It was the first physico-chemical branch which appeared in separate chapters in the Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry. Earlier practice of this review journal was to publish “General and physicalchemistry” chapters annualy.

Colloid chemistry (Ann. Rep. Progr. Chemistry. 1924. V. 21. P. 259-287), authored by William Clayton

Colloid chemistry (Ann. Rep. Progr. Chemistry. 1925. V. 22. P. 281-332), authored by William Clayton

Colloid chemistry (Ann. Rep. Progr. Chemistry. 1931. V. 28. P. 322-366), authored by William Thomas Astbury (1898-1961), D.C. Henry, Eric Keightley Rideal (1890-1974), and Robert Kenworthy Schofield (1901-1960)