Patent ID: 8303706

Claim:
A yellow inorganic pigment comprising samarium molybdate (Sm 6 MoO 12 ) having chromacity coordinates as defined by a CIE 1976 colour scale of L*=86.67, a*=−3.40, and b*=64.67 obtained from a solid solution of Sm 2 O 3 [samarium(III) oxide] and (NH 4 )6Mo 7 O 24 .4H 2 O [Ammonium molybdate(VI) tetrahydrate] after ball milling in a stoichiometric ratio and calcining at temperature in the range of 1600° C.-1650° C. in an air atmosphere for a period of about 10-12 hrs, wherein a particle size of said pigment is in a range of 9.55 μm to 12.72 μm.