The world of inorganic pigments

Abstract Inorganic pigments have been very important substances for human life thousands of years. They contributed and continue to contribute the beautification our daily habitat accentuation differentiation objects, influence thoughts, moods, feelings. The industrial manufacture inorganic based on growing chemical physical knowledge started around 1800. Before that, natural materials or manufactured by mostly empirical processes were used. Most technically relevant developed first produced an scale in nineteenth twentieth centuries. Ongoing developments are aiming improve existing conventional as well synthesize new, innovative colorants, especially classes effect functional pigments. objective this text is present comprehensive about pigments, including definitions, types their properties, historical modern synthesis methods, applications. It also intended show current status new pigment developments. Graphical abstract Collection samples