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| Item | Standard | |
| B301 | B311 | |
| Ba+SO4 (as ZnS)%(m/m) ≥ | 99 | 99 |
| Zinc (as ZnS) (m/m)%≥ | 28 | 30 |
| Zinc Oxide %(m/m) ≤ | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| 105 Volatile%(m/m)≤ | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Water Soluble%(m/m) ≤ | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Screen residues (63um mesh) %(m/m) ≤ | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Oil absorption g/100g ≤ | 14 | 10 |
| Color Killing (Compare with standard specimen) %≥ | 105 | 105 |
2. Uses: It is produced by precipitation through filtering, heating and quenching works. Lithopone has mostly been replaced by titanium dioxide which is more durable, but it is much cheaper. It is used as a base for lake pigment and used as a inert pigment for paint, ink and cosmetics as well as in a large range of applications in plastic industry. It is used as a filler in paper, leather, and linoleum.
Lithopone
