Lithopone is a white pigment composed of a mixture of barium sulfate (28 - 30%) and zinc sulfide (68 -

70%) with trace amounts of zinc oxide. It is produced by precipitation through filtering, heating and
quenching works. Lithopone has mostly been replaced by titanium dioxide which is more durable, but it is
much cheaper. It is used as a base for lake pigment and used as a inert pigment for paint, ink and
cosmetics as well as in a large range of applications in plastic industry. It is used as a filler in paper,
leather, and linoleum
Litopon adalah suatu pigmen yang putih yang terdiri atas suatu campuran dari sulfat barium ( 28 -30%)
dan sulfida seng ( 68 -70%) dengan sejumlah jejak dari oksida seng. Itu dihasilkan oleh hujan/timbulnya
melalui penyaringan, memanaskan dan memuaskan bekerja. Litopon mempunyai kebanyakan digantikan
oleh dioksid-titan yang lebih tahan lama, tetapi itu adalah banyak lebih murah. Itu digunakan sebagai
suatu dasar untuk pigmen danau dan menggunakan sebagai suatu pigmen yang tanpa daya untuk cat,
tinta dan kosmetika seperti juga di suatu cakupan yang besar aplikasi-aplikasi di dalam industri plastik. Itu
digunakan sebagai suatu pengisi di dalam kertas, kulit, dan linoleum
The product
LITHOPONE 30% DS is an organically coated white pigment based on a coprecipitated zinc sulfide / barium
sulfate.
Typical properties
Low binder requirement
Excellent dispersibility
Neutral hue
Low abrasiveness, thanks to low
Mohs hardness

Applications
Paints and coatings
Suitable for use in matt and semimatt powdercoating
systems, thanks to its favorable
rheological properties and excellent compatibility
with coloured pigments.
Paper
Achieves high dry opacity in the pulp.
Its good retention permits use in pigment size
preparations. Bimodal particle distribution
improves the porosity of the paper.
Plastics and rubber
TiO2 can be partially replaced with
LITHOPONE 30% DS in thermoplastic master
batches.
This products low binder requirement
compared to TiO2 permits higher pigment
concentrations.
The use of LITHOPONE 30% DS makes it
possible to reduce friction and abrasion in
production of master batches and films.
The extremely low absorption which
LITHOPONE 30% DS possesses in the near UV
range significantly improves the effects of optical
brighteners and polymerization initiators.
LITHOPONE 30% DS produces good rheology
in duroplastic moulding compounds without
causing abrasion.

Produk

LITOPON 30% DS adalah satu secara organis melapisi pigmen putih berdasar pada a
co?precipitatedsulfida seng / sulfat barium.

Kekayaan khas

Persyaratan binder rendah

Dispersibilas sempurna

Roda/warna netral

Abrasive rendah, karena yang rendah

Mohs kekerasan

Aplikasi-aplikasi

Cat-Cat dan salutan-salutan

Pantas untuk penggunaan di dalam alas dan semi?matt powder?coating

sistem, karena yang baik nya yang

kecocokan sifat reologi dan sempurna

dengan pigmen-pigmen yang diwarnai.

Kertas

Mencapai ketinggian mengeringkan sifat taktembus cahaya di dalam bubur kayu.

Ingatan nya yang baik mengizinkan penggunaan di dalam ukuran pigmen

persiapan-persiapan. Distribusi partikel bimodal

perbaiki merembes kertas.

Plastik dan karet

TiO2 dapat secara parsial digantikan dengan

LITOPON 30% DS di dalam master termo-plastik

batch-batch.

persyaratan binder Hal ini produk yang rendah

yang dibandingkan dengan TiO2 mengizinkan pigmen yang lebih tinggi

konsentrasi-konsentrasi.

Pemakaian LITHOPONE 30% DS membuat nya

mungkin untuk mengurangi friksi dan lecet/pengausan di dalam

produksi guru mengelompokkan dan memfilmkan.

Penyerapan sangat rendah yang

LITOPON 30% DS menguasai di dalam dekat UV

cakupan dengan mantap memperbaiki barang kepunyaan dari yang berhubung dengan mata

pemrakarsa-pemrakarsa bahan pencerah dan polimerisasi.

LITOPON 30% DS menghasilkan reologi baik

di dalam senyawaan cetak yang duroplastic tanpa

menyebabkan lecet/pengausan.

Efficiency is a vital factor in market survival and one of the many factors that decide efficiency is correct materials
selection, which must balance the need for quality, on the one hand, with the need for the lowest possible costs, on
the other. Titanium dioxide is one of the main raw material in the production of emulsion paints. LITHOPONE can
play a key role as an alternative, with no loss of quality. Increasingly large quantities of LITHOPONE are being
incorporated into emulsion paints for this reason. The following article examines the benefits offered by LITHOPONE
in emulsion paints and describes in detail the procedure for adjusting paint formulations for the use of LITHOPONE
Efisiensi adalah suatu faktor yang penting di dalam survival pasar dan salah satu [dari] banyak faktor
bahwa memutuskan efisiensi benar pemilihan bahan-bahan, yang harus menyeimbangkan kebutuhan
akan mutu, pada suatu pihak, dengan kebutuhan akan biaya-biaya yang mungkin paling rendah, di yang
lain. Dioksid-titan adalah salah satu [dari] bahan baku utama di dalam produksi emulsi mengecat.
LITOPON dapat memainkan suatu peran kunci sebagai satu alternatif, tanpa adanya hilangnya mutu.
Jumlah yang besar yang terus meningkat dari LITHOPONE sedang disatukan ke dalam emulsi mengecat
untuk alasan ini. Artikel yang berikut menguji manfaatnya yang ditawarkan oleh LITHOPONE di dalam
emulsi mengecat dan menguraikan secara detil prosedur untuk menyesuaikan perumusan-perumusan
cat untuk pemakaian LITHOPONE
Lithopone, C.I. Pigment White 5, is an mixture of inorganic compounds, is a widely used as a white
pigment powder. It is composed of a mixture of barium sulfate and zinc sulfide. These insoluble
compounds blend well with organic compounds and confer opacity. It was made popular by the cheap
production costs, greater coverage. Related white pigments include titanium dioxide, zinc oxide ("zinc
white"), and zinc sulfide
History
Lithipone was discovered in the 1870s by DuPont. It was manufactured by Krebs Pigments and
Chemical Company and other companies.
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The material came in different "seals", which varied
in the content of zinc sulfide. Gold seal and Bronze seals contain 40-50% zinc sulfide, offering
more hiding power and strength.
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Although its popularity peaked around 1920, approximately
220,000 tons were produced in 1990. It is mainly used in paints, putty, and in plastics.
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Stability and darkening
Although barium sulfate is almost completely inert, zinc sulfide degrades upon exposure to UV
light, leading to darkening of the pigment. The severity of this UV reaction is dependent on a
combination of two factors; how much zinc sulfide makes up the pigments formulation, and its
total accumulated UV exposure. Depending on these factors the pigment itself can vary in shade
over time, ranging from pure white all the way to grey or even black. To suppress this effect, a
dopant may be used, such as a small amount of cobalt salts, which would be added to the
formulation. This process creates cobalt-doped zinc sulfide. The cobalt salts help to stabilize zinc
sulfide so it will not have as severe a reaction to UV exposure.
Production
Lithopone is produced by coprecipitation of barium sulfate and zinc sulfide. Most commonly
coprecipitation is effected by combining equimolar amounts of zinc sulfate and barium sulfide:
BaS + ZnSO
4
ZnS BaSO
4

This route affords a product that is 29.4 wt % ZnS and 70.6 wt % BaSO
4
. Variations exist, for
example, more ZnS-rich materials are produced when zinc chloride is added to the mixture of
zinc sulfate and barium sulfide.
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Barium sulfide is produced by carbothermic reduction of barium sulfate. Zinc sulfate is obtained
from a variety of zinc products, often waste, by treatment with sulfuric acid.
Safety
Lithopone is not highly poisonous, reflecting the insolubility of the components. Barium sulfate
is used widely in medicine as a radiocontrast agent. Lithopone is allowed to be in contact with
foodstuffs in the US and Europe.
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