| abstract |
The present disclosure provides laminates comprising a decorative paper, wherein the decorative paper comprises self-dispersible pigments having an isoelectric point of at least about 8, more typically from about 8 to about 10, the self-dispersible Reactive pigments comprise inorganic particles, more typically pigments, and an outermost treatment prepared in the following order, the inorganic particles having a silica treatment: (a) hydrolysis of an aluminum compound or basic aluminate to deposit a hydrated alumina surface (b) adding a bifunctional compound, the bifunctional compound includes an anchor group and a basic amine group, the anchor group connects the bifunctional compound to the pigment surface, and the basic amine group Includes primary, secondary or tertiary amines. Typically, the inorganic particles are titanium dioxide, TiO2 . Decorative papers comprising self-dispersing pigments can be used to prepare paper laminates. |