Zinc cyanamide (Zn(CN)2) was developed as a replacement for lead cyanamide (see Section 5.2.4.1) mainly for application in mirror coatings. The electrochemical effectiveness of cyanamides is attributed to a passivation action under alkaline conditions [5.56].
Zinc cyanamide is produced on an industrial scale from pure calcium cyanamide in an aqueous medium with zinc salts or a slurry of zinc oxide [5.56]. The pigment has, until now, not reached the importance of lead cyanamide for application in mirror coatings.
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