Chrome oxide technical (pigment)

Appearance:
Fine-dispersed powder of green colour, insoluble in water, spirit, acetone. Hardly soluble in alkalis and acids. Having hardness of corundum, scratches quartz. As a dye has high covering effect.

Empirical formula: Cr2O3.

Used in:

·         Paint & varnish industry for manufacturing enamels and paints;

·         Buidling industry as a filling pigment for building materials;

·         Metallurgical industry for producing Cr metal and abrasive materials.

Also known as Chromium (III) Oxide, it is used as an inorganic pigment in paints, architectural coatings, plastics, roofing tiles and ceramic tiles. Chrome Oxide Green is also used in heavy-duty applications in the construction of high temperature and abrasion-resistant refractory brick for glass and fiberglass. High purity grade chrome oxide is used in the manufacturing of chromium metal.

 APPLICATIONS:

• As an ingredient in the refractories and brake linings
• As a raw material for the manufacture of chromium metal
• As a raw material for production of mixed metal oxides in the ceramic industry
• As green pigment for coloring building materials, plastics and also as a refractory