Removal of dye from textile wastewater using plant oils under different pH and temperature conditions.
INTRODUCTION Reactive dyes are the principal dyes used in the cotton industry which makes up 50% of the world's fiber consumption (1). They are commonly used in the textile industry because of their bright colours, excellent colourfastness and ease of application (2,3). A large number of reactive...

Plicopurpura pansa (Gould, 1853) from the Pacific Coast of Mexico and Central America: a traditional source of Tyrian Purple.
ABSTRACT Most marine snails of the families Muricidae and Thaididae, which make up the genera Murex, Thais, and Plicopurpura, produce in the hypobranchial gland (mucus gland) a viscous liquid secretion. The secretion contains, besides mucus and biologically active compounds, minute amounts of chromogens, which develop enzymatically and under the...

EM Industries, Inc.
HEADQUARTERS: EM Industries, Inc. 7 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY 10532 USA Tel: 1-888-EM-PEARL * Fax: 914-785-5804 Web Site: www.empigments.com FOUNDED: 1971 KEY PERSONNEL: Douglas S. Brown, VP & General Manager of Industrial Pigments Aram Terzian, Plastics/Printing Director Luiz Vieira, Coatings/Optics Director Suzanne Bernardi, Director of...

EMD Chemicals Inc. (Happi Corporate Profiles 2003).
HEADQUARTERS: EMD Chemicals Inc. 7 Skyline Drive Hawthorne, NY 10532 USA Tel: 1-888-367-3275 Fax: 914-785-5894 Web Site: www.emdchemicals.com FOUNDED: 1971 KEY PERSONNEL: Douglas S. Brown, President and CEO Aram Terzian, Director of Sales Plastics/Printing Luiz Vieira, Business Director Pigments Suzanne Bernardi, Marketing Director COMPANY DESCRIPTION: EMD Chemicals Inc., an...

EMD Chemicals Inc.
HEADQUARTERS: EMD Chemicals Inc. 7 Skyline Drive Hawthorne, NY 10532 USA Tel: 1-888-367-3275 Fax: 914-785-5894 Web Site: www.emdchemicals.com FOUNDED: 1971 KEY PERSONNEL: Douglas S. Brown, President and CEO Dr. Emil Aust, Director of...

Using 'spray to color' stains.
Using 'spray to color' stains By Phil Stevenson What is a 'spray to color' stain? A "spray to color" stain is defined as any semitransparent color material that is sprayed to the desired color without wiping off with a rag cloth. ...

EM INDUSTRIES, INC.
HEADQUARTERS: 7 Skyline Drive Hawthorne, NY 10532 USA Tel: 1-888-EM-PEARL Fax: 914-785-5804 Web Site: www.empigments.com FOUNDED: 1971 KEY PERSONNEL: Eli Aschner, General Manager Aram Terzian, Director of Sales Suzanne Bernardi, Director of Marketing ...

Antimicrobial properties of Lawsonia inermis (henna): a review.
Naphthoquinones are compounds present in various families of plants; their molecular structures endow them with redox properties which confer activity in various biological oxidative processes. In ethnomedicine, plants containing naphthoquinones have been employed for treatment of a number of diseases including cancer. Lawsonia inermis (henna) is widely cultivated and...

Decolorization of remazol brilliant blue dye effluent by advanced photo oxidation process ([H.sub.2][O.sub.2]/UV system).
INTRODUCTION Color in textile effluents has become particularly identified with the dyeing of cotton products and the use of reactive dyes. Up to 30% of the used dyestuffs remain in the spent dye-bath after the dyeing process(1). The high consumption of reactive dyes, mainly in the cotton...

Wood dye stain technologies: why aren't they often used in the United States?
We often hear finishers comment that they never use dyes or dye stains in their wood coloring development process. In this article, we want to present the use of dye stains and help finishers realize the potential, and quality products that may be achieved with using dye stains. ...