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CommentsGreening up the blue dye in jeans, police uniforms and the red, white & bluePosted by American Chemical Society on Apr 4, 2012 at 02:25 PM
The beginning of a new revolution in indigo dyeing that will improve its environmental profile. Chemical & Engineering News Efforts are underway to develop a more environmentally friendly process for dyeing denim with indigo, the storied “king of dyes,” used to the tune of 50,000 tons annually to color cotton blue jeans and hundreds of other products. That effort is the topic of an article in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN). C&EN is the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society. More...Post a Comment on: Greening up the blue dye in jeans, police uniforms and the red, white & blueCommenting is not available in this channel entry. Next entries comments: Inhofe Calls for Senate EPW Hearing on GSA Extravagance Previous entries comments: Advance toward an imaging agent for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of canadafreepress.com. Please don't assume that Canada Free Press agrees with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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