Handbook of Natural Colorants (Wiley Series in Renewable Resource) [Hardback]

List of Contributors xv Series Preface xix Preface xxi Part I Historical Development 1 History of Natural Dyes in the Ancient Mediterranean Civilization Maria J. Melo 2 Colours in Civilizations of the World and Natural Colorants: History under Tension Dominique Cardon 3 History of Natural Dyes in North Africa 'Egypt' Harby Ezzeldeen Ahmed Part II Natural Colorants in Different Regions of the World 4 Sources for Natural Colorants in Europe Thomas Bechtold, Tung Pham, Avinash P. Manian 5 Dyes in South America Veridiana Vera de Rosso and Adriana Zerlotti Mercadante 6 Natural Dyes in Eastern Asia (Vietnam and Neighbouring Countries) Tung Pham and Thomas Bechtold 7 Sources for Natural Colorants in China Reng-Cheng Tang 8 Sources, Application and Analysis of Natural Colorants: Indian perspective Ashis Kumar Samanta and Deepali Singhee 9 Natural Dye Gardens in North America Wendy Weiss and Thomas Bechtold Part III Colorant Production and Properties 10 Chlorophylls Maria Roca 11 Indigo -- Production and Properties Philip John and Luciana Gabriella Angelini 12 Anthocyanins: Nature's Glamorous Palette Maria J. Melo, Fernando Pina, NatérciaTeixeira and Claude Andary 13 Natural Colorants -- Quinoid, Naphthoquinoid and Anthraquinoid Dyes Goverdina C.H. Derksen and Thomas Bechtold 14 Natural Colorants from Lichens and Mushrooms Riikka Raisanen 15 Focus on Tannins Riitta Julkunen-Tiitto and Hely Haggman 16 Carotenoid Dyes -- Properties and Production U. Gamage Chandrika 17 Flavonoids as Natural Pigments M. Monica Giusti, Gonzalo Miyagusuku-Cruzado and Taylor C. Wallace 18 Natural colorants from fungi Cassamo U. Mussagy, Fernanda de Oliveira, Valeria C. Santos-Ebinuma 19 Natural Colorants from Cyanobacteria and Algae Laurent Dufossé 20 Biotechnological production of microbial pigments: recent findings Vivian Katherine Colorado Gómez, Juan Pablo Ruiz-Sánchez, Alejandro Méndez-Zavala, Lourdes Morales-Oyervides and Julio Montañez 21 Analytical methods for characterisation and standardisation of natural dyes and pigments Tung Pham, Avinash Manian and Thomas Bechtold 22 Wood -- from natural colour patterns towards naturally altered colour impressions Martin Weigl-Kuska, Andreas Kandelbauer, Christian Hansmann and Ulrich Müller 23 The Role of Mordants in Fixation of Natural Dyes Avinash P. Manian 24 Textile Coloration with Natural Dyes and Pigments Thomas Bechtold, Tung Pham and Avinash P. Manian 25 Hair Coloration with Natural Dyes and Pigments Thomas Bechtold 26 Natural Colorants in the Mass Coloration of Plastics Thomas Bechtold and Tung Pham 27 Natural Colorants in Printing/Packaging Thomas Bechtold and Tung Pham 28 Technical Aspects and Requirements to Produce Natural Colorants - Processes and Product Standardisation Thomas Bechtold and Avinash Manian 29 Environmental and Economic Position of Natural Colorants - Energy and Resources Balances, Sustainability, Ecology and Costs Susanne Geissler and Thomas Bechtold 30 Aspects of human toxicology and consumer safety Judith Büttler, Thomas Bechtold and Tung Pham References Index