This comprehensive revision of Pigments for Paper, last published in 1984, emphasizes the basics of pigment technology and how differences in pigment type and morphology can be exploited to achieve the desired paper properties. It covers all aspects of the field, providing current information on different ingredients, with descriptions of what they do and how they perform. A valuable reference tool.

From the Preface: “Pigments for Paper represents an effort to provide, in one volume, basic information on paper pigments, per se, as well as performance data on all applications for pigments in paper products. Previous texts have been more performance oriented focusing on the use of pigments either in paper coating or paper filling. It is hoped that the increased emphasis on pigment technology in this text will enable the reader to better understand the intrinsic properties of these materials and, in turn, their potential for use in new applications. The information presented is basic in nature...The book can serve as an introductory text as well as a practical reference...”

Target Audience: Anyone in industry or academia, including undergraduate and graduate students, who is interested in the use of pigments in paper.

Table of Contents:

Pigment-Coated Paper

Paper Filling

The Dispersion of Pigments for Paper Coating

Kaolin Clays

Structured Pigments

Precipitated Calcium Carbonate for Paper Coating

Natural Ground Calcium Carbonate as Coating Pigment and Filler

Titanium Dioxide

Synthetic Plastic Pigments

Talcs

Alumina Trihydrate

High-Structure Amorphous Silica Pigments in Paper

Index