Kerr-mcgee Chemical, LLC

John R Brand

Phillip M Story

Thomas Ian Brownbridge

Roger A Baldwin

James W Kauffman

Kelly A Green

Pigmentary titanium dioxide having a high durability when used in paint or the like exposed to solar radiation and methods of producing such pigmentary titanium dioxide are provided. The durable pigmentary titanium dioxide of the invention is comprised of rutile titanium dioxide particles having cerium oxide and dense amorphous silica deposited thereon. The particles preferably also have an outer coating of hydrous alumina deposited thereon.

Durable pigmentary titanium dioxide and methods of producing the same

Improved alumina-coated inorganic pigments having a first coating of boehmite alumina, a second coating of amorphous alumina, and a third coating of boehmite alumina which exhibit good durability, dispersibility, and optical properties in plastic compositions are disclosed. Also disclosed is a process whereby an aqueous slurry of an alumina-containing inorganic pigment is milled to achieve a particular particle size distribution, a first coating of boehmite alumina is precipitated onto the pigment material within a first pH range, a second amount of an alumina coating agent is added to the aqueous slurry within a second pH range to obtain a second coating of amorphous alumina over the first boehmite alumina coating, and then the pH of the slurry is adjusted to a third pH range thus forming a third boehmite alumina coating over the second amorphous alumina coating.

Durable pigments for plastic

An improved process is provided for preparing durable titanium dioxide pigments having discrete layers of silica and alumina deposited thereon. The improved process includes careful control of the operating conditions of pH end temperature of a slurry of titanium dioxide pigment during the addition of the coating materials to the slurry and the deposition of the silica and alumina onto the pigment.

Process for producing durable titanium dioxide pigment

The present invention is directed to a process for preparing free flowing powders of nonpigmentary titanium dioxide granular aggregates. The process comprises the providing of dried preforms of flocculated pigmentary titanium dioxide and the comminution thereof to powders of granular aggregates of enhanced bulk density and predetermined particle size.

Nonpigmentary titanium dioxide powders

Chemically inert pigmentary zinc oxide compositions, useful in producing UV light stable polymeric resin compositions are prepared by wet treatment of chemically reactive zinc oxide base pigments utilizing a process wherein chemically inert organic or inorganic coatings are deposited thereon.

Chemically inert pigmentary zinc oxides

There are provided titanium dioxide pigments characterized by improved gloss developing and dispersibility properties in surface coating vehicles and reduced tendencies to adsorb moisture. Said titanium dioxide pigments comprise pigmentary titanium dioxide particles having deposited thereon a treating agent comprising at least one amine salt of a polyprotic acid having pK.sub.a1 value greater than about 2.5 and a water solubility at 20.degree. C. of at least 2.0 weight percent and an alkanolamine having a pK.sub.b1 greater than about 4.4.

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John R Brand