WO2003006558A2 - Multilayer pigments based on glass flakes - Google Patents

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WO2003006558A2
WO2003006558A2 PCT/EP2002/007219 EP0207219W WO03006558A2 WO 2003006558 A2 WO2003006558 A2 WO 2003006558A2 EP 0207219 W EP0207219 W EP 0207219W WO 03006558 A2 WO03006558 A2 WO 03006558A2
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  • the present invention relates to multilayer pigments based on glass flakes, to a method for the production of such pigments and their use in plastics, paints, coatings, powder coatings, inks, printing inks, glasses, ceramic products, agriculture foils, for laser-marking of papers and plastics and in cosmetic formulations.
  • Multilayer interference pigments with alternating layers of high and low refractive index are known. They differ in respect of the carrier material and of the material of the individual layers, and in the preparation process.
  • the layers are prepared either by precipitation in a wet process or by vapor deposition or sputtering under vacuum.
  • the layers applied to the carrier or to a release layer are all optically active and contribute to the development of the interference colors.
  • U.S. P. 4,434,010 discloses a multilayer interference pigment consisting of a central layer of a reflective metal, such as aluminum, and alternating layers of two transparent dielectric materials of high and low refractive index respectively, such as titanium dioxide and silicon dioxide, for example.
  • This multilayer pigment is used preferably for counterfeit- protected products like securities or banknotes.
  • JP H7-759 discloses a multilayer interference pigment with metallic lustre, for which a substrate is coated with alternate layers of titanium dioxide and silicon dioxide.
  • the substrate comprises flakes of aluminum, gold or silver, or of mica or glass, with a coating of metals.
  • the depth effect which is characteristic of and desired for interference pigments, however, cannot be generated. This is because of the total reflection of the light at the metal layer which forms the core. Consequently, the interference effect remains limited to the layers which are located on top of the metal layer.
  • U.S. P. 3,438,796 and U.S. P. 5,135,812 describe, for example, metal lustre pigments having a central essentially non-transparent aluminum film coated on both sides in alternation with dielectric films of low refractive index, such as silicon dioxide or magnesium fluoride, and with partially transparent metal films, such as films of chromium or aluminum, for example. Owing to the preparation process, the central metal film of these pigments is coated only on the top and bottom sides of the platelets, while the side areas constitute broken edges and lie open towards the medium.
  • dielectric films of low refractive index such as silicon dioxide or magnesium fluoride
  • partially transparent metal films such as films of chromium or aluminum
  • JP 1992/93206 claims lustre pigments on the basis of glass flakes or mica particles which are covered with a reflecting metal layer and with alternating layers of SiO 2 and TiO 2 .
  • Disadvantages of this invention are the technically very complex and costly preparation process and the frequent difficulty in reproducing the pigments in the desired product quality.
  • U.S. P. 3,331 ,699 discloses that glass flakes may be coated with a translucent layer of particles of metal oxide having a high index of refraction, such as titanium dioxide, provided there is first deposited on the glass flakes a nucleating substance which is insoluble in the acidic solution from which the translucent layer of metal oxide is deposited.
  • the patent does not mention that smooth transparent films, not particles, are necessary for quality interference pigments to be developed.
  • the patent teaches that the nature of the glass is not critical, but that the presence of the nucleated surface is critical.
  • U.S. Patent 5,436,077 teaches a glass flake substrate which has a metal covering layer on which is formed a dense protective covering layer of a metal oxide such as titanium dioxide.
  • a metal oxide such as titanium dioxide.
  • the nature of the glass is unimportant, the metallic coating provides the desired appearance and
  • the overcoating of the metal oxide is present to protect the metallic layer from corrosive environments.
  • EP 0 289 240 B1 discloses the manufacturing of extremely thin glass flakes at reasonable costs. According to the claimed process the glass flakes can be made in any desired composition, e. g., from pure Si0 2 and also in any thickness tailored for the intended application down to below
  • an interference pigment which is based on multiply coated glass flakes and comprises a particular arrangement of 30 optically functional layers by means of which particular optical effects are achieved.
  • the invention therefore provides interference pigments on the basis of multiply coated glass flakes which contain at least three alternating layers 5 with a high and a low refractive index.
  • the layer structure is as of follows:
  • the invention also provides the pigments of the invention for the use in paints, lacquers, printing inks, plastics, agricultural foils, ceramic materials, glasses and cosmetic formulations and for the use in laser-marking of papers and plastics.
  • Suitable glass flakes preferably prepared according to EP 0 289 240 B1 are characterized in that they contain an average particle size in the range of 5 -1000 ⁇ m, preferably in the range of 5 - 150 ⁇ m.
  • Preferred glass flakes have an average particle size in the range of 5 - 150 ⁇ m and a thickness of 0.1 - 0.8 ⁇ m, preferably of 0.2 - 0.5 ⁇ m.
  • the aspect ratio of glass flakes is in the range of 10 - 300, preferably in the range of 50 - 200.
  • the glass flakes can be coated in the same way as conventional pearl lustre pigments.
  • Coatings with a metal oxide may be accomplished by any known methods, such as hydrolysis of a metal salt by heating or under alkaline conditions, which deposits hydrated metal oxide, followed by calcination. In general, the procedure involves the dispersing of the thin glass flake particles and combining that dispersion with a precursor which forms a hydrous metal oxide film coating on the flakes.
  • Materials particularly suitable for the coating (C) of high refractive index are colorless or colored metal oxides such as TiO 2 , Fe 2 0 3 , TiFe 2 O5, Fe 3 O 4 ,
  • the TiO 2 layers additionally can contain absorbing material, e.g. carbon, or coated therewith. Also of particular interest are multiply coated glass flakes whose Ti0 2 coating (C) is partially reduced and which as well as unchanged TiO 2 contains reduced titanium species having oxidation states from ⁇ 4 to 2 (lower oxides as
  • Ti 3 O 5 Ti 2 0 3 through TiO, titanium oxynitrides and also titanium nitride). It is also possible to use colorless high refractive materials, for example metal oxides such as zirconium dioxide, in particular titanium dioxide, which have been colored with selectively absorbing colorants, by incorporation of colorants in the metal oxide layer, by doping thereof with selectively absorbing metal cations or by coating the metal oxide layer with a colorant like for example prussian blue or carmine.
  • the thickness of the layer (C) is 10 - 550 nm, preferably 15 - 400 nm and, in particular, 20 - 350 nm.
  • the layer packet of (A) + (B) may be present up to four times in the pigment of the invention, there are other preferred embodiments.
  • the pigment of the invention may have a further absorbing or nonabsorbing layer [(S1 ), (A1), (B1), (C1 )].
  • the thickness of the interlayers is 1 - 50 nm, preferably 1 - 40 nm and, in particular, 1- 30 nm.
  • the inventive pigments may contain a plurality of identical or different combinations (layer packets) of (A) + (B).
  • the multilayer coated glass flakes obtained in this way are characterised in that at least three homogeneous layers are surrounding the uniform thin glass flakes.
  • the pigments of the invention are easy to produce by virtue of the generation of three or more interference layers of high and low refractive index, precisely defined thickness and smooth surface on the thin glass flakes.
  • the sequences of high refractive index layers in the multilayer stack can be arranged arbitrary as long as a low refractive index layer is present in between.
  • the metal oxide layers are preferably applied by wet-chemical means, it being possible to use the wet-chemical coating techniques developed for the production of pearl lustre pigments; techniques of this kind are described, for example, in DE 14 67 468, DE 19 59 988, DE 20 09 566, DE 22 14 545, DE 22 15 191 , DE 22 44 298, DE 23 13 331 , DE 25 22 572, DE 31 37 808, DE 31 37 809, DE 31 51 343, DE 31 51 354, DE 31 51 355, DE 32 11 602, DE 32 35 017, DE 38 42 330 or else in further patent documents and other publications.
  • aqueous titanium salt solution is added slowly to a suspension of the substrate to be coated, heated to about 50 - 100 °C, and a substantially constant pH of about 0.5 - 5 is maintained by simultaneous metered addition of a base, for example aqueous ammonia solution or aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution. As soon as the desired layer thickness of the TiO 2 precipitate has been reached, the addition of both titanium salt solution and base is terminated.
  • a base for example aqueous ammonia solution or aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution.
  • the preferred designs for the inventive multilayer pigments are:
  • the effect pigments of the present invention are advantageously useful for many purposes, such as the coloring of plastics, glasses, ceramic products, agricultural foils, decorative cosmetic formulations and in particular coatings, especially automotive coatings, and inks, including printing inks. All customary printing processes can be employed, for example offset printing, intaglio printing, bronzing, flexographic printing.
  • the pigment mixture of the invention is simple and easy to handle.
  • the pigment mixture can be incorporated into the system in which it is used by simple stirring. Laborious milling and dispersing of the pigments is not necessary.
  • the coated glass flakes of the invention can be used for pigmenting and/or coating materials, printing inks, plastics, agricultural films, button pastes, for the coating of seed, for the coloring of food, coatings of medicaments or cosmetic formulations.
  • concentration of the pigments in the system in which it is to be used is generally between 0.01 and 50 % by weight, preferably between 0.1 and 5 % by weight, based on the overall solids content of the system. This concentration is generally dependent on the specific application.
  • Plastics comprising the pigment mixture of the invention in amounts of 0.1 to 50 % by weight, in particular from 0.5 to 7 % by weight, are frequently notable for a particular brilliance.
  • the pigment is incorporated into the printing ink in amounts of 2 - 50 % by weight, preferably 5 - 30 % by weight and in particular 8 - 15 % by weight.
  • the invention likewise provides pigment preparations comprising multilayer coated glass flakes, optionally effect pigments, binders and, if desired, additives, said preparations being in the form of substantially solvent-free, free-flowing powders or granules. Such granules contain up to 95 % by weight of the inventive pigments.
  • the present invention therefore also provides formulations containing the pigments of the invention.
  • Coating with SiO 2 is then carried out by adding 3 ml/min of dilute sodium silicate solution (from 7.3 g of sodium silicate solution with 8 % Na and
  • the pigment obtained has an intense green interference color.
  • the division of the TiO 2 layers is as follows: 1 st layer: about 170 nm
  • Total layer about 260 nm.
  • the thickness of the SiO 2 interlayer is about 5 nm.
  • 100 g glass flakes with a maximum diameter of 40 ⁇ m (average 22 ⁇ m) and an average thickness of 0.5 ⁇ m (refractive index 1.5) are suspended in 2 I of deionized water.
  • the suspension is heated to 75 °C, adjusted to a pH of 1.8 with dilute hydrochloric acid, first of all coated with Sn0 2 by adding 3.3 ml/min of SnCI 4 solution (from 2.2 g of SnCI 4 and 7.5 ml of cone. hydrochloric acid in 100 ml of deionized water).
  • the pH is held constant using 32 % sodium hydroxide solution.
  • Triethanolamine Triethanolamine 0,50 % (1)
  • Isopropyl myristate Isopropyl Myristate 8,00 % (4)
  • phase C Heat all ingredients of phase C to 75 °C while stirring until everything is melted. Add Blanose and Veegum separately to cold water of phase B under high agitation (Turrax). Heat to 75 °C and add the remaining ingredients of phase B and mix until the mixture is smooth and uniform. Add ingredients of phase A. At 75 °C incorporate phase C into phase A/B and homogenize for 2 min. Add phase D at 40 °C. Cool down to room temperature while stirring and adjust pH to 6,0 - 6,5 einstellen (e.g. citric acid solution).
  • pH e.g. citric acid solution
  • PE-HD polyethylene
  • adhesion agent 1 kg
  • 10 kg of polyethylene (PE-HD) granules are uniformly wetted in a tumble mixer with 2 g of adhesion agent.
  • 10 g coated glass flakes according to Example 4 and 2 g of Iriodin LS 825 conductive pigment from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany with a particle size ⁇ 15 ⁇ m are added and the components are mixed for 2 minutes.

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The present invention relates to multilayer pigments based on glass flakes and to a method for the production of such pigments. The resulting pigment can be used in any application for which pearlescent pigments have been heretofore used such as, for example, in plastics, paints, inks, cosmetic formulations, coatings including solvent or waterborne automotive paint systems, powder coatings, inks and agriculture foils, for the laser-marking of papers and plastics.

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Multilayer pigments based on glass flakes
The present invention relates to multilayer pigments based on glass flakes, to a method for the production of such pigments and their use in plastics, paints, coatings, powder coatings, inks, printing inks, glasses, ceramic products, agriculture foils, for laser-marking of papers and plastics and in cosmetic formulations.
Lustre pigments or special-effect pigments are employed in numerous fields in industry, especially in the sector of automotive finishes, in decorative coatings, in plastics, in paints, in printing inks and in cosmetic formulations.
Multilayer interference pigments with alternating layers of high and low refractive index are known. They differ in respect of the carrier material and of the material of the individual layers, and in the preparation process. The layers are prepared either by precipitation in a wet process or by vapor deposition or sputtering under vacuum. The layers applied to the carrier or to a release layer are all optically active and contribute to the development of the interference colors.
U.S. P. 4,434,010 discloses a multilayer interference pigment consisting of a central layer of a reflective metal, such as aluminum, and alternating layers of two transparent dielectric materials of high and low refractive index respectively, such as titanium dioxide and silicon dioxide, for example. This multilayer pigment is used preferably for counterfeit- protected products like securities or banknotes.
JP H7-759 discloses a multilayer interference pigment with metallic lustre, for which a substrate is coated with alternate layers of titanium dioxide and silicon dioxide. The substrate comprises flakes of aluminum, gold or silver, or of mica or glass, with a coating of metals. The depth effect which is characteristic of and desired for interference pigments, however, cannot be generated. This is because of the total reflection of the light at the metal layer which forms the core. Consequently, the interference effect remains limited to the layers which are located on top of the metal layer.
Furthermore, the lack of transparency of the substrate greatly restricts options for combinations with further pigments in applications-related formulations.
U.S. P. 3,438,796 and U.S. P. 5,135,812 describe, for example, metal lustre pigments having a central essentially non-transparent aluminum film coated on both sides in alternation with dielectric films of low refractive index, such as silicon dioxide or magnesium fluoride, and with partially transparent metal films, such as films of chromium or aluminum, for example. Owing to the preparation process, the central metal film of these pigments is coated only on the top and bottom sides of the platelets, while the side areas constitute broken edges and lie open towards the medium.
DE 44 05 494, DE 44 37 753, DE 195 16 181 and DE 195 15 988 disclose lustre pigments prepared by coating metal platelets, especially aluminum flakes, with metal oxide layers of low refractive index, such as with a silicon dioxide layer, and with non-selectively absorbing metal oxide layers or metal layers of high refractive index, using CVD or wet chemical techniques.
Lustre pigments based on metal substrates frequently have good properties, including good hiding , but the result on application, such as in the paint, for example, is a "hard" metallic lustre, which is frequently undesired.
Lustre pigments based on transparent platelet-shaped substrates which do not have this "hard" metallic lustre are the subject of WO 93/12182.
Mica flakes are covered with a metal oxide layer of high refractive index, such as TiO2, and with a nonselectively absorbing layer. Depending on the thickness of the TiO2 layer, when viewed straight on these pigments exhibit a particular interference colour which becomes increasingly weaker as the viewing angle becomes more oblique and which finally flips to gray or black. The interference color does not change, but a decrease is found in the color saturation.
JP 1992/93206 claims lustre pigments on the basis of glass flakes or mica particles which are covered with a reflecting metal layer and with alternating layers of SiO2 and TiO2.
EP 0 753 545 A2 discloses lustre pigments based on multiply coated, non- metallic, platelet-shaped substrates which are of high refractive index and which are at least partially transparent to visible light and have at least one layer assembly comprising a colorless coating of low refractive index and a reflective coating which absorbs selectively or nonselectively.
Disadvantages of this invention are the technically very complex and costly preparation process and the frequent difficulty in reproducing the pigments in the desired product quality.
U.S. P. 3,331 ,699 discloses that glass flakes may be coated with a translucent layer of particles of metal oxide having a high index of refraction, such as titanium dioxide, provided there is first deposited on the glass flakes a nucleating substance which is insoluble in the acidic solution from which the translucent layer of metal oxide is deposited. The patent does not mention that smooth transparent films, not particles, are necessary for quality interference pigments to be developed. The patent teaches that the nature of the glass is not critical, but that the presence of the nucleated surface is critical. It is further stated that there are only a small number of metal oxide compounds which are insoluble in the acidic solution and capable of forming a nucleated surface on the glass flakes; tin oxide and a fibrous boehmite form of alumina monohydrate are the only two such materials disclosed. As demonstrated in the examples below, products prepared according to the teachings of this patent are poor in quality.
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U.S. Patent 5,436,077 teaches a glass flake substrate which has a metal covering layer on which is formed a dense protective covering layer of a metal oxide such as titanium dioxide. In this patent, the nature of the glass is unimportant, the metallic coating provides the desired appearance and
' Q the overcoating of the metal oxide is present to protect the metallic layer from corrosive environments.
For the preparation of pearlescent pigments the transparency and the -15 thickness of the platy substrate are very important. For the first time EP 0 289 240 B1 discloses the manufacturing of extremely thin glass flakes at reasonable costs. According to the claimed process the glass flakes can be made in any desired composition, e. g., from pure Si02 and also in any thickness tailored for the intended application down to below
20 1.0 μm.
It is an object of the present invention to overcome the problems of the prior art and to provide novel multilayer pigments which have 25 advantageous application properties.
Surprisingly, an interference pigment has now been found which is based on multiply coated glass flakes and comprises a particular arrangement of 30 optically functional layers by means of which particular optical effects are achieved.
The invention therefore provides interference pigments on the basis of multiply coated glass flakes which contain at least three alternating layers 5 with a high and a low refractive index. Preferably the layer structure is as of follows:
(A) a coating having a refractive index n > 1.8,
(B) a coating having a refractive index n < 1.8, and
(C) a coating having a high refractive index n > 1.8
and, if desired,
(D) an outer protective layer.
The invention also provides the pigments of the invention for the use in paints, lacquers, printing inks, plastics, agricultural foils, ceramic materials, glasses and cosmetic formulations and for the use in laser-marking of papers and plastics.
Preferred glass flakes have a thickness of less than 1 μm, preferably < 0.8 μm. Especially preferred are glass flakes with a thickness of < 0.5 μm. Glass can be classified for example as A glass, C glass, E glass, ECR glass. For the present invention quartz glass is preferred but this glass is very expensive.
Suitable glass flakes preferably prepared according to EP 0 289 240 B1 are characterized in that they contain an average particle size in the range of 5 -1000 μm, preferably in the range of 5 - 150 μm. Preferred glass flakes have an average particle size in the range of 5 - 150 μm and a thickness of 0.1 - 0.8 μm, preferably of 0.2 - 0.5 μm. The aspect ratio of glass flakes is in the range of 10 - 300, preferably in the range of 50 - 200.
The glass flakes can be coated in the same way as conventional pearl lustre pigments. Coatings with a metal oxide may be accomplished by any known methods, such as hydrolysis of a metal salt by heating or under alkaline conditions, which deposits hydrated metal oxide, followed by calcination. In general, the procedure involves the dispersing of the thin glass flake particles and combining that dispersion with a precursor which forms a hydrous metal oxide film coating on the flakes.
The thickness of the individual layers of high and low refractive index on the base substrate is essential for the optical properties of the pigment. For a pigment with intensive interference colors, the thickness of the individual layers must be adjusted precisely with respect to one another.
If n is the refractive index of a thin layer and d its thickness, the interference colour of this layer is defined by the product n ' d (n d = optical thickness). The colors which result from such a film under perpendicular light incidence in reflected light result from an intensification of the light of wavelength
4 λ = n - d 2N-1
and by an attenuation of the light of wavelength
λ = — n - d
N
where N is a positive integer.
The variation in color which results with increasing film thickness is a consequence of the intensification or attenuation of certain light wavelengths through interference. If two or more layers in a multilayer pigment possess the same optical thickness, the color of the reflected light becomes more intense as the number of layers increases. In addition, it is possible through an appropriate choice of layer thickness to achieve a particularly strong variation of color as a function of the viewing angle. A pronounced, so-called color flop is developed. The thickness of the individual layers, preferably metal oxide layers, irrespective of their refractive index, depends on the field of use and is generally from 10 to
1000 nm, preferably from 15 to 800 nm and, in particular, 20 to 600 nm.
The multilayer pigments of the invention preferably feature a coating (A) of high refractive index in combination with a colorless coating (B) of low refractive index and located thereon a coating of high refractive index. The pigments can comprise two or more, identical or different combinations of layer assemblies, although preference is given to covering the substrate with only one layer assembly (A) + (B) + (C). In order to make the color flop more intense the pigment of the invention may comprise up to 4 layer assemblies, although the thickness of the combined layers on the substrate should not exceed 3 μm.
The glass particles can be coated with three or more layers, preferably with 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 layers from the group consisting of metal oxides, metal suboxides, metal fluorides, metal oxyhalides, metal sulfides, metal chalcogenides, metal nitrides, metal oxynitrides, metal carbides, or mixtures thereof. Especially preferred are glass flakes coated with 3, 5 or 7 layers. The layer packet (A) and (B) may be present in the standard layer assembly (A) + (B) + (C) up to four times.
The layer (A) of high refractive index has a refractive index n > 1.8, preferably n > 2.1. Materials suitable as the layer material (A) are all materials known to the skilled worker which are of high refractive index, are filmlike and can be applied homogeneously to the substrate particles.
Particularly suitable materials are metal oxides, metal sulfides or metal oxide mixtures, such as TiO2l Fe2O3, TiFe2O5, Fe3O , BiOCI, CoO, C03O4,
Cr2O3, VO2, V2O3, Sn(Sb)O2, ZrO2, ZnO or SnO2, iron titanates, iron oxide hydrates, titanium suboxides (reduced titanium species having oxidation states from < 4 to 2) bismuth vanadate, cobalt aluminate, and also mixtures or mixed phases of these compounds with one another or with other metal oxides.
Metal sulfide coatings are preferably selected from sulfides of tin, silver, lanthanum, rare earth metals, preferably cerium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, iron, cobalt and/or nickel.
The thickness of the layer (A) is 10 - 550 nm, preferably 15 - 400 nm and, in particular, 20 - 350 nm.
Colorless materials of low refractive index suitable for the coating (B) are preferably metal oxides or the corresponding oxide hydrates, such as Si02, MgF2, Al203, AIO(OH), B203 or a mixture of these metal oxides, The thickness of the layer (B) is 10 - 1000 nm, preferably 20 - 800 nm and, in particular 30 - 600 nm.
Materials particularly suitable for the coating (C) of high refractive index are colorless or colored metal oxides such as TiO2, Fe203, TiFe2O5, Fe3O4,
BiOCI, CoO, Co3O4l Cr203, VO2, V2O3, Sn(Sb)O2, Zr02, ZnO or SnO2) iron titanates, iron oxide hydrates, titanium suboxides, bismuth vanadate, cobalt aluminate, and also mixtures or mixed phases of these compounds with one another or with other metal oxides. The TiO2 layers additionally can contain absorbing material, e.g. carbon, or coated therewith. Also of particular interest are multiply coated glass flakes whose Ti02 coating (C) is partially reduced and which as well as unchanged TiO2 contains reduced titanium species having oxidation states from < 4 to 2 (lower oxides as
Ti3O5) Ti203 through TiO, titanium oxynitrides and also titanium nitride). It is also possible to use colorless high refractive materials, for example metal oxides such as zirconium dioxide, in particular titanium dioxide, which have been colored with selectively absorbing colorants, by incorporation of colorants in the metal oxide layer, by doping thereof with selectively absorbing metal cations or by coating the metal oxide layer with a colorant like for example prussian blue or carmine. The thickness of the layer (C) is 10 - 550 nm, preferably 15 - 400 nm and, in particular, 20 - 350 nm.
In addition to the standard layer packet (A) + (B) + (C), in which the layer packet of (A) + (B) may be present up to four times in the pigment of the invention, there are other preferred embodiments. For instance, between the substrate (S) and the layer (A), between the layer (A) and (B), between layer (B) and (C) and/or between layer (C) and the top layer (D) the pigment of the invention may have a further absorbing or nonabsorbing layer [(S1 ), (A1), (B1), (C1 )]. The thickness of the interlayers is 1 - 50 nm, preferably 1 - 40 nm and, in particular, 1- 30 nm. The inventive pigments may contain a plurality of identical or different combinations (layer packets) of (A) + (B).
The multilayer coated glass flakes obtained in this way are characterised in that at least three homogeneous layers are surrounding the uniform thin glass flakes.
Preferred effect pigments of the present invention are given in the following:
glass flakes + TiO2 + SiO2 + TiO2 glass flakes + TiO2 + SiO2 + Fe2O3 glass flakes + TiO2 + SiO2 + TiO2/Fe203 glass flakes + TiO2 + SiO2 + (Sn,Sb)02 glass flakes + (Sn,Sb)O2 + SiO2 + TiO2 glass flakes + Fe2O3 + SiO2 + (Sn,Sb)02 glass flakes + TiO2/Fe2O3 + SiO2 + TiO2/Fe2O3 glass flakes + TiO2 + SiO2 + MoS2 glass flakes + TiO2 + SiO2 + Cr2O3 glass flakes + Cr2O3 + SiO2 + Ti02 glass flakes + Fe2O3 + SiO2 + Ti02 glass flakes + TiO2 + AI2O3 + Ti02 glass flakes + Fe2TiO5 + SiO2 + Ti02 glass flakes + Ti02 + SiO2 + Fe2Ti05/TiO2 glass flakes + TiO suboxides + SiO2 + Ti02 suboxides glass flakes + TiO2 + SiO2 + Ti02+Si02+Ti02+ Prussian Blue glass flakes + TiO2 + SiO2 + Ti02 + SiO2 + TiO2 glass flakes + TiO2+SiO2+TiO2 + SiO2 + Ti02 + SiO2 + TiO2
and if desired,
(D) an outer protective layer.
A particularly preferred embodiment is the coating of the glass flakes with the following layer assembly:
(S1 ) optional, SnO2
(A) Ti02 or Fe2O3
(B) Si02
(B1 ) optional, SnO2
(C) Ti02
(D) final coating related to application
Coating the substrates with layers (A) and (C) with a high refractive index and, if desired, further colored or colorless coatings produces pigments whose color, gloss, hiding power and angular dependence of perceived color can be varied within wide limits.
The pigments of the invention are easy to produce by virtue of the generation of three or more interference layers of high and low refractive index, precisely defined thickness and smooth surface on the thin glass flakes. In case of layers with different metal oxides or metal oxide mixtures the sequences of high refractive index layers in the multilayer stack can be arranged arbitrary as long as a low refractive index layer is present in between.
The metal oxide layers are preferably applied by wet-chemical means, it being possible to use the wet-chemical coating techniques developed for the production of pearl lustre pigments; techniques of this kind are described, for example, in DE 14 67 468, DE 19 59 988, DE 20 09 566, DE 22 14 545, DE 22 15 191 , DE 22 44 298, DE 23 13 331 , DE 25 22 572, DE 31 37 808, DE 31 37 809, DE 31 51 343, DE 31 51 354, DE 31 51 355, DE 32 11 602, DE 32 35 017, DE 38 42 330 or else in further patent documents and other publications.
Layers of TiO2 can be in the rutile or anatase modification. Preferred are
TiO2 (rutile) layers. Titanium dioxide layers can be also reduced by known means, e.g. ammonia, hydrogen, hydrocarbon vapor and mixtures thereof or metal powders, as described in EP 0 735 114, DE 34 33 657, DE 41 25
134, EP 0 332 071 , EP 0 707 050 or WO 93/19131. Mixed iron oxide/ titanium dioxide layers can be made either by subsequent precipitation or by co-precipitation of the individual metal oxides. In the case of wet coating, the substrate particles are suspended in water, and hydrolysable metal salts are added at a pH which is appropriate for hydrolysis and is chosen such that the metal oxides or metal oxide hydrates are precipitated directly onto the platelets without any instances of side precipitation. The pH is kept constant usually by simultaneous metered addition of a base and/or acid. Subsequently, the pigments are filtered off, washed and dried and, if desired, calcined, with the option to adjust the calcination temperature in respect of the particular coating present. In general, the calcination temperatures are between 250 and 1000 °C, preferably between 350 and 900 °C. If desired, the pigments may be calcined before being resuspended for the application of further layers by precipitation. Coating can also take place in a fluidized-bed reactor by means of gas- phase coating, in which case it is possible, for example, to make appropriate use of the techniques proposed in EP 0 045 851 and EP 0 106 235 for preparing pearl lustre pigments.
The metal oxide of high refractive index used is preferably titanium dioxide and/or iron oxide, and the metal oxide of low refractive index preferably used is silicon dioxide.
For the application of the titanium dioxide layers, preference is given to the technique described in US 3,553,001.
An aqueous titanium salt solution is added slowly to a suspension of the substrate to be coated, heated to about 50 - 100 °C, and a substantially constant pH of about 0.5 - 5 is maintained by simultaneous metered addition of a base, for example aqueous ammonia solution or aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution. As soon as the desired layer thickness of the TiO2 precipitate has been reached, the addition of both titanium salt solution and base is terminated.
This technique, also referred to as the titration process, is notable for the fact that it avoids an excess of titanium salt. This is achieved by supplying to the hydrolysis only that quantity per unit time which is necessary for uniform coating with the hydrated TiO2 and which can be received per unit time by the available surface area of the particles to be coated. Hereby, the formation of hydrated titanium dioxide particles not precipitated onto the surface to be coated can be minimized.
The application of the silicon dioxide layers can be performed, for example, as follows: A potassium or sodium silicate solution is metered into a heated (50-100 °C) suspension of the substrate that is to be coated. The pH is held constant at about 6 - 9 by simultaneous addition of a dilute mineral acid, such as HCI, HNO3 or H2S04. As soon as the desired layer thickness of SiO2 has been reached, the addition of the silicate solution is terminated. The suspension is subsequently stirred for about 0.5 h.
To enhance the light and weather stability it is frequently advisable, depending on the field of application, to subject the multilayer coated glass flakes to a surface treatment. Useful surface treatments and aftertreatments include for example the processes described in DE-C 22 15 191 , DE-A 31 51 354, DE-A 32 35 017 or DE-A 33 34 598, DE 40 30 727 A1 , EP 0 649 886 A2, WO 97/29059, WO 99/57204, US 5,759,255. This surface treatment further enhances the chemical stability of the pigments and/or facilitates the handling of the pigment, especially its incorporation into various application media.
Multilayer pigments generated in this way yield optically highly improved effect pigments at comparatively low costs with
- superior brilliance
- clear and intense colors
- intense color travel
- alternatively high performance optical filter properties - very good transparency (important in mixed formulations)
and therefore suited for practically all applications known in the field of pigments. At the same time their shape and particle size can be freely tailored for an optimum performance.
Especially the last mentioned aspect is of high importance as for many applications it is absolutely necessary to adjust the particle shape. For cosmetic use, it is necessary to reduce the size and the thickness to achieve a smooth and silky appearance. For automotive paints or printing inks it is a must to reduce the particle sizes down to below 40 μm or even 20 μm in diameter. This of course means that the thicknesses must follow this trend to maintain an aspect ratio needed for attractive effects. For these examples therefore thicknesses of the substrate of < 0.8 μm and < 0.5 μm are required.
The glass flakes made by the above mentioned process fulfill these requirements. Furthermore they show a superior planarity and smoothness (surface microstructure) which can be expressed by the ratio BET (specific surface area) to WCA (water covering area) as described for aluminum pigments in U.S.P. 4,936,913 and U.S.P. 5,127,951. The values are around 3 which indicate the optimum suitability of the material. The high quality of these flakes also explains the observed high transparency of pigments made therefrom.
The preferred designs for the inventive multilayer pigments are:
> 3 - < 40 μm diameter for automotive applications, or even more preferred 10 - 35 μm, and
> 0.2 - < 1 μm average thickness, preferred 0.4 - 0.8 μm
> 3 - < 20 μm diameter for printing applications, preferred 5 - 20 μm, and
> 0.2 - < 0.5 μm average thickness.
The effect pigments of the present invention are advantageously useful for many purposes, such as the coloring of plastics, glasses, ceramic products, agricultural foils, decorative cosmetic formulations and in particular coatings, especially automotive coatings, and inks, including printing inks. All customary printing processes can be employed, for example offset printing, intaglio printing, bronzing, flexographic printing.
The effect pigments of the present invention are also advantageously useful for these purposes in admixture with filler pigments or transparent and hiding white, colored and black organic and anorganic pigments and also with conventional transparent, colored and black luster pigments based on metal oxide coated mica, TiO2 flakes, SiO2 flakes or AI2O3 flakes and coated or uncoated metal pigments, BiOCI pigments, platelet shaped iron oxides, or graphite flakes. The inventive pigments can be further coated with organic or inorganic layers to yield combination pigments.
Additionally, the inventive pigment mixture can contain organic or inorganic colorants, thixotropic agents, wetting agents, dispersing agents, water, organic solvent or solvent mixtures, etc.
The pigment mixture of the invention is simple and easy to handle. The pigment mixture can be incorporated into the system in which it is used by simple stirring. Laborious milling and dispersing of the pigments is not necessary.
The coated glass flakes of the invention can be used for pigmenting and/or coating materials, printing inks, plastics, agricultural films, button pastes, for the coating of seed, for the coloring of food, coatings of medicaments or cosmetic formulations. The concentration of the pigments in the system in which it is to be used is generally between 0.01 and 50 % by weight, preferably between 0.1 and 5 % by weight, based on the overall solids content of the system. This concentration is generally dependent on the specific application.
Plastics comprising the pigment mixture of the invention in amounts of 0.1 to 50 % by weight, in particular from 0.5 to 7 % by weight, are frequently notable for a particular brilliance.
In the coating sector, especially in automotive finishing, the pigments according to the invention are employed in amounts of 0.5 to 10 % by weight.
In the pigmentation of binder systems, for example for paints and printing inks for intaglio, offset or screen printing, the pigment is incorporated into the printing ink in amounts of 2 - 50 % by weight, preferably 5 - 30 % by weight and in particular 8 - 15 % by weight.
The invention likewise provides pigment preparations comprising multilayer coated glass flakes, optionally effect pigments, binders and, if desired, additives, said preparations being in the form of substantially solvent-free, free-flowing powders or granules. Such granules contain up to 95 % by weight of the inventive pigments. A pigment preparation in which the multilayer coated glass flakes of the invention are pasted up with a binder and with water and/or an organic solvent, with or without additives, and in which the paste is subsequently dried and brought into a compact particulate form, e.g. granules, pellets, briquettes, a masterbatch or tablets, is particularly suitable as a precursor for printing inks.
The present invention therefore also provides formulations containing the pigments of the invention.
In order to further illustrate the invention, various non-limiting examples are set forth below. In these, as well as throughout the balance of this specification and claims, all parts and percentages are by weight and all temperatures are in degrees centigrade unless otherwise indicated.
Examples
Example 1
100 g glass flakes with a maximum diameter of 40 μm (average 22 μm) and an average thickness of 0.5 μm (refractive index .5) are suspended in 2 I deionized water. Under vigorous stirring the slurry is heated to 75 °C and the coating is started by feeding an aqueous solution of SnCI representing an amount of 3 % of Sn02 relative to the glass flakes within 0.5 h. As soon as pH 2,0 is reached 32 % NaOH solution is simultaneously fed in to keep the pH at this value.
The slurry is kept stirring for 15 min before the feeding of aqueous TiCI4 solution (400 g TiCI4/l H2O) is started. The pH is kept constant at 2.0 with
NaOH. It is continued until the desired colour is achieved. The slurry is kept stirring for again 15 min.
By slowly adding NaOH the pH is raised to 8.0 before the feeding of 1 ,35 ml/min of 10% sodium silicate solution (from 74 ml of sodium silicate solution with 8 % Na and 27 % SiO2 diluted with 170 ml of deionized water) is started. The amount necessary for a proper layer thickness has to be exactly calculated because it is not optically visible during the coating process. After again stirring for 15 min the pH is lowered with 10 % HCI to 2.0 and the second coating of TiO2 is carried out like the first one until the desired end point is reached. The slurry is kept stirring for one more hour, then filtered off, washed free from salts, dried, calcined at 800 °C ( for 30 minutes ) and sieved.
From the pigment yielded a draw down is made to measure the coloristic properties. It shows a highly brilliant clear color effect combined with a superior transparency. Especially in the shallow observation angle of the black background it nearly "disappears".
Example 2 (comparative example)
This is carried out in the same way like Example 1. Instead of glass flakes mica of the same particle size distribution is used.
The effect on the draw down of the finished pigment is brilliant and color intense but it does not exhibit the unique clearness and particularly the transparency in the shallow angle shown by the glass flakes based multilayer pigments. Example 3
100 g glass flakes with a maximum diameter of 40 μm (average 22 μm) and an average thickness of 0.8 μm (refractive index 1.5) are suspended in
2 I of deionized water. The suspension is heated to 75 °C, adjusted to a pH of 1.8 with dilute hydrochloric acid, first of all coated with Sn02 by adding
3.3 ml/min of SnCI4 solution (from 2.2 g of SnCI4 and 7.5 ml of cone. hydrochloric acid in 100 ml of deionized water). The pH is held constant using 32 % sodium hydroxide solution.
Stirring is continued for 15 minutes and then coating with Ti02 is carried out under the same pH/temperature conditions by adding 1.5 ml/min of TiCI4 solution (400 g of TiCI4/l) and keeping the pH constant with 32 % sodium hydroxide solution. Coating is interrupted after the second-order green end point is reached, stirring is continued for 15 minutes, the pH is adjusted to 8.0 with diluted sodium hydroxide solution (over the course of about 15 minutes), and then stirring is continued for 10 minutes more.
Coating with SiO2 is then carried out by adding 3 ml/min of dilute sodium silicate solution (from 7.3 g of sodium silicate solution with 8 % Na and
27 % Si02 and 80 ml of deionized water) without pH compensation.
Afterwards, stirring is continued for 15 minutes, the pH is readjusted to 1.8 with dilute hydrochloric acid (over the course of about 10 minutes) and a second Ti02 layer is applied as described above by adding TiCI4 solution. Coating is interrupted after the third-order green comparison end point has been reached, stirring is continued for 15 minutes, and then the pigment is filtered off, washed, dried and calcined at 850 °C for 30 minutes.
The pigment obtained has an intense green interference color. The division of the TiO2 layers is as follows: 1st layer: about 170 nm
2nd layer: about 85 nm
Total layer: about 260 nm.
The thickness of the SiO2 interlayer is about 5 nm.
Example 4
100 g glass flakes with a maximum diameter of 40 μm (average 22 μm) and an average thickness of 0.5 μm (refractive index 1.5) are suspended in 2 I of deionized water. The suspension is heated to 75 °C, adjusted to a pH of 1.8 with dilute hydrochloric acid, first of all coated with Sn02 by adding 3.3 ml/min of SnCI4 solution (from 2.2 g of SnCI4 and 7.5 ml of cone. hydrochloric acid in 100 ml of deionized water). The pH is held constant using 32 % sodium hydroxide solution.
Stirring is continued for 15 min., the pH is adjusted to 2.6 with 32 % sodium hydroxide solution and an AI2O3/Fe203/FiO2 layer is applied by adding 1 ml/min TiCI4/FeCl3/AICI3 solution (394 ml from 165 g 30 % TiCI4 solution, 274 g, 34 % FeCI3 solution, 6.2 g AICI3 x 6 H2O and 63 ml deionized water).
Stirring is continued for 15 min., the pH is adjusted to 7.5 with 1.3 ml/min 32 % sodium hydroxide and then stirring is continued for 15 min. more. Coating with SiO2 is carried out by adding 2 ml/min sodium silicate solution with 13.5 % SiO2 (from 196 g sodium silicate solution with 27 % Si02 and 196 ml deionized water). The pH is held constant using 15 % hydrochloric acid.
Stirring is continued for 30 min., the pH is adjusted to 1.8 by adding 1 ml/min of SnCI4 solution (from 3 g of SnCI4) 10 ml of cone, hydrochloric acid and 90 ml deionized water). Stirring is continued for 15 min., pH is adjusted to 2.6 with 32 % sodium hydroxide solution and a second TiO2/Fe2O3/AI203 layer is applied by adding 1 ml/min TiCI4/FeCI3/AICI3 solution (394 ml of the same composition as first layer). The stirring is continued for another 15 min and then the pigment is filtered off, washed, dried and calcined at 850 °C for 30 min.
The pigment obtained shows a brilliant and intense gold interference color.
Example 5
100 g glass flakes with a maximum diameter of 40 μm (average 22 μm) and an average thickness of 0.5 μm (refractive index 1.5) are suspended in 2 I of deionized water. The suspension is heated to 75 °C, adjusted to a pH of 1.8 with dilute hydrochloric acid, first of all coated with SnO2 by adding 3.3 ml/min of SnCI4 solution (from 2.2 g of SnCI4 and 7.5 ml of cone, hydrochloric acid in 100 ml of deionized water). The pH is held constant using 32 % sodium hydroxide solution.
Stirring is continued for 15 min and then coating with TiO2 is carried out under the same pH/temperature conditions by adding 1 ml/min TiCI4 solution (15 ml with 400 g TiCI /l) and keeping the pH constant with 32 % sodium chloride solution.
Stirring is continued for 15 min., the pH is adjusted to 2.6 with 32 % sodium hydroxide solution and an AI2O3/Fe2O3/TiO2 layer is applied by adding 1 ml/min TiCI4/FeCI3/AICI3 solution 376 ml from 157.5 g 30 % TiCI4 solution, 236 g 34 % FeCI3 solution, 5.9 g AICI3 x 6 H2O and 60 ml deionized water).
Stirring is continued for 15 min., the pH is adjusted to 7.5 with 1.3 ml/min 32 % sodium hydroxide and then stirring is continued for 15 min more. Coating with SiO2 is carried out by adding 2 ml/min sodium silicate solution with 13.5 % Si02 (from 196 g sodium silicate solution with 27 % SiO2 and 196 ml deionized water). The pH is held constant using 15 % hydrochloric acid.
Stirring is continued for 30 min., the pH is adjusted to 1.8 by adding 1 ml/min of SnCI4 solution (from 3 g of SnCI , 10 ml of cone, hydrochloric acid and 90 ml deionized water).
Stirring is continued for 15 min and then the second coating with TiO2 is carried out under the same pH/temperature conditions by adding 2 ml/min TiCI4 solution (280 ml with 400 g TiCI4/l) and keeping the pH constant with 32 % sodium hydroxide solution.
Stirring is continued for 15 min., pH is adjusted to 2.6 with 32 % sodium hydroxide solution and a final TiO2/Fe2O3/AI2O3 layer is applied by adding 0.8 ml/min TiCI4/FeCI3/AICI3 solution (72 ml of the same composition as the first layer). The stirring is continued for another 15 min. and then the pigment is filtered off, washed, dried and calcined at 850 °C for 30 min.
The pigment obtained shows an even more brilliant and intense gold interference color than the pigment according to example 4.
Use Examples
Use Example 1 : Shimmering Foundation
Phase A
Extender W Mica, Cl 77891 (Titanium Dioxide) 9,00 % (1)
Microna® Matte Yellow Mica, ci 77492 (iron oxides) 4,00 % (1) Microna® Matte Red ci 77491 (iron oxides), Mica 0,40 % (1) Microna® Matte Black Cl 77499 (Iron Oxides), Mica 0,30 % (1) Pigment according Silica, CI77891 (Titanium dioxide), to Example 1 Mica, Tin oxide 4,50 % (1) Ronasphere® Silica 5,00 % (1)
Phase B
Blanose 7 HF Cellulose Gum 0,20 % (2)
Veegum Magnesium Aluminium Silicate 1 ,00 % (3)
Texapon K 1296 Sodium Lauryl Sulfate 0,60 % (4)
Triethanolamine Triethanolamine 0,50 % (1)
Titriplex III Disodium EDTA 0,25 % (1)
Methyl-4-hydroxybenzoate Methylparaben 0,15 % (1)
1 ,2-Propandiol Propylene Glycol 10,90 % (1)
Water Aqua (Water) 42,95 %
Phase C
Isopropyl myristate Isopropyl Myristate 8,00 % (4)
Paraffin Paraffinum Liquidum (Mineral Oil) 3,60 % (1)
Crodamol SS Cetyl Esters 2,60 % (5)
Monomuls 60-35 C Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides 1 ,70 % (4)
Stearic acid Stearic Acid 1 ,50 % (1)
Eusolex® 6300 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor 1 ,30 % (1)
Eusolex® 4360 Benzophenone-3 0,50 % (1)
RonaCare™ Tocopheryl acetate Tocopheryl Acetate 0,10 % (1)
Magnesium stearate Magnesium Stearate 0,10 % (1)
Propyl-4-hydroxybenzoate Propylparaben 0,05 % (1)
Phase D
Parfum 200 529 Parfum 0,20 % (6) Euxyl K 400 Phenoxyethanol, Methyldibromo- Glutaronitrile 0,20 % (7) Procedure:
Heat all ingredients of phase C to 75 °C while stirring until everything is melted. Add Blanose and Veegum separately to cold water of phase B under high agitation (Turrax). Heat to 75 °C and add the remaining ingredients of phase B and mix until the mixture is smooth and uniform. Add ingredients of phase A. At 75 °C incorporate phase C into phase A/B and homogenize for 2 min. Add phase D at 40 °C. Cool down to room temperature while stirring and adjust pH to 6,0 - 6,5 einstellen (e.g. citric acid solution).
Supplier:
(1) Merck KGaA/Rona®
(2) Aqualon GmbH
(3) Vanderbilt
(4) Cognis GmbH
(5) Croda GmbH
(6) Fragrance Resources
(7) Schϋlke & Mayr GmbH
Use Example 2: Shower Gel
Phase A
Pigment according to Example 1 0,10 % (1) Keltrol T Xanthan Gum 0,75 % (2) Water Aqua (Water) 64,95 %
Phase B
Plantacare 2000 UP Decyl Glucoside 20,00 % (3) Texapon ASV 50 Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Laureth-8 Sulfate, Magnesium Laureth Sulfate, Magnesium Laureth-8 Sulfate, Sodium Oleth Sulfate, Magnesium Oleth _ _ _ „ . Sulfate 3,60 % (3)
Bronidox L Propylene Glycol, 5-Bromo-5-Nitro-1 ,3-Dioxane 0,20 % (3)
Parfum Everest 79658 SB Parfum 0,05 % (4) 1 % FD&C Blue No. 1 in water Aqua (Water), CI 42090 (FD&C Blue No. 1) 0,20 % (5)
Phase C
Citric acid monohydrate Citric Acid 0,15 % (1)
Water Aqua (Water) 10,00 %
Procedure:
Disperse the pigment in the water of phase A. Incorporate Keltrol T while stirring and mix until thoroughly dispersed. Add phase B and phase C successively to phase A while stirring and stir slowly until the gel is homogeneous.
Supplier:
(1) Merck KGaA/Rona®
(2) Kelco
(3) Cognis GmbH
(4) Haarmann & Reimer GmbH
(5) BASF AG
Use Example 3: Intaglio printing ink
Intaglio printing ink consisting of
70 g Nitrocellulose-based binder from Gebrϋder Schmidt 95 MB 011 with a solid content of 20 % 15 g Minatec® 31 CM (conductive pigment from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany 15 g Coated glass flakes according to Example 1
Use Example 4: Plastic
1 kg of polyethylene (PE-HD) granules are uniformly wetted in a tumble mixer with 2 g of adhesion agent. Then 10 g coated glass flakes according to Example 4 and 2 g of Iriodin LS 825 (conductive pigment from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany with a particle size < 15 μm are added and the components are mixed for 2 minutes.
These granules are processed under conventional conditions on an injection moulding machine to give small stepped plates measuring 4 x 3 x 0.5 cm. The small stepped plates are notable for their lustre and their laser markability.
Use Example 5: Coating
30 g Coated glass flakes according to Example 5 10 g Minatec® 40 CM (conductive pigment from Merck KGaA,
Darmstadt, Germany 42 g Paint base (AU-MF system, solids = 19 %) 18 g Diluent mixture

Claims

Claims
1. Multilayer pigments based on glass flakes characterized in that the glass flakes are coated with alternating layers with a high and a low refractive index and that the glass flakes are coated with at least three 5 layers.
2. Multilayer pigments according to Claim 1 , characterized in that the pigments comprise at least one layer sequence comprising
10 (A) a coating having a refractive index n > 1.8
(B) a coating having a refractive index n < 1.8 and (C) a coating having a refractive index n > 1.8, and if desired,
^ 5 (D) an outer protective layer
with the proviso that the layer packet (A) + (B) may be present in the standard layer assembly (A) + (B) + (C) up to four times.
0
Multilayer pigments according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the glass flakes have a thickness of less than 1 μm.
4. Multilayer pigments according to any of the Claims 1 to 3, 5 characterized in that the layers consist of metal oxides, metal suboxides, metal fluorides, metal oxyhalides, metal chalcogenides, metal sulfides, metal nitrides, metal oxynitrides, metal carbides, or mixtures thereof. 0
Multilayer pigments according to any of the Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the layer with a high refractive index consist of TiO2, Fe2O3 TiFe2O5, Fe3O4) BiOCI, Cr2O3, ZrO2, ZnO, SnO2, CoO, Co3O4, VO2, V2O3l iron titanates, iron oxide hydrates, titanium 5 suboxides, bismuth vanadate, cobalt aluminate, metal sulfides, metal chalogenides, metal nitrides, metal oxynitrides, metal carbides, or mixtures thereof.
6. Multilayer pigments according to any of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the layer with a low refractive index consists of SiO2, Al203, AIO(OH), B2O3, MgF2 or mixtures thereof.
7. Multilayer pigments according to Claim 2, characterized in that they have the following layer structure:
glass flakes + TiO2 + Si02 + TiO2 glass flakes + TiO2 + Si02 + Fe2O3 glass flakes + TiO2 + Si02 + TiO2/Fe2O3 glass flakes + TiO2 + Si02 + (Sn,Sb)O2 glass flakes + (Sn,Sb)O2 + Si02 + TiO2 glass flakes + Fe2O3 + Si02 + (Sn,Sb)O2 glass flakes + TiO2 Fe2O3 + Si02 + TiO2/Fe2O3 glass flakes + TiO2 + Si02 + MoS2 glass flakes + TiO2 + Si02 + Cr2O3 glass flakes + Cr2O3 + Si02 + TiO2 glass flakes + Fe2O3 + Si02 + TiO2 glass flakes + TiO2 + Al203 + TiO2 glass flakes + Fe2TiO5 + Si02 + Ti02 glass flakes + TiO2 + Si02 + Fe2TiO5/TiO2 glass flakes + TiO suboxides + SiO2 + TiO2 suboxides glass flakes + TiO2 + Si02 + TiO2+SiO2+Ti02+ Prussian Bli glass flakes + TiO2 + Si02 + TiO2 + SiO2 + TiO2 glass flakes + TiO2+SiO2+T2 + Si02 + Ti02 + SiO2 + TiO2
and if desired ,
(D) an outer protective layer.
8. Multilayer pigments according to any of the Claims 1 to 7 characterized in that the glass flakes are coated with three layers.
9. A method of preparing a multilayer pigment which comprises coating of the glass flakes by wet chemical coating, or by chemical or physical vapor deposition and calcining the coated glass flakes.
10. Use of the multilayer pigments according to claim 1 in plastics, coatings, powder coatings, paints, inks, printing inks, glasses, ceramic products, agriculture foils, in cosmetic formulations, for the laser-marking of papers and plastics.
11. Formulations containing the multilayer pigments according to Claim 1 ,
12. Non-dusting powders, pastes and granules containing multilayer pigments according to Claim 1.
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