Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 48 Issue 4

The colour stability of natural blue dye extracted from Clitoria ternatea L. in poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) coating film

Z.H.Z. Abidin, N.S.A. Manah, A.N. Hadi, N.S. Saugi, F.A. Fuad, N.A. Mazni, H.C. Hassan, M.A. Careem, A.K. Arof

This paper aims to focus on a comparison study of the visible stability of natural blue dye consisting anthocyanin molecules extracted from Clitoria ternatea in coating films.

Preparation and characterisation of glass and cotton fibers reinforced epoxy hybrid composites

Giridharan R., Jenarthanan M.P.

Natural fiber composites have been proven an alternative to conventional composites in many applications such as automotive and transportation industries owing to their…

Combination effect pigments with enhanced fluorescence

Sevinç Sevim Kahya, Yasemin Sönmez, Güngör Gündüz, Bora Mavis

The purpose of this paper is to enhance the limited fluorescence of mica titania (MT) effect pigments by coating them with peripherally substituted zinc phthalocyanines (ZnPc).

Alkaline-based curcumin extraction from selected zingiberaceae for antimicrobial and antioxidant activities

Rashidi Othman, Mohd Akram Abdurasid, Noraini Mahmad, Nurrulhidayah Ahmad Fadzillah

The purpose of this paper is to extract, characterise and quantify curcumin from selected Zingiberaceae of “kunyit” or turmeric (Curcuma longa), “temu lawak” or Javanese turmeric …

Optimization of aqueous extraction of orevactaene and flavanoid pigments produced by Epicoccum nigrum

Sawinder Kaur, Paramjit S. Panesar, Sushma Gurumayum, Prasad Rasane, Vikas Kumar

The extraction of bioactive compounds such as pigments from natural sources, using different solvents, is a vital downstream process. The present study aims to investigate the…

Ink tack stability readings of the offset thermochromic inks

Dominik Kapović, Mirela Rožić, Marina Vukoje, Branka Lozo

This paper aims to analyse the tack stability measurement readings of thermochromic offset inks. For this purpose, three reversible leuco-dye formed thermochromic inks were used…

The anticorrosive performance of cost saving zeolites

Walaa M. Abd El-Gawad, Nivin M. Ahmed, Mohamed M. Selim, E. Hamed, Eglal R. Souaya

In recent years, zeolites have been highlighted as a new component in many industrial applications owing to their unique properties. The purpose of this study is to apply three…

Identification of ß-carotene producing bacteria from terrestrial habitats of Jaipur, Rajasthan

Ankit Chokriwal, Bjorn John Stephen, Abhijeet Singh

Carotenoids are pigments that have significant value as colorants and antioxidants in pharmaceutical, food, textile and cosmetic industries. Owing to its high demand, this study…

Synthesis of novel dyes based on thiophene analogues with antibacterial activity for dyeing polyester fabrics

Hanna Abomelha

This study aims to the synthesis of some novel 4-arylazo-3-hydroxythiophene analogues containing sulphapyridine and sulphathiazole dyestuffs and studying their application in…

Multifunctional outdoor fabrics with ATO and TiO2 embedded PU coatings

Wei Zhang, Jiming Yao, Shuo Wang

The purpose of this paper is to invent a new functional coated fabric based on nanomaterials to shield UV and IR. Multifunctional surface coatings with ultraviolet (UV)/near…