Preparation of bluish luster pigments

Abstract

Preparation of bluish luster pigments by treating titania-coated silicatic platelets with a reducing gas mixture, which comprises treating titania-coated silicatic platelets whose titania coating has a geometric layer thickness of from 10 to 60 nm at from 800.degree. to 900.degree. C. with a gas mixture comprising a vaporized organic compound and ammonia, and also bluish luster pigments based on silicatic platelets comprising a reduced titania coating with a geometric layer thickness of from 10 to 60 nm and CIELAB color coordinates -2.ltoreq.a*.ltoreq.2 and b*.ltoreq.-20 (measuring angle 20.degree., standard illuminant D65).

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