The history of dyes and pigments: From natural dyes to high performance pigments

Colour Design: Theories and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 433-470

  Abel, A ^a  

^a DCC (Europe) Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BASF; Caro; Cave paintings; Dyes; Highperformance pigments; Hoechst; ICI; Indigo; Lakes; Madder; Mauveine; Murex; Perkin; Phthalocyanine; Pigments; Plastics; Printing inks; Reactive dyes; Synthetic indigo; Toners; Ultramarine

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DYES; ELASTOMERS; INK; LAKES; PLASTICS; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; PRINTING;

BASF; CARO; CAVE PAINTINGS; HIGH-PERFORMANCE PIGMENTS; HOECHST; INDIGO; MADDER; MAUVEINE; MUREX; PERKIN; PHTHALOCYANINE; REACTIVE DYES; SYNTHETIC INDIGO; TONERS; ULTRAMARINE;

PIGMENTS;

EID: 84897978504     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857095534.3.433     Document Type: Chapter

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