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A Perspective on the Photofading of Organic Colorants

Lookup NU author(s): Emeritus Professor Anthony Harriman

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© 2024 by the author. This perspective presents an account of the underlying features associated with the photofading of organic colorants. Photofading is commonly known to the scientific community as photodegradation or photooxidation, while in earlier times the more grandiose term “light fastness” was commonplace. This is a subject of immense diversity and significance, but there are many challenges to be faced when attempting mechanistic reasoning. The text is illustrated by descriptions of several systems taken from the scientific literature, together with anecdotes related to the principal researchers. The chemical challenges to be overcome in order to design photostable materials are outlined and reference is made to the natural world. It is stressed that the journal Colorants would welcome submissions in this field.

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Author(s): Harriman A

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Colorants

Year: 2024

Volume: 3

Issue: 4

Pages: 263-268

Online publication date: 20/10/2024

Acceptance date: 17/10/2024

Date deposited: 07/04/2026

ISSN (electronic): 2079-6447

Publisher: MDPI

URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/colorants3040018

DOI: 10.3390/colorants3040018

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