Paint & Coatings Industry, May 1st, 2001
BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE AS A HIGH PERFORMANCE PIGMENT
Bismuth oxychloride is of great interest as a pearlescent pigment because it provides excellent whiteness, brightness and smooth texture. Today, development work on these pigments is centered on overcoming the natural limitations of bismuth so that these attributes can be made available to a wider range of applications.
This article reviews the history of this important material, its current uses and future research directions.
Bismuth has been used since antiquity but was only isolated as a specific element around 1753. Today bismuth in i...
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