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Hans Bornmann

Heinrich Linden

Bernd Wegemund

Bernd Fabry

Wolfgang Gress

Robert Piorr

Jochen Heidrich

Frank Clasen

Horst Ritterbex

The sulfonation of epoxidized ricinoleic acid glycerides with a dry stream of gaseous sulfur trioxide diluted with a carrier gas, followed by a reaction of the sulfonated reaction product with nucleophiles, leads to salt-free and anhydrous products showing surface-active properties.

Process for the preparation of reaction products of epoxidized

In the process for the preparation of high concentration, low-viscosity liquid pigment pastes comprising mixing pigments, a substantially non-volatile liquid organic media, a suspension assistant, and, optionally, fillers, the improvement consisting of using acidic reaction products of the reaction of:

Assistants for the preparation of pigment pastes and high-concentration,

Dispersion adjuvants are described comprising .beta.-hydroxyalkyl esters of the formula ##STR1## wherein the R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent hydrogen or alkyl with 1 to 21 carbon atoms, in which at least one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is alkyl and the sum of the carbon atoms in R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 ranges from 6 to 22, and wherein R.sub.3 represents alkyl with 1 to 8 carbon atoms, optionally substituted with 1 to 2 hydroxyl groups and/or interrupted by 1 to 2 ether bridges, as well as the adducts of compounds of Formula I with alkylene oxides, preferably ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide. The dispersion adjuvants are coated on pigment and filler materials for paints and lacquers. The coating is applied before or during the dispersion of the materials in the paint or lacquer media or vehicle.

Dispersing of pigments

A process for improving the dispersibility of inorganic pigments and fillers which comprises contacting said pigments and fillers with esters of aliphatic carboxylic acids having 4 to 22 carbon atoms with tertiary alkylolamines, and recovering a highly dispersible pigment or filler.

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Dusseldorf, Germany

Hans Bornmann