Yellow Pigments Excel in Cost & performance.Two new yellow pigments for plastic films and molded packaging boast good performance at lower cost than competing pigments. Both new products from Engelhard Corp., Appearance and Performance Technologies, Iselin, N.J., are suitable for use with polyolefins, PET, PBT PBT Provider Backbone Transport (networking technology adding determinism to ethernet) PBT Polybutylene Terephthalate PBT Profit Before Tax PBT Paper Based Test (education) , and polycarbonate A category of plastic materials used to make a myriad of products, including CDs and CD-ROMs. . Engelhard Yellow 6226 is a red-shade yellow composed primarily of organic azo az·o adj. Containing a nitrogen group, especially N  N.[From azo-. pigment and some sodium aluminum inorganic pigment. Said to "act like an inorganic pigment," it can withstand temperatures of over 600 F. FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. approved for food contact, this pigment sells for under $10/lb, which is much lower than most FDA-approved colors. It reportedly can substitute for Pigment Yellow 191, supplied by Clariant Corp. Engeltone Yellow 1293 is a mid-shade yellow (between red and green shades) that competes with Clariant's PV Fast HG (Pigment Yellow 181). It is a metalized azodicarbonamide organic pigment that is FDA approved for food contact. It boasts high color The ability to generate 32,768 colors (15 bits) or 65,536 colors (16-bit). 15-bit color uses five bits for each red, green and blue pixel. The 16th bit may be a color, such as XGA with 5-red, 6-green and 5-blue, or be an overlay bit that selects pixels to display over video input. See true color. strength and heat stability up to 650 F. While it does not have the lightfastness of Pigment Yellow 181, it is priced about 50% lower. |
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