Uses
Due to its stability, phthalo blue is also used in inks, coatings, and many plastics. The pigment is insoluble and has no tendency to migrate in the material. It is a standard pigment used in printing ink and the packaging industry.
A common component on the artist's palette, phthalo blue is a cool blue with a bias towards green. It has intense tinting strength and easily overpowers the mix when combined with other colors. It is a transparent staining color and can be applied using glazing techniques.
Industrial production was of the order of 10,000 tonnes pa in the 1980–90s in Japan alone. The pigment is the highest volume pigment produced.
Phthalocyanine Blue BN is also used as a source material for manufacture of Phthalocyanine Green G.
Copper phthalocyanine, often referred to as CuPc, is also a leading material used in organic solar cell research.
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