| abstract |
A coated metal pigment (e.g. Al) that has excellent passivation, dispersion and adhesion properties, a method for producing the coated metal pigment and a coating composition that includes the coated metal pigment are described. The disclosed method involves the use of a compound with the following formula (A) Where each of R1 and R2 is H, optionally substituted (cyclo)alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, optionally substituted amine, polyether, ammonium or alkali(ne earth) metal, and they can be the same or different; X can be a straight or branched chain hydrocarbon with optional substituents or heteroatoms, or a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; n is 1-100, and I is a functional group that is capable of forming an initiator site for a polymerisation reaction in the presence of polymerisable monomers or macromonomers. |