Ultramarine Blue Pigments

Ultramarine Blue Pigments Property & Applications


Ultramarine Blue is unique in respect of Purity of Colour, Safety, Non Toxicity and Non Hazardous Properties. It is a Time Tested Pigment from the Biblical Era as Lapis Lazuli and from the time of synthesis By Guimet in 1828. The Brightness of the Colour both in Masstone as well as in reduced tone is unmatched for the Shade Purity and Colour Saturation. It is very well accepted for its extremely fine Particle Size and High Wetting property and affinity for water as well as most solvents, Oils and Resins. These Properties made favourable use of this in Plastic, Paint, Rubber, Paper Coating, Printing Ink, Powder Coating, Cosmetics and many more compared to other Blue dyes & Pigments.

Insolubility of Ultramarine Blue in water and all medium attributed the Property of Non Bleeding and also its Refractive Index being Similar to Resins Produces Transparency in Plastic Films.

SBP’s products are suitable for following applications due to high milling fineness, Specific surface area, tinting strength, wide range of shades and low toxicity.

Areas of Application

Plastics

Rubber

Paints & Dispersions

Powder Coating & Stoving Enamel

Paper Coating

Soaps & Detergents

Artists Colours

Printing Inks

Food Packaging Plastics & Papers

Cosmetics

General Property

Chemical Name – Sodium Alumino Sulphosilicate
Pigment Class – Pigment Blue 29
Colour Index No – 77007
Heat Stability – High up to 400deg C [In absence of oxidizing atmosphere]
light Fastness – Excellent ( 7-8 BS Wool Scale)
Dispersibility – Excellent in Any Medium
Safety – Safe Pigment - Approved for Toys , Cosmetics, Food Contact Plastic & Paper

UNIQUE COLOUR – SBP Products

Ultramarine blue grades produced by SBP for Industrial application have wide range of shades and pigmenting properties - an indication of colour producible under various level of reduction by Titanium dioxide is indicated below.