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This monograph is a comprehensive practice-related exposition of the fundamental principles of pigment processing. It provides a complete survey of the theoretical principles and practical results of pigment application covering all aspects from the physical characterisation of pigments, the optical properties of pigmented systems, the rheological behaviour of pigment dispersions to the actual dispersion process. Indispensable for chemists, physicists, colourists, technicians als well as laboratory assistants engaged in research, development, application or production in the pigment industry but also to those in the relevant technical colleges and research institutes.

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Oyarzúm, Juan M.
Juan M. Oyarzún was born 1932 in Chile, and studied Chemistry in Santiago. In 1960 he joined BASF, working in the technical application of pigments and dyestuffs in Ludwigshafen and Stuttgart. In 1974 he joined Farbwerke Hoechst AG (now Celanese), South Africa, as technical adviser for the application of pigment and dyestuffs. In 1978 he returned to Germany and joined Akzo Coatings in Stuttgart, where he was concerned with basic research on pigment dispersion and mill base formulations. He retired in 1997 and for a long time he acts as a free technical adviser for pigments application.

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