US006544327B1

(12) United States Patent (10) Patent N0.: US 6,544,327 B1

Griessmann et al. (45) Date of Patent: Apr. 8, 2003

(54) PIGMENT PREPARATION (58) Field of Search ............................... .. 106/417, 446,

106/457, 499, 31.6, 31.67, 31.69, 31.9,
(75) Inventors: Carsten Griessmann, Gross-Zimmern 415, 416, 418, 439, 445, 447, 487, 490,
(DE); Wolfgang Hechler, Lautertal 491, 501.1, 504; 428/403, 404, 407; 524/437,
(DE); Gerhard Herget, Ober-Ramstadt 442, 447, 449
(DE) (56) References Cited
(73) Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH, Darmstadt (DE) U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
* N ot1ce:
' s u bj ect to an yd'1sc 1 a1mer,
' t h e term 0 r t h'1s 4,986,853 A * 1/1991 Kieser ...................... .. 106/415
patent is extended or adjusted under 35 5,656,375 A 8/1997 Glausch ........ ..
5,993,526 A * 11/1999 Sommer et al. ....... .. 106/31.65
U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. 6,432,195 B1 * 8/2002 Rathschlag et a1. ....... .. 106/500
(21) Appl. No.: 09/646,190 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
(22) PCT Filed: Mar. 23, 1999 DE 197 O8 167 9/1998
EP 0 285 977 10/1988
(86) PCT No.: PCT/EP99/01940 EP 0 803 552 10/1997
§ 371 (6X1), GB 1 357 319 6/1974
JP 2-233285 * 9/1990
(2), (4) Date: Sep. 14, 2000 WO WO-97/O8255 * 3/1997
(87) PCT Pub. No.: WO99/48988 * cited by examiner
PCT Pub. Date: Sep. 30, 1999 Primary Examiner—Anthony J. Green
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Millen, White, Zelano &
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data Branigan, PC.
Mar. 26, 1998 (DE) ....................................... .. 198 13 394 (57) ABSTRACT
(51) Int. Cl.7 .......................... .. C09C 1/00; C09D 17/00 The invention relates to a non-dusting homogeneous pig
(52) us. Cl. ................. .. 106/417; 106/316; 106/3167; ment preparation Which is notable in that it comprises at
106/3169; 106/319; 106/415; 106/416; least 40% by Weight of one or more effect pigments, from
106/418; 106/439; 106/445; 106/446; 106/447; 0.5 to 60% by Weight of an aldehyde resin and/or ketonic
106/457; 106/487; 106/490; 106/491; 106/499; resin and from 0.1 to 10% by Weight of a redispersant.
106/501.1; 106/504; 428/403; 428/404;
428/407; 524/437; 524/442; 524/447; 524/449 28 Claims, No Drawings
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PIGMENT PREPARATION content of >30% by Weight, frequently do not go far enough
toWards meeting the requirements described, in particular in
The invention relates to a non-dusting homogeneous that they have a tendency toWards agglomeration and shear
pigment preparation notable in that it comprises at least 40% thickening.
by Weight of one or more effect pigments, 0.5—60% by The object of the present invention Was therefore to
Weight of an aldehyde or ketonic resin and 0.10—10% by provide pigment preparations, in particular in the form of
Weight of a redispersant, based on the pigment. pastes and dry preparations, Which can be used to very good
In industrial processes, pigments are seldom employed in effect in solvent-containing coating systems, possess high
the form of dry poWders, since the latter produce dust, Which stability, are readily redispersed, and at the same time feature
leads to increased requirements in terms of Workplace safety. 10 a high level of compatibility With the other components of
In many cases, furthermore, When introducing poWders into
plastics, basecoat systems, etc., agglomeration of the pig the coating system. Furthermore, the pigment preparation of
ment poWder is observed. Homogeneous distribution of the the invention ought also to be suitable for producing dry
pigment in the respective matrix is frequently di?icult if not preparations in the form, for example, of pellets, granules,
impossible to achieve. etc.
Instead of the pigment poWder, non-dusting pigment 15 Surprisingly it has been found that this object can be
formulations are used. These formulations are achieved by the provision of the pigment preparation of the
free-?oWing poWders, Where pearl lustre pigments are invention.
coated With polymers, as are described, for example, in The invention therefore provides a non-dusting homoge
DE-C-2603211, neous pigment preparation Which comprises
pigmented free-?oWing poWders having a loW moisture 20 240% by Weight of one or more effect pigments,
content, as are knoWn, for example, from DE-A-4139993, 0.5—60% by Weight of an aldehyde or ketonic resin,
pigmented poWders having a relatively high moisture 0.10—10% by Weight of a redispersing auxiliary, and, if
content, Which oWing to their ?oWable consistency are desired,
frequently referred to as pastes, or 40% by Weight of an organic solvent or solvent mixture.
dry preparations as precursors for printing inks, as are 25 Depending on its moisture content, the preparation of the
knoWn, for example, from EP 0 803 552. invention is a ?oWable paste or a moistened, free-?oWing
Pastes, and dry preparations prepared from them, are a poWder. Both paste and poWder are high suited to the
technical alternative to the dry or moistened poWders pro production of dry preparations, examples being granules,
vided they meet the folloWing general conditions: pellets, and briquettes. The dry preparations produced from
?oWable consistency 30 the pigment formulation of the invention are likewise pro
minimal dilatancy vided by the invention.
maximum pigment content Effect pigments used are pigments based on platelet
The components of the preparation/paste should be cho shaped, transparent or semitransparent substrates
sen such that the formulation is customiZed to suit the other comprising, for example, phyllosilicates, such as mica,
components of the respective coating system and is readily 35 synthetic mica, SiO2 ?akes, TiO2 ?akes, holographic
homogeneously distributed folloWing its introduction. pigments, talc, sericite, kaolin, or comprising glass or other
In addition to good compatibility With the other constitu silicatic materials Which are coated With coloured or colour
ents of the coating system, pigment preparations are less metal oxides, such as TiO2, titanium suboxides, titanium
required to exhibit high stability; that is, they must not tend oxynitrides, Fe2O3, Fe3O4, SnO2, Cr2O3, ZnO, CuO, NiO
toWards phase separation. This requirement is particularly 40 and other metal oxides, alone or in a mixture, in one uniform
important in the case of pigment preparations based on layer or in successive layers (multilayer pigments). Pearl
platelet-shaped pigments, since oWing to their structure such lustre pigments are knoWn, for example, from the German
pigments have a tendency to undergo caking on phase Patents and Patent Applications 14 67 468, 19 59 998, 20 09
separation and are di?icult to reagitate. Pigments based on 566, 22 14 454, 22 15 191, 22 44 298, 23 13 331, 25 22 572,
platelet-shaped substrates give rise to handling problems 45 31 37 808, 31 37 809, 31 51 343, 31 51 354, 31 51 355, 32
insofar as, oWing to the siZe and density of the pigments, 11 602, 32 35 017 and P 38 42 330 and are obtainable
they readily settle and may then cake together to form a very commercially, for example under the brand name Iriodin®
?rm sediment cake. This cake is generally di?icult to reagi from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, FRG. Particularly preferred
tate. It is particularly so in connection With the storage of pigment preparations comprise TiOZ/mica, Fe2O3/mica and/
varnishes, paints and printing inks and their processing. 50 or TiO2/Fe2O3 mica pigments. The SiO2 ?akes can be
Thus numerous methods have been developed, inter alia, coated, for example, as described in WO 93/08237 (Wet
in order to solve the problem of the incorporation and chemical coating) or DE-A 196 14 637 (CVD process).
handling of platelet-shaped pigments in coating composi The pigment preparations of the invention can comprise
tions. Reagitation can be facilitated by treating the coating one or more effect pigments. In many cases it is possible by
compositions With additives Which alternatively bring about 55 using at least tWo different effect pigments to obtain special
controlled ?occulation (house of cards effect), pseudoplastic colour effects and lustre effects. Preferred pigment prepara
and/or thixotropic behaviour, or steric and/or electrostatic tions comprise one or more effect pigments based on mica
repulsion of the pigments. HoWever, these additives may and/or SiO2 ?akes.
have an adverse effect on the quality of the coating. In The pigment preparation of the invention comprises pref
particular, the brightness in the case of effect pigments, and 60 erably 40—60% by Weight of effect pigments, in particular
the uniformity of the coating, may be impaired. 45—60% by Weight. Very particular preference is given to
In addition, homogeneous, stable distribution of the redis pigment preparations having a content of effect pigments o
persants in the pearl lustre pigment poWder is di?icult to more than 50% by Weight.
achieve, and/or the redispersant loses some of its activity in As a mandatory component the pigment preparation of the
the course of mixing. 65 invention comprises a ketonic and/or aldehyde resin in
The formulations With effect pigments that have been amounts of from 0.5 to 60% by Weight, preferably from 5 to
developed to date for use in coating systems, With a pigment 40% by Weight and, in particular, from 10 to 30% by Weight.
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All ketonic or aldehyde resins known to the person skilled Spherical particles based on SiO2 in a particle range of
in the art can be used, especially ketonic and aldehyde resins 3—10 pm are knoWn, for example, as materials for high
marketed under the brand name Laropal K80 and Laropal performance liquid chromatography and are marketed, for
A81 by BASF. example, as LiChrospher® by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,
Suitable ketonic resins are obtainable by alkali-catalyZed FRG. Such materials are preferably employed in monodis
self-condensation of ketones, for example cyclohexanone or perse form; that is, With a substantially uniform particle siZe.
methylcyclohexanone, or by cocondensation of ketones, Monodisperse spherical particles of this type based on SiO2,
such as acetone, butanone, acetophenone, cyclohexanone or TiO2 and ZrO2 are knoWn. Monodisperse SiO2, for example,
methylcyclohexanone, With formaldehyde. The resulting can be prepared in accordance With DE 36 16 133. HolloW
ketonic resins are non-hydrolyZable and pale neutral resins 10 glass beads are marketed, for example, under the trade name
Which generally soften Within the range 80—130° C. Suitable
aldehyde resins are polycondensation products obtainable Q-CEL by PQ Corporation, USA, or Scotchlite by 3M,
by treating aldehydes, especially acetaldehyde, With strong Frankfurt, FRG.
alkalis. In addition, the pigment preparation of the invention may
In accordance With the invention it is preferred to employ comprise surface-active substance, such as alkylsilanes,
those resins Which have a loW softening or melting point, 15 Which may also contain a further functional group, or
since in that case the preparations can be produced by an unsaturated or saturated fatty acids or ?uorosurfactants.
elegant melt process. On the other hand, hoWever, the Particular preference is given to the use of silane compounds
softening point must not be beloW room temperature, since of the formula (CnH2n+1)Si(OCmH2m+1)3, in Which n is 1—30
then blocking and de?cient How of the dry preparation in the and m is 1—10, as surface-active substances. Examples of
form, for example, of granules can be expected. 20 suitable silane compounds are n-hexyldecyltriethoxysilane
As a third mandatory component, the pigment preparation and n-octyldecyltriethoxysilane (Si 116 and Si 118,
of the invention comprises a redispersing auxiliary, prefer respectively, from Degussa AG, Frankfurt, FRG), and the
ably spherical particles, a polyacrylate or polymethacrylate, corresponding ?uoroalkylsilanes.
or ?briform particles With a ?bre length of 0.1—20 pm, in Further surface-active substances Which can be employed
amounts of from 0.1 to 10% by Weight, preferably from 0.05 25 are the saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, such as caproic,
to 5% by Weight and, in particular, from 0.01 to 3% by caprylic, capric, lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic, oleic and
Weight, based on the pigment. linoleic acid, and also mixtures of fatty acids.
The addition of a redispersing auxiliary in the form of In addition to the silane, the pigment preparation prefer
bulky particles, such as ?bres or spherical particles, for ably comprises in addition a surfactant or a fatty acid. The
example, prevents the effect pigments treated in accordance
With the process of the invention from lying on top of one
30 surface-active reagent may also be a mixture of silane, fatty
another to a notable extent as a result of the steric repulsion acids and/or surfactants. The pigment preparations can com
and so exerting strong adhesion. The result of this is that prise from 0.1 to 5% by Weight, preferably from 0.2 to 3%
1. the preparations of the invention are more stable, and by Weight and, in particular, from 0.5 to 2% by Weight of
2. oWing to the introduction of the redispersing aid into the surface-active substances, based on the pigment.
varnish or paint system by Way of the pigment 35 The pigment preparation of the invention may addition
preparation, the effect pigments undergo in some cases ally comprise from 0 to 40% by Weight of an organic solvent
very much sloWer settling in varnish and paint systems; or solvent mixture, preferably from 5 to 35% by Weight, in
in all cases, hoWever, the sediment is less hard, and no particular from 10 to 30% by Weight.
problems occur When the sediment is reagitated. The solvent component in the pigment preparation of the
All organic and inorganic ?bres that are knoWn to the 40 invention must be tailored to the ketonic resin and aldehyde
person skilled in the art and have a ?bre length of 0.1—20 pm resin in accordance With the art. For the preparation it is
can be used. Particularly suitable particles are all synthetic possible to employ all organic solvents. Examples of suit
?bres made, for example, from polyethylene, polyacrylates, able solvents are aromatic solvents, such as toluenes,
polypropylene, polyamides and cellulose ?bres, inorganic benZines, mineral oils, hydrocarbons, esters, long-chain
?bres, preferably silicon compounds, glass ?bres and, in 45 amines, vegetable oils, monohydric aliphatic alcohols, such
particular, the condensation products of modi?ed isocyan as those having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, examples being ethanol,
ates and mono- and diamines. butanol or isopropanol, or ketones, such as acetone or
These condensation products, Which are diurea deriva methyl ethyl ketone, or glycol ethers, such as propylene
tives and aminoureas having urethane groups, are knoWn as glycol monomethyl ether, propylene glycol monoethyl ether,
thixotropic agents and, together With a binder, are added to 50 or diols, such as ethylene glycol and propylene glycol, or
paints and varnishes in order to improve the running prop polyether diols, aliphatic triols and tetrols having 2 to 6
erties and the brushability. carbon atoms, such as trimethylolethane,
Redispersing auxiliaries Which can be used are all those trimethylolpropane, glycerol, 1,2,4-butanetriol, 1,2,6
diurea derivatives and urethane compounds knoWn to the hexanetriol and pentaerythritol, and also all other solvents
person skilled in the art, as are described, for example, in EP 55 from other classes of compound, and/or mixtures of the
0 198 519, DE 18 05 693.4 and in Organic Coatings: Science abovementioned solvents. Preference is given to the use of
and Technology, A. Heenriga, P. J. G. von Hemsbergen, pp. those solvents listed in Karsten, Lackrohstofftabellen, 8th
201—222, New York 1983. edition, 1987.
Suitable spherical materials are, in particular, holloW The production of the pigment preparation of the inven
glass, Wax or polymer beads made from vinyl resins, nylon, 60 tion takes place simply, by adding the ketonic resin and/or
silicone, epoxy resins, ole?in resins or polystyrenes, and aldehyde resin, With or Without an organic solvent or solvent
inorganic materials, such as TiO2, SiO2 or ZrO2, for mixture, the redispersing auxiliary and, if desired, further
example. Preference is given to the use of holloW beads, and additives simultaneously or in succession to the effect pig
also solid beads, having a particle siZe of from 0.05 to 150 ment or effect pigment mixture and subjecting this mixture
pm. With particular preference, holloW glass, Wax or poly 65 to gentle homogeniZation in a mixing device, in particular,
mer beads are employed in the pigment preparation of the an automatic disperser. Preferably, the pigment is introduced
invention. initially and ?rst pasted up With stirring With the solvent
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comprising the ketonic resin and/or aldehyde resin and has been found to exhibit particularly good redispersibility
possibly even at this stage the redispersant; subsequently, if When cellulose and/or cellulose compounds are employed as
desired, a further solution consisting of solvent, additives binders.
and the redispersing aid is added. If desired, a ?rst drying The integration of a redispersing aid ensures that even in
stage may be carried out even at this point, in Which case the the ?nished varnish and paint systems the pigment prepa
drying temperature can be betWeen 80° and 150°. rations of the invention are easy to stir and require no further
During or after its preparation, further customary addi improvement by the end formulator.
tives can be added to the pigment preparation of the The improved deagglomeration of the dry preparations
invention, examples being pH regulators, defoamers, Wet When incorporated into a binder, such as into a printing ink,
for example, is evident even With small amounts of spherical
ting agents, antisettling agents, levelling agents, siccatives 10
particles in the pigment preparation. For instance, even
or thixotropic agents. These are auxiliaries customary in the When using granules having a content of 0.5% by Weight of
coatings industry, Which may be present in the pigment spherical particles based on the dry pigment, the dissolution
preparation of the invention in an amount of from 0 to 10% rate is markedly increased and the stability of the printing
by Weight. ink is obtained more quickly (viscosity/hue).
In particular, it is also possible to add those substances 15 As a paste or as a dry preparation, the preparation of the
Which accelerate or assist the breakdoWn and dissolution of invention can be used for diverse applications. It is prefer
the pigment granules, examples being bulky spherical ably employed in coating systems from the sectors of
particles, such as holloW spheres or hemispheres. printing, especially offset printing and intaglio printing,
The resultant pigment preparation of the invention is a varnish and paint. With particular preference, the prepara
homogeneous poWder, or readily ?oWable pastes, With a 20 tion is applied as a precursor for coating compositions on
relatively high content of effect pigments. Because of the any desired substrate materials, examples being metals such
particularly high level of compatibility of the ketonic/ as iron, steel, aluminium, copper, bronZe, brass and metal
aldehyde resin, the pigment preparation of the invention is foils, and also metal-clad surfaces of glass, ceramic and
likeWise thoroughly compatible With customary commercial concrete, as Well as on Wood, e.g. furniture, clay, textile,
systems. Eurther features Which distinguish the preparation 25 paper, packaging materials, such as plastic containers, ?lms,
are its freedom from dust, ready dispersibility and or card, or on other materials for decorative and/or protec
redispersibility, high storage stability and good processing tive purposes.
properties, and it is therefore markedly superior to conven The invention therefore also provides for the use of the
tional pigment preparations. pigment preparation in formulations such as paints,
The ?oWable pigment preparation is very Well suited to 30 varnishes, printing inks and plastics.
the ?lling of tubes, and for extrusion. In order to produce dry The examples Which folloW are intended to illustrate the
preparations, the pigment preparation of the invention is invention in greater detail Without, hoWever, restricting it.
extruded or is compressed into a compact particle form by
EXAMPLES
other methods knoWn to the skilled Worker, for example, by
means of tableting, briquetting, pelletiZing, granulating, 35 Example 1
spray-granulating or extrusion, and may then be dried. The Pigment Granules for Solvent-based Intaglio Printing Inks
drying procedure generally takes place at temperatures from 1000 g of Iriodin® 123 (TiO2 mica pigment of particle
20° to 150° C., lasts for betWeen 0.5 and 4 h, and may siZe 5 to 25 pm from Merck KGaA, ERG) in a mixing
possibly be carried out under reduced pressure. Finally, if granulator RO2 from Eirich are admixed With a solution
desired, the dry preparation is classi?ed or comminuted. The 40 consisting of 250 g of Laropal A81 (aldehyde resin from
granules, for example, obtained in this Way are likeWise BASE, ERG) and 188 g of ethanol, and the constituents are
non-dusting and possess particle siZes in the range of then mixed thoroughly. In order to obtain a coarse particle
0.1—150 mm, preferably 0.1—20 mm, in particular 0.1—2 mm. siZe, a further 200 g of ethanol are added to the pigment
The storage and transportation of the dry preparations is less paste.
restricted and therefore highly unproblematic. 45 The resulting granules With particles siZes of 1—10 mm are
The dry preparations have the further advantage that they ?nally dried in a vacuum dryer at 80° C.
carry little or no liquid and are therefore of increased
Example 2
stability. Pigment Granules for Solvent-based Intaglio Printing Inks
These dry preparations can be incorporated into all bind
In analogy to Example 1, 1000 g of Iriodin® 123, 176.5
ers knoWn to the person skilled in the art for varnishes, 50
g of Laropal A81 and 300 g of ethanol are used to prepare
paints and printing inks, especially solvent-based systems. granules having a particle siZe of 0.1—3 mm.
OWing to the good compatibility of the ketonic resins and
aldehyde resins, suitable binder resins are those Which are Example 3
commonly added to paints and varnishes and are listed, for In a mixing granulator, Evactherm from Eirich, ?tted With
example, in Karsten, Lackrohstofftabellen, 8th edition, 55 a heating jacket, 30 kg of Iriodin® 123 and 7.5 kg of Laropal
1987. Suitable binders are all of those binders or binder A81 (BASE) are ?rst of all mixed homogeneously at a
mixtures that are customarily used for printing inks, temperature of 120° C. and, once uniform distribution is
examples being those based on cellulose, polyacrylate achieved, are granulated at an appropriate setting. The
resins, polymethacrylate resins, alkyd resins, polyester experimental material is cooled and discharged. The granu
resins, polyphenol resins, urea resins, melamine resins, 60 lar particles are betWeen 0.1 and 2 mm large and can be
polyterpene resins, polyvinyl resins, polyvinyl chloride dispersed in the solvent-based test binder at a comparable
resins, polyvinyl pyrrolidone resins, polystyrenes, rate to the granules of Example 2.
polyole?ns, indene-coumarone, hydrocarbon resins, ketonic
resins, aldehyde resins, aromatic-formaldehyde resins, car Example 4
bamic acid resins, sulphonamide resins, epoxy resins, poly 65 Analogous to Example 3, except that 300 g of holloW
urethanes and/or natural oils or derivatives of the substances glass beads (from 3M) are added as Well. The granulated
mentioned. The effect pigment preparation of the invention particles obtained can be dispersed very rapidly.
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Example 5 9. A dry preparation produced by shaping a non-dusting
homogenous pigment preparation according to claim 1 by
In an Evactherm mixing granulator from Eirich, ?tted tableting, briquetting, pelletiZing, granulating, spray
With a heating jacket, 300 kg of Iriodin® 123 are admixed
granulating or extruding.
?rst With 1.8 kg of an acetic acid solution (pH=3) and then
10. In the preparation of a formulation for use as a paint,
With a solution of 600 g of n-octyltrimethoxysilane (from
varnish, printing ink, or plastic, comprising bringing said
Degussa) in 1800 g of ethanol, after Which the components formulation into compact particle form and, optionally,
are mixed under a vacuum and dried.
freeing said formulation from solvent, the improvement
Subsequently, 7.5 kg of Laropal A81 are admixed and the Wherein said formulation contains a pigment preparation
mixture is granulated as described in Example 3. The 10 according to claim 1.
granular particles are betWeen 0.1 and 3 mm large and can 11. A non-dusting homogenous pigment preparation
be dispersed very rapidly in the solvent-based binder. according to claim 1 in the form of solvent-free, free-?oWing
Example 6
granules.
12. Apigment preparation according to claim 1, Wherein
In a mixing granulator, Evactherm from Eirich, ?tted With 15 said preparation is in the form of a ?oWable paste.
a heating jacket, 300 kg of Iriodin® 123 and 7.5 kg of 13. Apigment preparation according to claim 1, Wherein
Erkapol VP1880 ketonic resin (from LackharZWerke Robert said preparation is in the form of a moistened, free-?oWing
Kraemer) are ?rst of all mixed homogeneously at a tem poWder.
perature of 120° C. and, once uniform distribution is 14. Apigment preparation according to claim 1, Wherein
achieved, are granulated at an appropriate setting. The 20 said one or more effect pigments are selected from the group
experimental material is cooled and discharged. The granu consisting of effect pigments based on platelet-shaped,
lar particles are betWeen 0.1 and 2 mm large and can be transparent or semi-transparent substrates, Wherein said sub
dispersed in the solvent-based test binder at a comparable strates are selected from mica, synthetic mica, SiO2 ?akes,
rate to the granules of Example 2. TiO2 ?akes, A1203 ?akes, holographic pigments, talc,
25 sericite, kaolin, or silicate materials, Which are coated With
Example 7 one or more colored or colorless metal oxide layers.
Analogous to Example 6, except that 500 g of Setal SS50 15. Apigment preparation according to claim 1, Wherein
(?bres comprising diurea derivatives; from AkZo) are added said preparation contains 40—60% by Weight of one or more
in addition. The granular particles obtained can be dispersed effect pigments.
very rapidly and, folloWing a 2-Week stand test, the sedi 30 16. Apigment preparation according to claim 1, Wherein
mented pearl lustre pigment is particularly easy to reagitate. said preparation contains 5—40% by Weight of aldehyde
What is claimed is: resin or ketonic resin.
1. A non-dusting homogeneous pigment preparation com 17. Apigment preparation according to claim 1, Wherein
prising: said preparation contains 0.05—5% by Weight of a redispers
;40% by Weight of one or more effect pigments,
35 ing agent.
18. Apigment preparation according to claim 1, Wherein
0.5—60% by Weight of an aldehyde or ketonic resin, said preparation contains 5—35% by Weight of an organic
0.01—10% by Weight of a redispersing auxiliary, and solvent or solvent mixture.
0—40% by Weight of an organic solvent or solvent mix 19. Apigment preparation according to claim 1, Wherein
ture. 40 said resin is a ketonic resin.
2. A non-dusting homogeneous pigment preparation 20. Apigment preparation according to claim 19, Wherein
according to claim 1, Wherein said one or more effect said ketonic resin is obtained by alkali-catalysed self
pigments comprise a pearl lustre pigment, an SiO2 platelet condensation of cyclohexanone or methylcyclohexanone.
coated With one or more metal oxides, or combinations 21. Apigment preparation according to claim 19, Wherein
thereof. 45 said ketonic resin is obtained by co-condensation of acetone,
3. A non-dusting homogenous pigment preparation butanone, acetophenone, cyclohexanone or methylcyclo
according to claim 2, Wherein said pearl lustre pigment is a hexanone With formaldehyde.
TiOZ/mica pigment or Fe2O3 mica pigment. 22. Apigment preparation according to claim 1, Wherein
4. A non-dusting homogenous pigment preparation said resin is an aldehyde resin.
according to claim 2, Wherein said SiO2 platelet is coated 50 23. Apigment preparation according to claim 22, Wherein
With TiO2 and/or Fe2O3. said aldehyde resin is obtained by treating aldehydes With an
5. A non-dusting homogenous pigment preparation alkali.
according to claim 1, Wherein said ketonic resin is a cyclo 24. Apigment preparation according to claim 22, Wherein
hexanone resin. said aldehyde resin is obtained by treating acetaldehyde With
6. A non-dusting homogenous pigment preparation 55 an alkali.
according to claim 1, Wherein said redispersing auxiliary is 25. Apigment preparation according to claim 1, Wherein
a polyacrylate, a polymethacrylate, ?briform particles or said preparation further comprises, as a surface active agent,
spherical particles. a compound of the formula (CnH2n+1)Si(OCmH2m+1)3,
7. A pigment preparation according to claim 6, Wherein Wherein n is 1—30 and m is 1—10.
said redispersing auxiliary is spherical particles having a 60 26. Apigment preparation according to claim 1, Wherein
particle siZe of 0.05 to 150 pm. said preparation further comprises, as a surface active agent,
8. A non-dusting homogenous pigment preparation caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, myristic
according to claim 1, further comprising one or more acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linolaic acid, or
additional components selected from the group consisting of combinations thereof.
defoamers, surface-active substances, Wetting agents, anti 65 27. A coating composition or ink composition comprising
settling agents, leveling agents, siccatives, thixotropic a pigment preparation according to claim 1 and a binder
agents and combinations thereof. comprising cellulose, polyacrylate, polymethacrylayte,
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alkyd, polyester, polyphenol, urea, melamine, polyterpene, drying the resultant mixture at 80—150° C.,
polyvinyl, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylpyrrolidone, extruding or consolidating the resultant mixture to form
polystyrene, polyole?n, indene-coumarone, carbamic acid, compact particles and optionally drying the resultant
sulfanimide, or epoxy resins.
28. A pigment preparation according to claim 1, Wherein 5 particles at 20—150° C. under reduced pressure, and
said preparation is prepared by classifying the particles to a particle siZe of 0.1—150 pm.
combining the effect pigment With the solvent or solvent
mixture, resin, and redispersing auxiliary With stirring, * * * * *