Pre-dispersed pigment dry preparations - a masterpiece in sustainability ABRAFATI Congress, 2013 Dr. Lars Kirmaier Dr. Jürgen Ott Dr. Thomas Sowade
Sustainable Innovation technical focus sustainable innovation environmental focus economic focus social focus Slide 2 / 43
Sustainable Innovation How can we meet those requirements? Slide 3 / 43
Tico hybrid technology High Performance Titanium Color Pigments Slide 4 / 43
Sustainable Innovations for the Pigment consuming Industry Substitution of harmful substances Performance of hybrid pigments Slide 5 / 43
Market Situation Lead chromate and molybdate market x 1000 t 140 120 100 Variety of lead chromate replacement 80 60 40 20 0 1980 1990 2000 2010 PbCrO 4 /MoO 4 Slide 6 / 43
Heubach s leadfree solutions High Performance MONOLITE / VANADUR High Performance MONOLITE / HEUCODUR TICO High Performance MONOLITE / TiO 2 Fastness Medium Performance MONOLITE / HEUCODUR Medium Performance MONOLITE / TiO 2 Saturation Opacity Brilliance Saturation Opacity Brilliance Easy handling Reduced dusting Traditional Solutions Cost effective solutions Slide 7 / 43
The idea behind TICO TICO stands for Titanium Color made by a proprietary co-finishing process to attach the organic colorants on the surface of titanium yellow carrier pigments. inorganic core material organic shell material Slide 8 / 43
Particle size distribution TICO Red 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 nm TICO product has a monomodal distribution corresponding to the resulting size of the organic pigment attached to the inorganic core. Slide 9 / 43
Sustainable Innovations for the Pigment consuming Industry Substitution of harmful substances Performance of hybrid pigments Low dusting Slide 10 / 43
TICO s are low dusting pigments Test method Dust Generator Dust Collector The amount of dust was measured with a Heubach Dustmeter Type I according to DIN 55992-1 70 to 90% less dust with TICO Pigments compared to dry blends or pure organic pigments! Slide 11 / 43
Sustainable Innovations for the Pigment consuming Industry Substitution of harmful substances Performance of hybrid pigments Low dusting High chromaticity and opacity Slide 12 / 43
Development of color saturation TICO achieves identical color saturation at only 38% organic pigment loading as compared to 67% P.Y. 151 for a titanium dioxide blend Reduction of organic pigment content is a great Potential cost saver! Slide 13 / 43
Tico chroma enhancement Areas where a chroma enhancement is feasible Slide 14 / 43
Opacity compared to organic pigments Color differences DL* over black and white substrate TICO Yellows 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 nm TICO Y 594 TICO Y 588 P.Y. 154 P.Y. 138 P.Y. 151 0 5 10 15 20 25 good Opacity poor 10% pigmentation height Slide 15 / 43
Opacity of colour adjusted formulations TICO O 635 conventional pigmentation P.Y. 110 87.5% P.O. 73 6.0% P.R. 101 1.5% P.W. 6 5.0% Organic content: Inorganic content: 30% 70% 93.5% 6.5% Slide 16 / 43
Superior Value-in-use Traffic Yellow RAL 1023 Pigment Type C.I. Lead in % TICO in % Vanadate in % Organic in % Lead Chromate P.Y. 34 89.3 Bismuth Vanadate P.Y. 184 79.4 Isoindoline P.Y. 139 1.9 Quinophthalone P.Y. 138 18.7 Benzimidazolone P.Y. 151 75.4 TICO Yellow 594-68.4 TICO Yellow 622-3.1 Nickel Titanate P.Y. 53 28.5 Chrome Titanate P.Br. 24 16.5 Titanium Dioxide P.W. 6 10.7 8.1 Weather fastness DE after 2000h Xeno test 4-5 DE = 2.4 5 DE = 0.7 4-5 DE = 2.1 5 DE = 1.2 Cost ratio compared to lead chrome formulation 1 7 8 10 Cost effective RAL formulation with the merit of excellent durability! All formulations were adjusted to opacity Slide 17 / 43
Superior Value-in-use Flame Red RAL 3000 Pigment Type C.I. Lead in % TICO in % Vanadate in % Organic in % Molybdate Red P.R. 104 75.9 BONA, Mn P.R. 52:2 8.2 Benzimidazolone P.O. 36 51.9 DPP Red P.R. 254 44.6 Perylene P.R. 178 15.7 Bismuth Vanadate P.Y. 184 29.4 TICO Red 655-50.2 Chrome Titanate P.Br. 24 39.7 Titanium Dioxide P.W. 6 11.4 8.6 25.3 Iron Oxide Red P.R. 101 4.5 10.1 17.4 7.1 Cost ratio compared to lead chrome formulation 1 4 7 10 Cost effective RAL formulation with the merit of excellent durability! All formulations were adjusted to opacity Slide 18 / 43
Sustainable Innovations for the Pigment consuming Industry Substitution of harmful substances Performance of hybrid pigments Low dusting Fast colour development High chromaticity and opacity Slide 19 / 43
Colour development fineness[µm] 100 80 60 40 20 hybrid pigment P.R. 254 blend 0 0 20 40 60 80 time of dispersion [min] TICO hybrid pigment Significantly shorter grinding times for TICO PR254 Slide 20 / 43
Sustainable Innovations for the Pigment consuming Industry Substitution of harmful substances Improved weatherability Performance of hybrid pigments Low dusting Fast colour development High chromaticity and opacity Slide 21 / 43
Light & Weather Fastness Accelerated weathering in a water borne acrylic resin after 2500 h Xenon (Beta LM) TICO Red 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 nm DE 5 4 Full shade Reduction 1/3 SD Improved performance over pure organic pigment (P.R. 254 DPP) 3 DE 2 1 Performance in reduced shades is comparable to pure organic pigment 0 P.R. 254 DPP Red TICO Red 655 P.R. 254 DPP Red TICO Red 655 combination of TICO Red with TiO 2 will destroy the benefits. 1 1/3 Standard depth (acc. to DIN 53253 and 6174) Slide 22 / 43
Sustainable Innovations for the Pigment consuming Industry High-Solid coatings Substitution of harmful substances Improved weatherability Performance of hybrid pigments Low dusting Fast colour development High chromaticity and opacity Slide 23 / 43
Sustainable Innovations for the Pigment consuming Industry oil absorption value [ml/100 g] BET surface [m²/g] Brookfield viscosity [mpas] P.R. 254 43 23 1975 TICO R 655 15 7.5 1680 TICO hybrid pigments exhibit low oil absortion values thus allowing high pigmentation levels. Slide 24 / 43
Application areas Tico hybrid pigments can be used with most commonly used binder types. The main application areas are: General industrial coatings Coil Coating Powder Coating Slide 25 / 43
HEUCOFIT Concept Customized color and performance solutions Slide 26 / 43
HEUCO FIT CONCEPT - Structure HEUCO FIT CONCEPT Ready-to-use color shade preparations Lead Chromate/molybdate replacement Heucosin Customized color (NCS, Corporate Colors, RAL, etc.) performance solutions for Coatings Heucosin Special High performance customized shades for Floor Coatings Heucosin Special Plus High performance customized shades for w/b Floor Coatings HEUCO FIT IR Customized color (NCS, Corporate Colors, RAL, etc.) and & IR-reflecting performance solutions HEUCO FIT LR Pigment Preparation based on organic/inorganic Pigments for Coatings & Plastics Extended portfolio under development Slide 27 / 43
The idea behind HEUCOSIN How to formulate ready-to-use color shades? Saphire blue RAL 5003 Components Phthalo blue Dioxazin violet Carbon Black Work process of the paint manufacturer: 1.) Weighing, 2.) Mixing, 3.) Dispersing, 4.) Color quality control, 5.) Correction Innovative solution: HEUCOSIN multi-pigment preparation Titanium dioxide Barium sulfate Additives Slide 28 / 43
The idea behind HEUCOSIN HEUCOSIN - preparation: Consists of organic, inorganic pigments and extenders. Mainly developed for paints and coatings. Optimized preparations are available for plastics Main shades of the RAL system available Customized formulations on request Slide 29 / 43
RAL - Colours RAL- Colours German coloristic scheme originally invented for German train coating, later extended to other applications The first RAL set contained only 40 colours, today 1898 colours RAL-colours are defined by a 4- digit code Digit 1 defines the colour area (yellow, red, blue,...) Digit 2 to 4 are simple counting numbers HR-Range for matt surfaces GL-Range for glossy surfaces RAL 3020-HR RAL 3020-GL Slide 30 / 43
RAL - Colours RAL-Colours RAL 1021 RAL 2003 RAL 3020 RAL 4005 RAL 5012 RAL 6018 RAL 7001 RAL 8023 RAL 9010 RAL 9005 Canola yellow Pastel orange Traffic red Violet blue Lightblue Yellow green Silver grey Orange brown Pure white Deep black Slide 31 / 43
HEUCOSIN - Pigment composition Typical Components of HEUCOSIN Ironoxides (yellow, red, black) Chromoxide green Ultramarine-Pigments Nickel- and Chrome titanium yellows Cobalt blue, Cobalt green Carbon Black Phthalocyanin-Pigments (blue, green) Other organic Pigments Titaniumdioxide Bariumsulfate HEUCOSIN for thinfilm applications is free of any additives! Slide 32 / 43
HEUCOSIN - technology HEUCOSIN production = mixing and dispersing through an edge mill. 1. kneading 2. shearing 3. stroking Through this 3-step process the pigment surfaces tension will be mechanically reduced followed by desagglomeration and stabilisation. HEUCOSIN technology does not need any additives! Slide 33 / 43
Outstanding Lot-to-Lot homogeniety Production chart 1. edge mill mixing and milling batch size: small 3. mill dry milling Colour Control Colour Control 2. mixer homogenizing batch size: large 4. packaging Slide 34 / 43
Mechanical interlocking of pigment surfaces Particle size distribution: Mix mulled HEUCOSIN-Special Tomato Red G 10345 vs. Blend Slide 35 / 43
Mechanical interlocking of pigment surfaces Interlocking of the pigment surfaces due to the mix mulling technology Slide 36 / 43
HEUCOSIN - Pre-dispersed pigment preparation Heucosin 34.9 56.2 40.3 L* a* b* Blend 38.4 55.1 40.4 Heucosin technology leads to predispersed and highly uniform dry preparations Slide 37 / 43
Colour development 100 90 80 70 Heucosin Fast Blue G 2171 Blend Fineness [µm] 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Time [min] Significantly shorter grinding times for HEUCOSIN Slide 38 / 43
Colour development 0` 30` 60` 90` final HEUCOSIN Fast Blue G 2171 Blend HEUCOSIN preparations lead to a better paint reproducibility Slide 39 / 43
Floating & Flooding The Challenge Floating and Flooding of pigments depends on Difference in particle size, specific weight and shape Difference in density and surface tension (depending on temperatur) of the binder system. Convection in the drying film leads to separation of the pigments due to the different density. Thickness of the coating i.e. especially present in thickfilm systems Horizontal separation Vertical separation = floating = flooding Slide 40 / 43
Floating & Flooding The Challenge Separation of pigments and binder system creates defects on the surface of the paint/lacquer. floating flooding (rub-out) HEUCOSIN technology leads to minimized floating and flooding Slide 41 / 43
HEUCOSIN - Benefits Customized color shades Optimized hiding power Excellent weather, solvent, acid and alkaline resistance Minimized floating and flooding Reduced surface defects of your coating due to high homogeneity Easy handling Reduced raw material stock and quality control High cost efficiency Slide 42 / 43
Acknowledgements Elke Döring Slide 43 / 43