Technology of Pigments
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Technology of Pigments Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Technology of Pigments (subject code 3173620) as prescribed for Chem. Tech. · Semester 7 divides the course into 5 units, covering 35 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3173620)Unit 1 Colored Pigments-I
- methods of manufacturing
- properties and composition
- after treatment
- economic aspects of iron oxide
- chromium oxide
- mixed metal oxide
- bismuth pigments
Unit 2 Colored Pigments-II
- methods of manufacturing
- properties and composition
- after treatment
- economic aspects of, chromate
- molybdate and molybdate orange
- chrome green
- ultramarine blue
- prussian blue
- phthalocyanine pigment
Unit 3 Specialty Pigments
- Interference and Cholesteric Pigments Aluminium
- luminescent (fluoresecent/phosphorescent) pigments-optical principles
- substrate free pearlescent pigments
- Special effect pigments based on mica (pigments formed by coating of substrates)
- pigments based on liquid crystal polymer
Unit 4 Functional pigments
- Antifouling pigments-cuprous oxide
- other copper compounds
- mercuric oxide
- organotin pigments
- variables affecting particle size aggregation and crystal structure
- Their use as spacing extenders / functional pigments in paints
- reinforcing agent in polymers
- heat & wear resistant materials etc
Unit 5 Anticorrosive pigments
- Red lead
- basic lead silicochromate
- zinc and strontium chromates
- white molybdate
- calcium plumbate, etc
- Passivation mechanism of corrosion resistance
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