Klaus Hunger was the research director of the hydrazone pigments unit at Hoechst AG. Today, he is the Managing Director of Decernis GmbH.

"Despite the width and depth of this subject, Industrial Dyes gernerally suceeds in supplying an introductory overview of all the major classes and applications. ... practitioners and students...should find Industrial Dyes to be a valuable resource."Coloration Technology "A very positive feature is that the most recent literature is covered, providing the reader with a quik route into the area...To summarize, the book can be recommended for industrial dyestuffs chemists and for everyone working on the science of dyes, as it gives a broad overview of the great variety of industrial dyes and their applications."Günther Seybold, NeuhofenIn: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition "Wiley-VCH now have a comprehensive set of titles in colour chemistry covering Pigments, Pains and Coatings, and Dyestuffs and this latest volume is up to the high standart set by previous works...this is a very useful volume and should be in the library of all dyestuff manutactures." Organic Process Research & Development 2004 "Although it is not a manual to be used at the bench, later chapters emphasize applied aspects and problems... What is remarkable about these lists of references is the inclusion of a very large number of industry documents and patents.The style of the book is technical without "wasting" any time on a narrative; as a consequence the information density is high and suits the needs of the busy professional seeking "distilled" specific information. The volume is thoroughly produced and manufactured according to very high standards. Industrial dyes will be of interest and value to every laboratory concerned with dye chemistry, and to libraries of organic chemistry institutes in general." Thomas Lazar, Color Research and Applications, Vol. 30, Number 1, February 2005

• DYES -GENERAL SURVEYIMPORTANT CHEMICAL CHROMOPHORS OF DYE CLASSES (GENERAL SYNTHESIS -PRINCIPAL PROPERTIES)Azo ChromophorAnthraquinone and Anthraquinone Related ChromophorsIndigoid ChrmophorCationic Compounds as ChromophorPolymethine and Related ChromophorsDi- and Triarylcarbonium and Related ChromophorsPhthalocyanine ChromophorSulfur Compounds as ChromophorMetal Complexes as ChromophorFluorescent DyesOther Chromophores (Quinophthalones, Nitro/Nitroso, Stilbene, Formazanes)DYE CLASSES FOR PRINCIPAL APPLICATIONS (CHEMICAL CONSTITUTION -SYNTHESIS -INDUSTRIAL IMPORTANT DYES)Reactive DyesDisperse DyesDirect DyesAnthraquinone Vat DyesIndigoid DyesSulfur DyesCationic Azo DyesCationic Methine DyesAcid DyesSolvent DyesMetal Complex DyesNaphthoquinone DyesTEXTILE DYEING (DYEING PRINCIPLE -APPLICATION -DYEING TECHNIQUE -PROPERTIES OF DYEINGS)Textile DyeingIntroductionReactive Dyes on Cellulose and Other FibersDirect Dyes on Cellulose FibersAnthraquinone Vat Dyes on CelluloseLeuco Esters of Vat Dyes on CelluloseDyeing with IndigoSulfur Dyes on CelluloseAzoic (Naphtol AS) Dyes on CelluloseDyeing Cellulose with Other Dye ClassesAcid and Metal Complex Dyes on Wool and SilkAcid and Metal Complex Dyes on PolyamideDisperse Dyes on Polyester and Other Man-made FibersDisperse Dyes on other FibersCationic Dyes on Acrylic FibersNON-TEXTILE DYEING (DYEING PRINCIPLE -DYE CLASS -DYEING TECHNIQUE -PROPERTIES OF DYEING)Leather DyesFur DyesHair DyesFood DyesInk DyesPhotographic DyesIndicator DyesFUNCTIONAL DYES (SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL DYES)OPTICAL BRIGHTENERSECOLOGY, TOXICOLOGY, LEGISLATION

Klaus Hunger was the research director of the hydrazone pigments unit at Hoechst AG. Today, he is the Managing Director of Decernis GmbH.

"Despite the width and depth of this subject, Industrial Dyes gernerally suceeds in supplying an introductory overview of all the major classes and applications. ... practitioners and students...should find Industrial Dyes to be a valuable resource."Coloration Technology "A very positive feature is that the most recent literature is covered, providing the reader with a quik route into the area...To summarize, the book can be recommended for industrial dyestuffs chemists and for everyone working on the science of dyes, as it gives a broad overview of the great variety of industrial dyes and their applications."Günther Seybold, NeuhofenIn: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition "Wiley-VCH now have a comprehensive set of titles in colour chemistry covering Pigments, Pains and Coatings, and Dyestuffs and this latest volume is up to the high standart set by previous works...this is a very useful volume and should be in the library of all dyestuff manutactures." Organic Process Research & Development 2004 "Although it is not a manual to be used at the bench, later chapters emphasize applied aspects and problems... What is remarkable about these lists of references is the inclusion of a very large number of industry documents and patents.The style of the book is technical without "wasting" any time on a narrative; as a consequence the information density is high and suits the needs of the busy professional seeking "distilled" specific information. The volume is thoroughly produced and manufactured according to very high standards. Industrial dyes will be of interest and value to every laboratory concerned with dye chemistry, and to libraries of organic chemistry institutes in general." Thomas Lazar, Color Research and Applications, Vol. 30, Number 1, February 2005

• DYES -GENERAL SURVEYIMPORTANT CHEMICAL CHROMOPHORS OF DYE CLASSES (GENERAL SYNTHESIS -PRINCIPAL PROPERTIES)Azo ChromophorAnthraquinone and Anthraquinone Related ChromophorsIndigoid ChrmophorCationic Compounds as ChromophorPolymethine and Related ChromophorsDi- and Triarylcarbonium and Related ChromophorsPhthalocyanine ChromophorSulfur Compounds as ChromophorMetal Complexes as ChromophorFluorescent DyesOther Chromophores (Quinophthalones, Nitro/Nitroso, Stilbene, Formazanes)DYE CLASSES FOR PRINCIPAL APPLICATIONS (CHEMICAL CONSTITUTION -SYNTHESIS -INDUSTRIAL IMPORTANT DYES)Reactive DyesDisperse DyesDirect DyesAnthraquinone Vat DyesIndigoid DyesSulfur DyesCationic Azo DyesCationic Methine DyesAcid DyesSolvent DyesMetal Complex DyesNaphthoquinone DyesTEXTILE DYEING (DYEING PRINCIPLE -APPLICATION -DYEING TECHNIQUE -PROPERTIES OF DYEINGS)Textile DyeingIntroductionReactive Dyes on Cellulose and Other FibersDirect Dyes on Cellulose FibersAnthraquinone Vat Dyes on CelluloseLeuco Esters of Vat Dyes on CelluloseDyeing with IndigoSulfur Dyes on CelluloseAzoic (Naphtol AS) Dyes on CelluloseDyeing Cellulose with Other Dye ClassesAcid and Metal Complex Dyes on Wool and SilkAcid and Metal Complex Dyes on PolyamideDisperse Dyes on Polyester and Other Man-made FibersDisperse Dyes on other FibersCationic Dyes on Acrylic FibersNON-TEXTILE DYEING (DYEING PRINCIPLE -DYE CLASS -DYEING TECHNIQUE -PROPERTIES OF DYEING)Leather DyesFur DyesHair DyesFood DyesInk DyesPhotographic DyesIndicator DyesFUNCTIONAL DYES (SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL DYES)OPTICAL BRIGHTENERSECOLOGY, TOXICOLOGY, LEGISLATION