{"id":8168,"date":"2017-10-12T11:51:06","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T18:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/?p=8168"},"modified":"2017-10-13T08:54:02","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T15:54:02","slug":"new-blue-pigment-discovered-oregon-state-earns-epa-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/2017\/10\/new-blue-pigment-discovered-oregon-state-earns-epa-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"New blue pigment discovered at Oregon State earns EPA approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The vibrant YInMn blue pigment discovered at OSU by chemist Mas Subramanian has been approved for commercial sale by the Environmental Protection Agency.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shepherdcolor.com\/\">Shepherd Color Co.,<\/a> which licensed the pigment from OSU, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shepherdcolor.com\/shepherd-color-announces-new-yinmn-blue-pigment\/\">announced<\/a> that the EPA has granted the company a \u201clow volume exemption\u201d that paves the way for the pigment, commercially known as Blue 10G513, to be used in industrial coatings and plastics.<\/p>\n<p>YInMn refers to the elements yttrium, indium and manganese, which along with oxygen comprise the pigment. It features a unique chemical structure that allows the manganese ions to absorb red and green wavelengths of light while only reflecting blue.<\/p>\n<p>YInMn blue was discovered by accident in 2009 when Subramanian and his team were experimenting with new materials that could be used in electronics applications.<\/p>\n<p>The pigment\u00a0has sparked worldwide interest, including from crayon maker Crayola, which used the color as the inspiration for its new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crayola.com\/splash\/promos\/newcolor?gclid=CjwKCAjwu7LOBRBZEiwAQtfbGM4S44qZY8BN5m4FgDyqvrAXZ8ZsET3_sj9PtPaeXYH5pDaA3bwv2BoCu_8QAvD_BwE\">Bluetiful<\/a> crayon.<\/p>\n<p>The pigment is so durable, and its compounds are so stable \u2013 even in oil and water \u2013 that the color does not fade. Those characteristics make the pigment versatile for a variety of commercial products; used in paints, for example, they can help keep buildings cool by reflecting the infrared part of sunlight.<\/p>\n<p>The EPA approval announced this week does not include making the pigment available for artists\u2019 color materials, but Shepherd is in the process of seeking approval for its use in all applications and is confident that will happen, company spokesman Mark Ryan said.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers mixed manganese oxide \u2013 which is black in color \u2013 with other chemicals and heated them in a furnace to nearly 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. One of their samples turned out to be a vivid blue. Oregon State graduate student Andrew Smith initially made these samples to study their electrical properties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a serendipitous discovery, a happy accident,\u201d said Subramanian, the Milton Harris Chair of Materials Science at OSU. \u201cBut in fact, many breakthrough discoveries in science happen when one is not looking for it. As Louis Pasteur famously said, \u2018In the fields of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind.\u2019<\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"725\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eZCiaMu8cMg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read the complete article <a href=\"http:\/\/oregonstate.edu\/ua\/ncs\/archives\/2017\/oct\/new-blue-pigment-discovered-oregon-state-earns-epa-approval\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The vibrant YInMn blue pigment discovered at Oregon State University by chemist Mas Subramanian has been approved for 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