Inorganic optical brightener

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8945239
APP PUB NO 20090137445A1
SERIAL NO

12226296

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The invention relates to novel inorganic brighteners, a process for their preparation and their use for brightening substrates. More specifically, the novel inorganic brighteners are phosphors characterized in that they have (i) an absorption maximum in the range of from 350 to 375 nm; (ii) a steep decrease of the absorption band near 400 nm; (iii) a quantum yield of the phosphorescence of at least 0.8; and (iv) a phosphorescence maximum in the range between 415 and 445 nm.

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CIBA CORP540 WHITE PLAINS ROAD P O BOX 2005 TARRYTOWN NY 10591

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Fabian, Christian Waghäusel, DE 2 1
Reichert, Hans Rheinfelden, DE 38 151
Seider, Bernhard Malsburg-Marzell, DE 1 1

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