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Citizens of Humanity’s new jeans are made with bio-dyes, and you can’t tell the difference
Perkins and other chemists set about to develop cheaper methods to dye fabrics. Today, labs create synthetic dyes petroleum or coal compounds. This has enabled us to bring vibrant colors to a wide ...
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Motor Benzole: its Production and Use
FARADAY discovered benzene, Perkin made synthetic dyes from aniline; it was found to be an easy step by nitration and reduction from benzene to aniline. Benzene became ennobled, the world preened ...
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FDA announces ban on Red No. 3 food dye. Which of your favorite food items contain it
While food dyes have existed for centuries, the first synthetic food dye was invented in 1856 by chemist William Henry Perkin ...
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Red dye No. 3 is now banned in the US. Here’s what studies show about more common dyes
Following the ban of red dye No. 3 in the United States, experts weigh in on the potential health risks of red dye No. 40, ...