Inorganic pigment families

In some application areas, inorganic pigments are also used to an appreciable extent, frequently in combination with organic pigments. A comparison of the respective application properties of inorganic versus organic pigments shows some fundamentally important differences between the two families. 

When we consider a short survey of today s major Inorganic Pigments, we are faced vith the realization that the three major pigment families titanium dioxide, carbon black and iron oxides, accounting for more than 90 % of the vorld vide tonnage, as sho vn in Table 1-1, are all outside of our subject matter. They are vell kno vn to everyone, and have already been discussed in depth in recent handbooks ... 

Again, on the inorganic HPP side, perhaps the pigment class with the greatest likelihood of being fully replaced as a threat to human health and the environment, in favor of organic substitutes, is that of the cadmium family, which has suffered from restrictions in a number of countries But as Chap. 3 now explains, a recent scientific review for the UK authorities concludes unequivocally that this pigment family should not be considered a threat to health and the environment ... 

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