The Manufacture of Dyes

Abstract

THE author of this treatise, which is published posthumously, was one of a small band of British chemists, who long before the war placed their services at the disposal of the home industry in syn-;hetic dyes. But, largely owing to lack of appreciation)f the value of scientific knowledge on the part of nanufacturers, the result in almost all cases was iisillusionment and disappointment, so that this group of trained investigators, including Dr. Cain, were compelled by force of adverse circumstances to transfer their activities to other branches of chemical enterprise. In 1915, however, the Government became aware somewhat tardily of our national deficiencies in regard to the manufacture of dyewares, and Dr. Cain was appointed a member of the technical committee of British Dyes, Limited, afterwards holding the position of chief chemist, in the newly erected Dal ton works of this firm. His experiences in these two phases of the English colour trade, extending over twenty-five years, are embodied in the manual under review.

The Manufacture of Dyes.

By Dr. John Cannell Cain. Pp. ix + 274. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1922.) 12s. 6d. net.