Laminates prepared from decor paper comprising self-dispersing pigments

Abstract

The disclosure provides a laminate comprising decor paper, wherein the décor paper comprises a self-dispersing pigment having an isoelectric point of at least about 8, more typically about 8 to about 10, comprising an inorganic particle, more typically a pigment, having a silica treatment and an outermost treatment prepared by sequentially by (a) hydrolyzing an aluminum compound or basic aluminate to deposit a hydrous alumina surface; and (b) adding a dual-functional compound comprising: an anchoring group that attaches the dual-functional compound to the pigment surface, and a basic amine group comprising a primary, secondary or tertiary amine. Typically, the inorganic particle is titanium dioxide, TiO2. The décor papers comprising the self-dispersing pigments are useful in making paper laminates.

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