Pigment Yellow 13

Description

C.I. Pigment Yellow-12, 21090 [6358-85-6] is a very important diarylide pigment and one of the most important organic pigments.

The Uses of Pigment Yellow 13

Pigment yellow 13 (CAS# 5102-83-0) is a pigment used as a color stabilizer of wood flour/polypropylene composites.

The Uses of Pigment Yellow 13

Pigment Yellow 12 is an organic azo dye used in a variety of materials, including food packaging plastics. Pigment Yellow 12 has been used to prepare organic dye nanoparticles by laser ablation.

General Description

Odorless fine yellow powder.

Air & Water Reactions

Azo dyes can be explosive when suspended in air at specific concentrations. Insoluble in water.

Reactivity Profile

Pigment Yellow 13 is incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

Health Hazard

ACUTE/CHRONIC HAZARDS: When heated to decomposition Pigment Yellow 13 emits very toxic fumes of chlorine and nitrogen oxides.

Fire Hazard

Flash point data for Pigment Yellow 13 are not available; however, Pigment Yellow 13 is probably combustible.

Properties and Applications

TEST ITEMS	SPECIFICATION
APPEARANCE	YELLOW POWDER
SHADE	GREENISH
HEAT RESISTANCE	180 °C min
LIGHT FASTNESS	5
ACID RESISTANCE	4
ALKALI RESISTANCE	4
FASTNESS TO BLEEDING	5
OIL ABSORPTION	45-50%
SPECIFIC SURFACE	27 m 2 /g
DENSITY	1.50 g/cm 3
RESIDUE ON 80 MESH	5.0% max
WATER SOLUBLE	1.0% max
VOLATITE 105 °C	1.0% max
TINTING STRENGTH	100-105 %