Pigment paste

Abstract

A pigment paste comprising a pigment and as a pigment dispersing agent, a compound having a basic structure represented by the following formula ##STR1## wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group, and R 2 represents a residue of a diol or polyol, or a mixture of said pigment dispersing agent and an organic solvent, said pigment being dispersed in said pigment dispersing agent or in said mixture.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A pigment paste comprising a pigment and as a pigment dispersing agent, a .Iadd.non-water-soluble .Iaddend.compound having a basic structure represented by the following formula ##STR4## wherein R 1  represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1  -C 4  alkyl group, and R 2  represents a residue of a diol or polyol .Iadd.selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, butanediol, pentanediol, neopentyl glycol, hexandiol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, bisphenols, hydrogenated bisphenols, halogenated bisphenols, adducts of a diol with an alkylene oxide, polyester diols, hydroxyl-containing fatty acid ester polyols, esters of higher fatty acids with a polyol, esters of higher fatty acids with an epoxy compound, castor oil, alkyl polyols and acrylic.Iaddend. or a mixture of said pigment dispersing agent and an organic solvent, said pigment being dispersed in said pigment dispersing agent or in said mixture in an amount such that the pigment weight concentration (PWC, weight %) as defined by ##EQU2## is 0.5 to 99.5% by weight.   
     
     
       2. The pigment paste of claim 1 wherein the pigment dispersing agent is a derivative of a triazine-type amino compound, said derivative having a number average molecular weight in the range of 550 to 3,000. 
     
     
       3. The pigment paste of claim 1 wherein the pigment dispersing agent is a derivative of a triazine-type amino compound, said derivative having a hydroxyl value of 20 to 400. 
     
     
       4. The pigment of claim 1 wherein the pigment dispersing agent is a derivative of a triazine-type compound, which is obtained by co-condensing the triazine-type amino compound, formaldehyde, a diol and a monohydric alcohol. 
     
     
       5. The pigment paste of claim 4 wherein said triazine-type amino compound is selected from the group consisting of melamine, benzoguanamine, acetoguanamine, formoguanamine, propioguanamine and isopropylguanamine. 
     
     
       6. The pigment paste of claim 5 wherein said triazone-type amino compound is melamine. 
     
     
       7. The pigment paste of claim 4 wherein an additional aldehyde is added. 
     
     
       8. The pigment paste of claim 7 wherein said additional aldehyde is selected from the group consisting of acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde, glyoxal, succinic aldehyde and chloral. 
     
     
       9. The pigment paste of claim 1 wherein the pigment is at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of azoic pigments, condensed azoic pigments, phthalocyanine pigments, quinacridone pigments, isoindolinone pigments, perylene pigments, perinone pigments, dioxazine pigments, vat dyed pigments, basic dyed pigments, carbon black, titanium oxide, chrome yellow, cadmium yellow, cadmium red, iron oxide red, black iron oxide, zinc white, prussian blue and ultra-marine blue. 
     
     
       10. The pigment paste of claim 1 wherein the pigment is a combination of different pigments. .Iadd.11. The pigment paste of claim 1 which comprises the mixture of the pigment dispersing agent and an organic solvent. .Iadd.12. The pigment paste of claim 1 which comprises a dry mixture of a.Iaddend. nd the pigment dispersing agent.