Various modified pigment products are described which are preferably
capable of being dispersed in a variety of materials such as coatings,
inks, toners, films, plastics, polymers, elastomers, and the like. The
modified pigments are pigments having attached groups, such as polymeric
groups, onto the pigment by means other than adsorption. A modified
pigment product is described comprising a pigment having attached at
least one group comprising the formula: --X--[NIon].sub.pR wherein X
comprises an aromatic group or an alkyl group, NIon comprises at least
one type of non-ionic group, R represents hydrogen or comprises an
aromatic group or an alkyl group, and p represents an integer of from 1
to 500. Modified pigment products are also described comprising a pigment
having attached at least one alkylene oxide group or at least one
polymeric group. In addition, other types of modified pigment products
are described as well as their incorporation into inks, coatings, toners,
films, plastics, polymers, elastomers, and the like. Methods of making
the modified pigment products are also described.