This text is a complete treatment focusing on theoretical and practical aspects of testing pigments, dyes, and pigmented and dyed coatings. It answers questions arising in the production, processing and application of colouring materials in binders.
PART I: PRINCIPLES.
Introduction.
How Colors Depend on Spectra (Colorimetry).
How Spectra Depend on the Scattering and Absorption of Light (Phenomenological Theory).
How Light Scattering and Absorption Depend on the Content of Coloring Material (Beer's Law, Scattering Interaction).
How Light Scattering and Absorption Depend on the Physics of the Pigment Particle (Corpuscular Theory).
PART II: TEST METHODS.
Measurement and Evaluation of Object Colors.
Determination of Hiding Power and Transparency.
Determination of Tinting Strength and Lightening Power.
Appendix: List of DIN, DIN ISO, and ISO Standards Cited.
