In paint formulations pigments take an essential place: they provide the color strength,
the gloss and the color intensity to the paint. Depending on the physical
form of these pigments, their use and the way to formulate them is radically different.
The most common forms of pigments are: Pure powder pigments and Liquid Dispersions.
Pure powder pigments are the largest majority of pigments used today. To
use them, formulators need to grind the pigments first. The distribution
size of the mill base influences a lot the quality and more specifically the color
strength of the final paint. Dust is a regular issue while grinding pigments: the
powder is very thin and volatile and is very time consuming to clean efficiently.
A solution to avoid the fastidious grinding step is to use Liquid Dispersions from LANXESS:
LANXESS Liquid Dispersions are pre-dispersed pigments in a waterborne preparation.
They are very easy to incorporate in aqueous systems and require minimum
energy to develop their full color strength, gloss, transparency and intensity.
Liquid dispersions virtually eliminate the expensive and time-consuming grinding
step needed when using traditional pure pigments. In addition, the LANXESS Dispersions
are solvent-free, meeting many ecological regulations.
LANXESS Team is willing to support you, ask for Technical Assistance whatever your pigment
dispersion issue is.
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