A polymer coated modified carbon product is described wherein the polymer at least partially coats a modified carbon product. The modified product preferably has at least one organic group attached to the carbon product and the organic group is preferably substituted with an ionic, ionizable, or polar...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US6458458?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6458458 - Polymer coated carbon products and other pigments and methods of making same by aqueous media polymerizations or solvent coating methods