Pearlescent pigments bismuth oxychloride

Bismica. [Presperse] Mica/bismuth oxychloride blends pearlescent pigments. [Pg.51]

Although pearlescent pigments encompass the natural pearl essence derived from the fish and also the various crystal forms of bismuth oxychloride, it is the coatings of titanium dioxide and iron oxide on mica that have gained the most acceptance and are the most commercially successful. It is the coatings of titanium dioxide on mica and their derivatives that are the subjects of this study. [Pg.22]

Chem. Descrip. Bismuth oxychloride in nitrocellulose vehicle Uses Pearlescent pigment for dip and spray coatings, inks, and resin systems... [Pg.514]

The oxychloride BiOCl is utilized in an odd application of bismuth. The compound can be crystallized as small plates with a diameter of less than 10 pm. The small crystals have a very high refractive index and, dispersed in nail varnish or ointment, a pearlescent effect. For that reason, bismuth oxychloride has been an important pigment for cosmetics. Annually more than 500 tonnes of bismuth is used for this purpose. [Pg.1025]

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