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In this research, we model the color of optically dense colloidal dispersions of dyed and undyed zein particles using results from multiple light scattering theory. These particles, as well as monodisperse silica colloids, were synthesized and characterized to obtain particle properties such as particle size, particle size distribution, refractive index, and absorption spectrum of the dye. This information was used to model the diffuse transmission of concentrated particle dispersions, which was measured using a specially designed variable path length quartz glass cuvette. For the nonabsorbing silica dispersions, a transport mean-free path throughout the visible range was obtained. Results showed a difference of less than 5% from the values calculated with a multiple scattering model using the single-particle properties as an input. For undyed zein particles, which are off-white, the deviation between the model and the experiment was about 30% because of slight absorption at wavelengths below 550 nm but &lt;7% at higher wavelengths. From these results, it was concluded that the model correctly describes diffuse transmission and that the measurements are sensitive to absorption. Finally, this method was applied to dispersions of dyed zein particles. Here, the transport mean-free path was first determined for wavelengths at which there is no absorption, which agreed with the theory better than 4%. The modeled transport mean-free path was then used to extract the reciprocal absorption mean-free path in the remaining parts of the visible spectrum, and a reasonable agreement with the absorption spectrum of the dye solution was obtained.

Characterization of the Scattering and Absorption of Colored Zein Colloids in Optically Dense Dispersions