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Definition: Pigments - Dyes
Classification of Organic Pigments
Chemical and Physical Characterization of Pigments
Commercial Properties and Terminology
Particle Size Distribution and Application Properties
Areas of Application for Organic Pigments
Azo Pigments
Polycyclic Pigments
Aluminum Pigment Lakes
Pigments With Known Chemical Structure Which Cannot Be Assigned to Other Chapters
Pigments With Hitherto Unknown Chemical Structure
Ecology, Toxicology, Legislation

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Everything there is to know about organic pigments

Sets a competitionless international standard for information on the synthesis, reaction mechanisms, properties, relevant test methods, and applications of organic pigments.

Contains all industrially produced pigments of the world market.

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Revised and updated, this highly acclaimed work, now in its fourth edition, remains the most comprehensive source of information available on organic pigments. It provides up-to-date information on syntheses, structures, physical and chemical properties, test methods, and applications of all industrially produced organic pigments available on the world market.
The fourth edition has been completely revised and extended. The chapter on the product safety and the legislation of organic pigments has been rewritten to reflect recent developments.
Today it is known that all industrial "azo pigments" actually adopt the hydrazone-tautomeric form in the solid state. Correspondingly, for the first time all structural formulae now show the correct tautomer and the name "hydrazone pigments" is used throughout. Since the pigments´ properties strongly depend on their crystal structures, for the first time all available information on the crystal structures of all industrial organic pigments has been compiled, including unpublished data from the authors´ own work.
With its comprehensive survey of organic pigments and their industrial applications, this is the standard reference for everyone working with pigments, plastics, printing inks, paints and coatings.

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General
Hydrazone Pigments (Formerly Called Azo Pigments)
Polycyclic Pigments
Miscellaneous Pigments
Legislation, Ecology, Toxicology
Reaction Schemes
List of Commercially Available Pigments
Index

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