Gerhard Pfaff Bücher

Für Farbdesigner, Anwendungstechniker und Produktentwickler. Die rasante Entwicklung bei den Perlglanzpigmenten hat in den letzten Jahren besondere Formen von Effektpigmenten hervorgebracht. Das Buch Spezielle Effektpigmente gibt nun allen Interessierten einen schnellen und konzentrierten Überblick in dieses zukunftsträchtige Fachgebiet. Es werden ausführlich Metalloxid-Glimmerpigmente, innovative Effektpigmente, aber auch klassische Perlglanzpigmente behandelt. Wichtige Eigenschaften, Herstellungsverfahren und Einsatzmöglichkeiten werden dargestellt. Praktische Anwendungsbeispiele der Merck KGaA ergänzen das Werk.

The book provides a complete overview on inorganic pigments and their use in dye industry. Each chapter introduces a certain class of pigment in respect of fundamentals, manufacture, properties and toxicology and thus being very valuable for paint chemists and materials specialists. The readers will benefit from a concise and well-structured text, numerous examples and a set of test questions in the end of each chapter.

Many rapid developments have taken place in the area of perl gloss pigments since the late 90s. Today, the commonly used term for perl gloss pigments is special effect pigments. The book describes the changes of the special effect pigments, regarding their characteristics, manufacturing processes and application types. Furthermore, it gives an overview of the areas „colour metrics for special effect pigments“ and „application of the decorative and maintaining cosmetic“. It is particularly meant for colour designers, application technicians and product developers in the field of lacquers, plastics, printing inks and cosmetics. Moreover, representatives of the Marketing and Sales sector will find useful information on special effect pigments for their daily practice.