CoLiPO
4 pigment of reddish violet color was hydrothermally synthesized efficiently with the use of Co3 (PO
4)
2.8H
2O and Li
3PO
4 as starting materials.
The best reddish violet color was hydrothermally synthesized as follows : Water was added to the equal molar ratio mixture of Co
3 (PO
4)
2.8H
2O and Li
3PO
4, and the suspension was treated above 250°C for 3 hours in an autoclave.
The hydrothermal synthetic process of CoLiPO
4 was presumed to have such an intermediate product as cobalt hydroxide.
All of the particle shapes of CoLiPO
4 prepared by this method were cubic, and were not influenced by hydrothermal conditions.
This hydrothermal synthetic method is considered to be suitable for the industrial preparation of, CoLiPO
4 pigment.
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