Pigments

Processing

Pigments are typically produced as primary particles. These primary particles may fuse across their surfaces to form aggregates. The term agglomerates refers to primary particles and/or aggregates joined at their corners or edges. During the dispersion process, these pigment agglomerates are fractured as the pigments are incorporated into an application medium, resulting in smaller agglomerates, aggregates, and primary particles. Once formed, these are wetted by a dispersing medium and, ideally, achieve a uniform statistical distribution throughout the application medium.