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Method to due cotton and other substrates with a micro-organism biomass containing indigo

US4752301A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 23, 1987
Grant dateJun 21, 1988
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Expiry dateJun 23, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S8/918
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A biomass containing biologically produced indigo or a derivative thereof which is used for dyeing without isolating the indigo dye from the rest of the solid biomass before dyeing. Cotton dyeings of clean pure shade can be obtained by a vat dyeing procedure which have the usual fastness properties associated with the active substance.

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