Claims
- 1. A process for preparing conditioned titanium dioxide pigments comprising
(a) during pigment finishing, admixing the following components to form a conditioned pigment:
(1) a crude titanium dioxide pigment material; (2) at least about 0.1% by weight, relative to the inorganic pigment, of one or more copolymer dispersants; and (3) an optional processing liquid in which the inorganic pigment is substantially insoluble; and (b) isolating the conditioned inorganic pigment as dry powder.
- 2. A process according to claim 1 wherein the mixture additionally comprises
(4) one or more processing aids; and/or (5) one or more surface treatment additives.
- 3. A process according to claim 1 wherein the pigment is rutile titanium dioxide pigment.
- 4. The process according to claim 1, wherein the copolymer dispersant is an acrylic copolymer.
- 5. A process according to claim 4 wherein the acrylic copolymer dispersant contains at least one polymerized monomer having an acid, phosphate, or amine functionality in an adsorbing segment.
- 6. A process according to claim 4 wherein the acrylic copolymer is a block copolymer having at least one pigment absorbing segment and at least one stabilizing segment, wherein the pigment absorbing segment includes at least one polymerized monomer having acid, phosphate or amine functionality.
- 7. A process according to claim 6 wherein the acrylic copolymer is formed from polymerized (meth)acrylic monomers.
- 8. A process according to claim 6 wherein the acrylic polymer is prepared by group transfer polymerization techniques.
- 9. A process according to claim 6 wherein the block copolymer contains hydroxyl groups in the stabilizing segment.
- 10. A process according to claim 4 wherein the acrylic copolymer is a graft copolymer having a macromonomer side chain grafted onto a polymer backbone, wherein either the backbone or the macromonomer includes at least one polymerized monomer having acid, phosphate, or amine functionality.
- 11. A process according to claim 10 wherein the acrylic copolymer is formed from polymerized (meth)acrylic monomers.
- 12. A process according to claim 10 wherein the acrylic copolymer is prepared by special chain transfer techniques.
- 13. A process according to claim 10 wherein the graft copolymer contains hydroxyl groups on the backbone and/or the macromonomer.
- 14. A process according to claim 1 wherein admixing is accomplished by spray drying.
- 15. A process according to claim 1 wherein admixing is accomplished by micronizing.
- 16. A process according to claim 1 wherein the admixing is accomplished by injector treating.
- 17. A pigment composition prepared according to the process of claim 1.
- 18. A pigmented coating composition containing as pigment a pigment composition prepared according to claim 1.
- 19. Aqueous pigment dispersions comprising a conditioned inorganic pigment prepared by the process according to claim 1 in an aqueous liquid medium.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/307 (filed Jul. 23, 2001), which is incorporated by reference herein for all purposes as if fully set forth.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60307214 |
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