Released on = July 31, 2006, 4:44 am

Press Release Author = Papita Saha

Industry = Environment

Press Release Summary = Colourful dye can be extracted from flowers which can be
used for dyeing textile fibre, these flower dyes are eco-friendly & it has no
allergic action on skin like synthetic dye.

Press Release Body =
In India huge amount of flowers are cultivated & West Bengal is the 4th
position to cultivate flowers after Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Tamilnadu. A
survey report reveals that 40% of the total productions of flowers are unsold
and wasted everyday which are thrown in water of river Ganga or other places
which also creates water pollution as well as environmental pollution. But
these wasted flowers can be used in various ways:
a. Extraction of colourful dyes from these flowers and use it in textile Industry for
dyeing purpose.
b. These colourful dye are used for making of Herbal Abiir.
c. The residual waste portion can be used as fertilizers.

Colourful dye can be extracted from flowers which can be used for dyeing textile
fibre, these flower dyes are eco-friendly & it has no allergic action on skin like
synthetic dye. Moreover the procedure is very cost-effective and depending on it
small scale Industry as well as Large scale Industry can be set up. Beside this
these colour can be used to making colourful herbal abiir which has no side effect
on skin. The laboratory scale & pilot plant work is going on at Chemical Engineering
Department, Jadavpur University with collaboration with Moromi, a NGO of West
Bengal.


Web Site = http://www.geocities.com/kusumika_project

Contact Details = Papita saha.
e-mail:papitasaha@yahoo.co.in