EU RESEARCHERS DEVELOP ECO-DYES FROM ENZYMES
December 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EUROPEAN Union (EU)-funded research project has developed eco-friendly dyes made from enzymes that can be used to colour cosmetic products. The SOPHIED project, coordinated by the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, has extracted the relevant enzymes from fungi using a nutrient-rich fluid bath. After removing the fungi, silica particles are added to the mix to stabilise it and preventing the dye becoming an allergen. Noting these eco-dyes could have "broad applications...in the cosmetic industry", a European Commission note said ...
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