All Synthetic dyes articles
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         Research ResearchEnzyme engineering makes blue denim greenerEnvironmentally friendlier alternative to indigo dye can now be made at a competitive price 
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         Research ResearchElectrochemical ‘game-changer’ could make aniline production greenerSustainable production of important feedstock for dyes, drugs and herbicides is scalable 
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         Business BusinessTwo deadly chemical plant explosions in ChinaDye factory incident kills 9 people, prompting detention of company officials, while a second plant explosion took 4 lives 
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         Research ResearchIndigo genes dyeing to make jeans cleaner and greenerDenim dye could become more environmentally friendly with some clever chemistry 
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         Research ResearchDye detective work uncovers Perkin’s chemistry secretsThe pioneering Victorian chemist didn’t reveal all in his patent on the first synthetic purple dye 
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         Research ResearchDress dye analysis points to fast-moving fashion in 19th centuryPurple dyes took as little as four years to go from synthesis to mass production 
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         Opinion OpinionColour and controversyBob Hefford considers the spotted past and uncertain future of the chemicals that built the hair dye industry