US 7,537,654 B1
Quinacridone nanoscale pigment particles and methods of making same
Roger E. Gaynor, Oakville (Canada); and C. Geoffrey Allen, Waterdown (Canada)
Assigned to Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, Conn. (US)
Filed on Sep. 15, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/210,613.
Int. Cl. C09B 48/00 (2006.01); B05D 7/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 106—497  [106/495; 427/212; 546/49; 546/56] 22 Claims
 
1. A process for preparing coated nanoscale quinacridone pigment particles, comprising:
mixing a quinacridone pigment precursor or crude quinacridone pigment with a first solution comprising an acid to form nanoscale quinacridone pigment particles;
adding the first solution and formed nanoscale quinacridone pigment particles into a second solution comprising deionized water to form a third solution and to precipitate the nanoscale quinacridone pigment particles; and
washing the precipitated nanoscale quinacridone pigment particles in a fourth solution comprising a surface additive compound, whereby said surface additive compound coats the nanoscale quinacridone pigment particles;
wherein the surface additive compound comprises a rosin compound.