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Revival of natural dyes in Asia
Author(s) -
IshratAli Syed
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of the society of dyers and colourists
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 0037-9859
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.1993.tb01494.x
Subject(s) - natural (archaeology) , chemistry , geography , archaeology
Increasing environmental awareness has persuaded some of the major Asian countries to reassess the feasibility of natural colorants. As one of the most agriculturally rich regions of the world, the emphasis has been on finding new colour sources which have the potential to yield high quality dyes. Syed Ishrat Ali argues that a detailed programme of R & D into the capabilities of natural dyes is of vital importance.