pigments form of perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid N,N?-bis-methylimide having a transparent clean yellowish shade, comprises comminution of a mixture comprising perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid N,N?-bis-methylimide produced by methylation of perylenetetracarboxylic imide with an alkylating agent and perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid N,N?-bis-methylimide produced by the condensation of perylenetetracarboxylic anhydride with methylamine, in the presence of dimerized rosin. The pigments obtainable are notable for their outstanding coloristic and rheological properties and are suitable for use in a variety of applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted perylene derivatives in which the substituent has a sterically stabilizing and/or electrostatically stabilizing effect. The perylene derivatives of the invention are particularly suitable as pigment dispersants. The present invention additionally relates to pigment preparations in which the perylene derivatives of the invention are used.

Abstract: Monoazo based yellow pigment compositions for image recording that are suitable as a well-balanced yellow coloring agent for image recording with favorable reproducibility of images and image retaining capacity, which is inexpensive and excellent in safety are provided. Provided is a yellow pigment composition for image recording which includes a monoazo yellow base pigment represented by the general formula (1): and a particular disazo yellow pigment having a sulfonic acid group and/or a particular monoazo yellow pigment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of preparing modified organic colorant dispersions comprising the step of combining, in any order, i) an organic colorant; ii) an hydroxide reagent; and iii) an aqueous medium, to form a modified organic colorant dispersion. The methods further comprises a particle size reduction step. These steps can occur in either order. The organic colorant comprises at least one organic species having at least one carboxylic acid group. Modified organic colorants and uses of these modified organic colorants, including inkjet ink compositions, are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of preparing modified organic colorant dispersions comprising the step of combining, in any order, i) an organic colorant; ii) an hydroxide reagent; and iii) an aqueous medium, to form a modified organic colorant dispersion. The methods further comprises a particle size reduction step. These steps can occur in either order. The organic colorant comprises at least one organic species having at least one ester group. Modified organic colorants and inkjet ink compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: Fluorescent functional dyes represented by the following formulas: wherein R1 is hydrogen or methyl; R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aralkyl, alkaryl, halo, and trifluoromethyl; and L is a straight chain or branched chain alkylene containing 3 to about 15 carbon atoms, the alkylene group optionally containing one or more catenary heteroatoms.

Abstract: A pigment's etheramine sulfonic acid salt is described. Also described is a method for enhancing the performance of a pigment composition containing an organic pigment, comprising enhancing the dispersion of said pigment by adding to 100 parts of said pigment about 1 to 40 parts of a pigment's etheramine sulfonic acid salt.

Abstract: The invention relates to pigment dispersants of the formula (I), and to pigment preparations including at least one organic pigment and at least one pigment disperant of the formula (I): wherein Q1, R1, R2, E+, G+, s and n are defined in the specification.

Abstract: Processes for preparing modified pigments are described. In one embodiment, the process comprises the step of combining, in any order, a pigment having attached an electrophilic group and a thiol reagent comprising at least one —SH group and at least two ionic or ionizable groups. In a second embodiment, the process comprises the step of combining, in any order, a pigment having attached an electrophilic group and a thiopolymer comprising at least one —H group. Modified pigments are also described.

Abstract: Substantially crystalline organic pigments characterized by small particle size and narrow particle size distribution.

Abstract: Novel improved single-phase mixed crystals of monoazo dyes laked with alkaline earth metal cations and ammonium cations in a molar ratio of about 1:2 having a fine particle size and substantially better fastness properties than similar known products are excellently suitable as tinctorially strong pigments. Also claimed is a process for the preparation of a single-phase mixed crystal pigment of formula wherein E is Mg, Ca or Sr, by crystallisation from an inert hydrophilic liquid in the presence of solvated catiens E++, NR5R6R7R8+, x is a number from 0.33 to 0.62 and y is a number from 0.76 to 1.34, and the concentration of solvated catiens E++ at the beginning of the crystallisation is higher than the concentration of solvated cations NR5R8R7R8+.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polymer-modified pigment comprising the step of: combining, in any order, at least one pigment having attached at least one nucleophilic group, at least one polymer comprising at least one carboxylic acid group or salt thereof, and at least one coupling agent. At least one mediator compound may also be used. The modified pigments can be used in applications such as inkjet ink applications.

Abstract: This invention relates to 1,4-diketopyrrolo[3,4c]-pyrrole pigments of the formula characterized by desirable color properties and novel visible absorbance spectra with a steep slope on the bathochromic side of the absorption maximum in the range of from 500 to 650 nm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing pigments, which comprises subjecting a crude pigment or mixture of crude pigments and a crystalline inorganic salt or mixture of crystalline inorganic salts together, essentially in the absence of other constituents, to the action of a rotor having a tangential speed of at least 10 m/s, so that a temperature of at least 80° C. is attained by means of friction effects; and subsequently kneading the product of this treatment with an organic liquid, during which it is possible if desired to add additional substances selected from the group consisting of inorganic salts, inert additives and colorant. These pigments and their use in polymers, printing inks and colours filters are also claimed. The invention in particular relates to a novel pigment form of Pigment Violet 23 obtained by above-mentioned process and having higher colour strength and colour saturation as well as excellent other applications properties in particular in printing inks.

Abstract: A mixture of an organic nanosize pigment comprising of from 50 to 99% by weight of the nanosize pigment and 1 to 50% by weight based of a low molecular weight naphthalene sulfonic acid formaldehyde polymer and its use as a particle growth and crystal phase director for the preparation of a direct pigmentary organic pigment or in pigment finishing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to surface-treated organic pigments, to a process for their preparation and to their use in colouring a high molecular weight organic material. Compared with untreated pigments, the surface-treated pigments exhibit better rheological properties and/or no warping in the pigmenting of partially crystalline plastics.

Abstract: Organic pigments are conditioned by treating them, after synthesis but preferably without or with only partial drying, in a mixture of from 1 to 30% by weight of a neutral, polar liquid having a dipole moment ? of 2.8-6.0? 10?18 esu (2.8 to 6.0 debye units) and from 70 to 99% by weight of water in an agitated media pearl mill having a specific power density of at most 2.0 kJs??1 per liter of grinding space. Drying is especially suitable in the case of only slightly agglomerating, easy to wet pigments of specific surface area from 1 to 25 m2/g. The method gives excellent results, and is flexible and also much simpler than known methods.

Abstract: Pigment preparations comprising a) at least one pigment, b) at least one polyethyleneimine which is alkoxylated, especially ethoxylated and propoxylated and/or butoxylated, and c) at least one condensation product based on A) sulphonated aromatics, B) aldehydes and/or ketones and optionally C) one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of nonsulphonated aromatics, urea and urea derivatives.

Abstract: Rylene derivatives of the general formula I where the variables have the following meanings: R is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30-alkyl, aryl or hetaryl; R1 is hydrogen or bromine; R2 is hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl; R3 is hydrogen, C1-C18-alkyl or substituted or unsubstituted aryl or hetaryl; and n is 2 or 3.

Abstract: The present application relates to a process for the manufacture of pigmented vitreous materials, as well as to pigmented vitreous materials, characterized by the use of soluble pigment precursors and preferably the absence of significant amounts of dispersants. These pigmented vitreous materials can be used as colored materials for any known purposes. Soluble pigment precursors comprising a partial structure are also claimed, wherein X1 is an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring, B is hydrogen or a group of the formula but at least one group B is not hydrogen, and L is a solubilizing group.

Abstract: Quinophthalone derivatives have the general formula I where R1, R2, R3 and R5 are independently hydrogen, halogen or C1-C4-alkyl; R4 is —SO3H, —SO3+N+R6R7R8R9, —SO2NR6R7, —CH2NR6R7, —CH2R10, —COOH, —COO?N+R6R7R8R9, —COOR11, —COR11, —NO2 or C1-C4-alkyl; R6, R7, R8 and R9 are independently hydrogen; C1-C22-alkyl or C2-C22-alkenyl whose carbon chains may be interrupted by one or more moieties selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —NR12—, —CO— and —SO2— and/or which may each be mono- or polysubstituted by hydroxyl, halogen, aryl, C1-C4-alkoxy and/or acetyl; C3-C8-cycloalkyl whose carbon skeleton may be interrupted by one or more moieties selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —NR12— and —CO— and/or which may be mono- or polysubstituted by hydroxyl, halogen, aryl, C1-C4-alkoxy and/or acetyl; dehydroabietyl or aryl; R6 and R7 or R6, R7 and R8 are together a 5- to 7-membered cyclic radical which includes the nitrogen atom and may include further heteroatoms; R10 is R11 is alkyl R6; R12 is

Abstract: The invention relates to a pigment dispersion comprising: a condensate of or a salt between a polyallylamine and a polyester having a free carboxylic acid or the salt; a pigment derivative represented by the following general formula (1); a pigment; and an organic solvent,

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing pigments, which comprises

Abstract: Organic pigments are conditioned by introducing a liquid prepigment suspension into a miniaturized continuous reactor and thermally treating therein.

Abstract: A black perylene-based pigment comprising a solid solution obtained by calcining a mixture of at least two compounds selected from the group consisting of anhydrides of perylene tetracarboxylic acid, diimide derivatives of perylene tetracarboxylic acid and diimide derivatives of perylene diiminodicarboxylic acid, exhibits an excellent blackness, an excellent heat resistance and an excellent weather fastness as well as a high resistance and a high safety.

Abstract: Processes for preparing modified pigments are described. In one embodiment, the process comprises the step of combining, in any order, a pigment having attached an electrophilic group and a thiol reagent comprising at least one —SH group and at least two ionic or ionizable groups. In a second embodiment, the process comprises the step of combining, in any order, a pigment having attached an electrophilic group and a thiopolymer comprising at least one —SH group. Modified pigments are also described.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing pigments, which comprises

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing pigments, which comprises

Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of the 1-aminoanthraquinone, anthanthrone, anthrapyrimidine, quinacridone, dioxazine, diketopyrrolopyrrole, flavanthrone, indanthrone, isoindolinone, isoviolanthrone, perinone, perylene, phthalocyanine, pyranthrone or thioindigo series, which compound has one or more sulfonate groups of formula (I) wherein R1 is methyl or ethyl, R2 is C6-C24alkyl, C6-C24alkenyl or C7-C24aralkyl, R3 and R4 are each independently of the other a chain consisting 1, 2 or 3 members, each member independently of any other(s) being (CH2))2O—, —(CH2)3O—, CH(CH3)CH2O—, —CH2CH(CH3)—O— or —CH2CH(CH2O—)O—and the chains being terminated by H, CH3, C2H5 ?or C(═O)CH3, m is a number from 0.3 to 1.0 and n is number from 0 to (1.0−m), the compound being suitable for use as a pigment dispersant and rheology improver.

Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of the 1-aminoanthraquinone, anthanthrone, anthrapyrimidine, quinacridone, dioxazine, diketopyrrolopyrrole, flavanthrone, indanthrone, isoindolinone, isoviolanthrone, perinone, perylene, phthalocyanine, pyranthrone or thioindigo series, which compound has one or more sulfonate groups of formula (1) wherein R1 is methyl or ethyl, R2, R3? and R4 are each independently of the others C6-C24alkyl or C6-C24alkenyl, m is a number from 0.3 to 1.0 and n is a number from 0 to (1.0 m), the compound being suitable for use as a pigment dispersant and rheology improver. Also claimed are modified pigments having that compound on their surface, and also pigment compositions and dispersions comprising that compound.

Abstract: The invention pertains to the field of green colour filters and LCDs. It has been found that pigments with surprisingly improved coloristic, chemical and physical properties are obtained by salt-kneading a halogenated phthalocyanine pigment together with a yellow pigment of the disazo condensation, barbituric acid or azoquinolone series. The process takes place in the presence of an organic liquid and in the absence of binder or optionally in the presence of a relatively small amount of binder. Claimed are the process itself as well as the green pigment composition obtained by the process and compositions comprising it.

Abstract: The invention relates to pigment preparations containing (a) at least one organic or inorganic pigment; (b) at least one cyclic imide of general formula (1) wherein R1 represents a linear-chain, branched or cyclic aliphatic radical having 10 to 30—preferably 12 to 25—carbon atoms, or an alkenyl radical having 10 to 30—preferably 12 to 25—carbon atoms, the aforementioned radicals being able to be substituted by at least one, e.g. 2, 3, 4 or 5, substituent from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C6-C10-aryl, hydroxy, carboxy, and sulfo, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are the same or different and represent hydrogen, C1-C10-alkyl, C1-C10-alkoxy, halogen, OR6, NR6R7, —COOR6, —CONR6R7, —NR6—COR7, SO2NR6R7, —SO3M, —NO2, —CN or CF3, R6 and R7 representing H or an alkyl radical having 1 to 10 C atoms and M representing an equivalent of a cation having a valency of 1 to 3; and (c) optionally further standard additives.

Abstract: Paint and coating material system comprising a) at least one solids component comprising at least one organic or inorganic white, black or chromatic pigment, organic or inorganic fillers, or mixtures thereof, and b) at least one binder component, characterized in that the components of the system in water, with a specific energy input of less than 150 J/cm3, based on the sum of the volumes of the components and water, produced an aqueous dispersion having a particle size of <60 &mgr;m (determined in accordance with ISO 1524: 1983).

Abstract: Pigment preparations comprising A) at least one organic or inorganic pigment and B) at least one ethoxylated and propoxylated and/or butoxylated polyethyleneimine.