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The Chemistry and Physics of Dyeing

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WHEN it is remembered that dyeing has become a highly scientific process, it is somewhat strange to note what a small part theoretical considerations have played in the practical development of the art, a fact no doubt largely due to the lack of definite knowledge of the chemical constitution of textile fibres. Most manuals of dyeing have been written for practical ends, and have devoted small space to the consideration of the various theories of dyeing which have been put forward, since, as before remarked, these have helped but little in the practical solution of dye-house problems. Our knowledge of the nature of fibres has, however, now reached a point when it is undoubtedly of value that the scientific dyer should make himself acquainted with this side of his subject, and recent work on the nature and properties of colloids certainly appears to throw much new light on the intricate nature dyeing processes.

The Chemistry and Physics of Dyeing.

By W. P. Dreaper. Pp. viii + 315 illlustrated. (London: J. and A. Churchill, 1906) Price 10s. 6d. net.

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GARDNER, W. The Chemistry and Physics of Dyeing . Nature 76, 29–30 (1907). https://doi.org/10.1038/076029a0

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