Development and optimization of the dyeing process with sustainable dyes. Towards a greener and UV stable dyed textile

材料未来实验室有兴趣与CTT集团合作，开发一种新的方法，用一种新的细菌染料颜料使用可持续的方法对纺织品进行染色。众所周知，纺织品中的湿工艺，如漂白、染色和洗涤，由于在这个过程中使用了大量的水、能源和化学品，所以会造成污染。天然染料作为一种解决方案在湿法工艺中减少对化石燃料和化学品的依赖，受到了极大的关注。过去，蓝色染料是从植物中提取的，例如。然而，由于大量的土地和水资源需求，植物性染料的生产受到限制，MF Lab在生物反应器中生产的细菌型染料可以作为化石燃料染料的有效替代品，以提高纺织品湿法工艺的可持续性。与常规染色相比，该染色方法用水量少或不用水，能耗低。通过与不同的合作伙伴合作，染色产品的弱点将得到优化，在耐刮擦、耐洗和耐光牢度方面与传统染色产品的性能相媲美。

Material Future lab is interested in collaborating with CTT Group to develop a new method of dyeingtextiles with a new bacterial dye pigment using sustainable methods. Wet processes in textiles, such asbleaching, dyeing and washing are known to be polluting due to the high amount of water, energy andchemicals used in the process. Natural dyes are of great interest as a solution to reduce the dependenceon fossil fuels and chemicals in the wet process. In the past, indigo dye was extracted from plants forexample. However, plant-based dyes production is limited due to massive land and water requirements.Bacteria-based dye produced in bioreactor by MF lab can be an efficient alternative to fossil fuel dye toimprove the sustainability of textile wet process. The dyeing method will use little or no water and theenergy consumption will be reduced compared to conventional dyeing. Working with various partners,the identified weakness of the dyed product will be optimized to rival the performance of conventionaldyed products in terms of fastness to crocking, washing and light.