IndustrialDyes

Whatwouldlifebelikewithoutcolor?Eversinceonecanthinkback,colorhasalwaysaccompaniedmankind.Dyes–originallyobtainedexclusivelyfromnaturalsources–aretodayalsoproducedsyntheticallyonalargescaleandrepresentoneoftheverymatureandtraditionalsectorsofthechemicalindustry.ThepresentreferenceworkonIndustrialDyesprovidesacomprehensivereviewofthechemistry,propertiesandapplicationsofthemostimportantgroupsofindustrialdyes,includingopticalbrighteners.Italsooutlinesthelatestdevelopmentsintheareaoffunctionaldyes.Renownedexpertsintheirrespectivefieldshavecontributedtothechaptersonchemicalchromophores,synthesisandapplicationofthevariousdyeclasses,textiledyeingandnon–textiledyeing.Thebookisaimedatallprofessionalswhoareinvolvedinthesynthesis,production,manufactureorapplicationofdyesandwillprovetobeanindispensableguidetoallchemists,engineersandtechniciansindyescienceandindustry.