What is it about?
An opaque hollow polymer pigment was synthesized using methyl methacrylate , methacrylic acid, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, and styrene. It is colored by adding copper phthalocyanine in the synthesis step. The addition of 2% copper phthalocyanine yielded a green-blue color but 3% yielded blue color.
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Why is it important?
This pigment may be added into coating materials or plastics to color the substrate. It can reduce the cost of using other pigments; it is much more compatible with the coating resins due to its surface chemistry and low density compared to inorganic fillers and pigments.
Perspectives
This article may guide the researchers and producers to synthesize new types of opaque polymer pigments.
Prof. Güngör Gündüz
Orta Dogu Teknik Universitesi
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This page is a summary of: Synthesis of opaque and colored hollow polymer pigments, Polymer Engineering & Science, October 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/pen.24468.
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