Pearlescent pigments (pearl pigment) are a special type of pigment. It falls into a similar category as fluorescent and phosphorescent pigments. Pearlescent pigment is a pigment that can show pearl shine when covered with metallic oxide out of mica slice. The appearance is transparent and flat powder, having longer diameter, smoother plane and higher refractive coefficient than common pigment.
Pearlescent pigment is able to bear acid, alkali and temperature to 800 C; it has the characteristics such as no spontaneous combustion, no combustion-supporting, no electric conduction and nonarcing; good stability of light; some products are able to bear ultraviolet radiation, suiting used in the open air; it is innocuous to human, can be used for the pack material of food (Stipulating by the rules of the counties)
Pearlescent pigment has many different products according to the color and size. The size of the particle may affect the pearl shine; Bigger the particle is, stronger the shine of the pearl, weaker the power of shade is; smaller the particle is, the shine of the pearl is like silk, and having stronger power of shade.
The shine of pearl is produced by mulriple reflection of light. So the pearlescent pigment being mixed with more transparent material, there can has more beautiful pearl shine. The pearlescent pigment also can have suitable light that mixed by transparent pigment or dye. That should avoid mixed with opaque element or the pigment that has better coverage together, such as titanium dioxide and ferric oxide, so that will not affect the pearl shine. Color pearlescent pigment can produce all kinds of particular shines according to the principle of color mix.
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Type
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Colour
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Particle Size
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TiO2
Percentage
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Fe2O3
Percentage
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Special Properties
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(μm)
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%
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%
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LB300
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Gold pearl
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10-60
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38
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3
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Metallic gold appearance, bright highlights luster
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LB301
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Metallic gold
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10-60
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37
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4
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Bright luster ,deep, Metallic gold effect
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LB302
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Gold satin
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5-25
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48
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10
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Bland luster, gold pearl effect
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LB303
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Royal gold
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10-60
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23
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22
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Intense, deep, bright reddish-gold effect
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LB304
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Mayan gold
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10-60
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26
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18
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Deep, intense golden effect
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LB305
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Aztec gold
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10-60
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22
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24
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Intense, deep, bright red-gold effect
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LB306
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Olympic gold
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10-60
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16
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24
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Intense, deep, bright gold effect
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LB307
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Turquoise gold
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10-60
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20
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36
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Turquoise golden, bright gold effect
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LB308
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Classical gold
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10-60
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41
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13
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Bright luster ,bright greenish-gold effect
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LB309
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Reddish gold
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10-60
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21
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22
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Sparkle luster, gold effect
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LB310
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Golden
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10-60
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18
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24
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Golden luster, bright gold effect
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LB320
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Sunny gold
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10-60
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11
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30
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Metallic, sparkle gold effect
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LB323
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Royal gold satin
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5-25
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26
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26
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Bland luster, reddish, gold pearl effect
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LB351
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Sunny gold
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10-100
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31
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7
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Metallic, sparkle gold effect
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LB353
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Reddish gold
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20-100
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18
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19
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Sparkle luster, reddish gold effect
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LB355
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Glitter gold
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20-100
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15
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5
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Special sparkle luster, gold effect
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