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Absorption Pigment Cores for Pearlescent Pigments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Marián Matejdes Open the ORCID record for Marián Matejdes [Opens in a new window] ,
Josef Hausner ,
Michael Grüner ,
Günter Kaupp  and
Josef Breu
Marián Matejdes*
Affiliation:
Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie I, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440, Bayreuth, Germany
Josef Hausner
Affiliation:
Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie I, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440, Bayreuth, Germany
Michael Grüner
Affiliation:
ECKART GmbH, D-91235, Hartenstein, Germany
Günter Kaupp
Affiliation:
ECKART GmbH, D-91235, Hartenstein, Germany
Josef Breu
Affiliation:
Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie I, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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*E-mail address of corresponding author: Marian.Matejdes@unibayreuth.de
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Abstract

A lustrous appearance and interference-based colors make pearlescent pigments attractive for use in applications such as automotive paints, plastics, consumer electronics, and cosmetics. A combination of interference and absorption in the visible light spectrum improves significantly the hiding power as well as the color strength of pearlescent pigments while potentially extending their color range. The aim of the present study was to introduce synthetic fluorohectorites, having an appreciable diameter (~20 μm) and aspect ratio (~1000), as promising colored cores for pearlescent pigments. Fluorohectorites can adopt a variety of colors by ion-exchange reaction with cationic organic dyes of high absorption coefficient. Unlike related dye-exchanged natural montmorillonite clays, which undergo acid activation accompanied by release of dye at low pH, as is required for subsequent coating with TiO2 in an environment with low pH and elevated temperature, no leaching was observed with dye-exchanged synthetic fluorohectorites ([Na0.5]int.[Mg2.5Li0.5]oct.[Si4]tet.O10F2). Due to its significantly greater layer charge, more organic dye molecules were adsorbed per volume of the fluorohectorite than for montmorillonite. Consequently, the free volume available in the interlayer space for H3O+ diffusion was less for synthetic fluorohectorite than for montmorillonite. Acid attack via interlayer space was, therefore, retarded significantly for fluorohectorite. Acid attack from the external edges of synthetic fluorohectorites was in the range of conventionally applied mica pigment core (fluorophlogopite, ([K]int.[Mg3]oct.[AlSi3]tet.O10(F,OH)2) because of the comparable large diameter of the platelets. Montmorillonite, however, occurs with particle diameters typically <200 nm and the much increased relative contribution of edges to the total surface area also makes them more prone to acid attack and concomitant leaching. Aside from leaching stability, the confinement of organic dyes in the interlayer space restricts rotational and vibrational motions, which in turn stabilizes the dyes typically by ~100°C against thermal decomposition as compared to chloride salts of the dyes.

Keywords

Absorption coresAcid stabilityNatural montmorillonitePearlescent pigmentsSynthetic fluorohectoriteThermal stability
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Original Paper
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 68 , Issue 5 , October 2020 , pp. 428 - 435
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Copyright © Clay Minerals Society 2020

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