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Charles Dickens poetic take on Synthetic Dyes!!!
Purple was in such vogue in the 1860s, thanks to…
Why the name Aniline?
Aniline was first synthesised in 1826 by Otto Unverdorben by…
Sir William Perkin, is undisputedly the Father of the Modern Synthetic Dyes industry:
Sir William Perkin, is undisputedly the Father of the Modern…