Inventors:
Shimon Brand - Irvine CA, US
International Classification:
C03C 14/00
C04B 14/04
C04B 14/00
C08K 3/40
US Classification:
106484000, 106489000, 106814000, 501032000, 524494000
Abstract:
Pigments, made from pulverized Smalti or specifically formulated, highly-pigmented glass, suitable for coloring a variety of construction, industrial and other matrices are described, as well as methods for producing and using the pigments. For example, the pigments may be used to color concrete, plaster, grout, shotcrete, stucco, as well as a variety of other industrial paints and coatings produced using a water, alcohol, oil, resin, or petroleum-based solvent. In a preferred embodiment, the pigment particle size is sufficiently small to be suspended in the solvent. The pigments provide a variety of desirable characteristics including: availability of a wide range of brilliant hues, colorfastness over long periods of time in the presence of ultra-violet radiation, humidity, oxygen, and varying temperatures, imperviousness to harsh conditions and a wide range of acid/base variations.