The Chemistry Of Dyes: The First Industrial Revolution

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The chemistry of dyeing has been around for a pretty long time, proving that it is an important process to most civilizations. In fact the process has been common since as far as 2600 BC. Back then dyes were made of natural pigments mixed with oil or water to decorate items and caves. Fast forward to over two hundred years ago and dyes were extremely important during the first industrial revolution. They helped boost the textile industry and motivated scientists to research the composition of natural dyes. Dyes also became central to the second industrial revolution because the search for synthetic colorants drove chemists to the advancement of science based industry. William Henry Perkin was the scientist that invented the first modern synthetic