The novel pigment preparations containing at least one metal azo pigment A) and at least one aliphatic monocarboxylic acid B) having 10 to 22 carbon atoms are suitable for the colouring of plastics and in this connection feature improved heat stability.

Provided are a color filter including a colored pixel A including an aluminum phthalocyanine pigment and an ultraviolet absorbing layer which is provided on an optical path on a light incident side of the colored pixel A and has a wavelength region having a transmittance of 20% or less in a wavelength range of 300 to 450 nm, in which a transmittance in a wavelength region of 550 to 800 nm is 80% or more; and a solid-state imaging element and an image display device which include the color filter.

Described herein is a polymeric pigment dispersant, a process for preparation of the polymeric pigment dispersant, and a pigment dispersion including the pigment dispersant that is used for coating and in printing ink, automotive basecoat, automotive clearcoat, mill base, furniture coatings, and wood coatings.

There is provided a polyhalogenated zinc phthalocyanine having good tinting strength and being capable of achieving higher brightness when the polyhalogenated zinc phthalocyanine is used in pixel portions of color filters. The object is achieved by providing the polyhalogenated zinc phthalocyanine represented by general formula 1: (wherein in general formula 1, X.sub.1 to X.sub.16 are each independently a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, or a hydrogen atom), in which a value obtained by dividing the maximum ion intensity, measured by mass spectrometry, in an m/z range of 1,780 (inclusive) to 1,820 (exclusive) by the maximum ion intensity in the m/z range of 1,820 (inclusive) to 1,860 (inclusive) is 1.00 or less.

A process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of pigment particles is described. The pigment particle contains a pigment and an aminoplast resin which surrounds or embeds the pigment. The process includes (i) a step of subjecting an aqueous suspension of a pigment in the form of coarse particles to milling so that the coarse particles are comminuted in the presence of a polymeric dispersant to a particle diameter d(v 0.9) of below 1500 nm, as determined by laser diffraction; and (ii) a step of polycondensation of an aminoplast pre-condensate in the aqueous suspension of the comminuted particles of the pigment obtained in step (i) or during the milling of step (i). The polycondensation is performed in the presence of an acid catalyst at pH of below 5.5. The aqueous dispersion obtained by the process and the use of the aqueous dispersion for tinting waterborne liquid coating composition are also described.

A diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment compound having high weather resistance, a preparation method therefor and a use thereof, which relate to the technical field of organic pigments. The diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment compound has the structural formula (I).

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The described diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment compound may be directly used as a wet filter cake, or may be further formed into a flowing solid powder or granulated into a granulated preparation. In the various applications described, the diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment compound exhibits high saturation, good rheology, hiding power, and gloss, high tint strength, and particularly high weather resistance. The diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment compound having high weather resistance, the preparation method therefor and the use thereof have good market prospects.

The invention relates to a pigment particle for security applications, comprising a duromer matrix and a plurality of core particles of a thermoplastic polymer with a feature substance dissolved in the core particles embedded therein, wherein the feature substance is an organic or metalorganic substance. The invention further relates to a method for producing security pigments, for example luminescent printing pigments, by means of incorporation into a duromer matrix of thermoplastic polymer particles in which the luminescent illuminant is present respectively in dissolved form.

It is an object of the present technology to overcome the disadvantages of conventional chlorination of a copper phthalocyanine which produces copper phthalocyanine, wherein the number of chlorines is less than than or equal to 4. The pigments described herein contain less chlorine than standard commercial grades of tetrachlorinated (or greater) copper phthalocyanine pigments while achieving similar color space, chromaticity, fastness properties, and color travel in automotive waterborne and solvent borne systems. The inventive pigments are more advantageous from a toxicity and environmental perspective, and allow the manufacturer to produce pigments in a safe and economical manner.

The electrophotographic photosensitive member has: a cylindrical support; a charge generating layer formed on the cylindrical support; and a charge transport layer formed on the charge generating layer, the charge generating layer contains a hydroxygallium phthalocyanine crystal having a particular CuK characteristic X-ray diffraction peak, a titanyl phthalocyanine crystal having a particular CuK characteristic X-ray diffraction peak or a chlorogallium phthalocyanine crystal having a particular spectral absorption spectrum as a charge generating material, and in the charge generating layer, with respect to the film thickness of the charge generating layer, when a region from the central position of an image forming area to the end position of the image forming area is divided in the axial direction of the cylindrical support into five equal regions and the average film thickness of the charge generating layer in each region satisfies a specific condition.

Disclosed is a lycopene food colorant having a fresh-keeping function. The food colorant is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 1-3 parts of a lycopene crystal, 5-20 parts of an emulsifier, 0.5-5 parts of an antioxidant, 60-70 parts of glycerol, and 10-20 parts of water. The food colorant is prepared by mixing the raw materials and then emulsifying and grinding same. The granularity of the obtained lycopene colorant is moderate; the tone is suitable for coloring a minced fillet product; the lycopene colorant has high tinting strength, achieves a bright color, and has the effect of triggering myoglobin, so that the minced fillet product has a bright color and appears fresher; the lycopene colorant further has a fresh-keeping function and can kill some food microorganisms, so as to keep food fresh and prolong the shelf life.