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Pigment, Ceramic

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Synonyms

Colorant; Dye; Paint; Stain; Tint

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A ceramic pigment is usually a metal transition complex oxide obtained by a calcination process which shows three main characteristics: (a) thermal stability, maintaining its identity when temperature increases; (b) chemical stability, maintaining its identity when fired with glazes or ceramic matrices; and (c) high tinting strength when dispersed and fired with glazes or ceramic matrices. Other characteristics as high dispensability in vehicles, high refractive index (in order to avoid transparency and to increase its tinting strength), acid and alkali resistance, and low abrasive strength are also suitable.

The main coloring methods of ceramics are based on dyes or pigments. Strictly a dye or soluble colorant is a colored substance that interacts with the matrix to which it is applied and usually is soluble in the media of application called matrix or substrate. Conversely, ideally a pigment or stain is a colored substance...

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Authors acknowledge the financial support given by FUNDACION CAJA CASTELLÓN-UJI, P1-1B2010-09 project.

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  1. Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Orgánica, Universitat Jaume I, Edifici Científico-Tècnic, Av. Sos Baynat s/n, 12071, Castelló, Spain

    Guillermo Monros

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Modern, Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Ming Ronnier Luo

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  3. Graduate Institute of Colour and Illumination, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Ming Ronnier Luo

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Monros, G. (2016). Pigment, Ceramic. In: Luo, M.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8071-7_181

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