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Colorifix
Colorifix is developing a revolutionary dyeing process to help the textile industry dramatically reduce its environmental impact.
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Colorifix has developed a new method to dye textiles where microbes are used to produce, deposit and fix pigments to fabric. The patent pending process can use engineered microbes
Colorifix develops new dyeing processes using synthetic biological techniques designed to decrease the textile industry's use of fresh water.
The method developed by Colorifix is sustainable and can be made into a circular economy. Importantly, the production of pigments are mostly from engineered microbes that are produced using synthetic biology methods developed in the UK, supported by RCUK (BBSRC, EPSRC). These include DNA assembly methods, LOOP and BASIC. Importantly, the company also has engaged with DNA foundries in London and in Norwich (Earlham Institute). From an environmental standpoint, compared to conventional methods based on petrochemical dyes and dyeing: No hazardous chemicals (no taxes or fines for use/disposal) No extraction of pigment (80% cost of fermented products) 90% reduction of water use 30% reduction in energy use <1% dye waste (3x better than industry standard) Combines two processes: lower carbon footprint
The patent pending process can use engineered microbes The method developed by Colorifix is sustainable and can be made into a circular economy. Importantly, the production of pigments are from engineered microbes that are produced using synthetic biology methods developed in the UK, supported by RCUK (BBSRC, EPSRC). These include DNA assembly methods, LOOP and BASIC. Importantly the company also has engaged with DNA foundries in London and in Norwich (Earlham Institute). From an environmental standpoint, compared to conventional methods based on petrochemical dyes and dyeing: No hazardous chemicals (no taxes or fines for use/disposal) No extraction of pigment (80% cost of fermented products) 90% reduction of water use 30% reduction in energy use <1% dye waste (3x better than industry standard) Combines two processes: lower carbon footprint
1 Feb 2024 to 31 Mar 2025
Synthetic biology (SynBio) is a young and exciting field that combines many different scientific disciplines to redesign organisms for useful purposes by engineering them to perform new functions. SynBio has potential to revolutionise many existing industries and resolve crises in agriculture, energy and healthcare. There is no surprise that substantial f...
6 Apr 2023 to 6 Oct 2025
To develop novel computational chemistry tools to improve the rate of production of sustainable pigments and dyes for the textile industry.
1 Dec 2020 to 31 May 2022
Colorifix has pioneered the production, deposition and fixation of natural pigments on diverse types of fabrics and externally validated their antimicrobial properties against pathogens common in hospital settings. Some of these pigments are also known to possess antiviral activity. Using the support from this grant, we aim to produce the next-generation ...
1 Nov 2020 to 30 Apr 2022
Critical for the success of any brand in the Textile industry is the dyeing process with a requirement for colours to demonstrate uniformity, resistance and economic viability. These requirements however come at a significant environmental and societal cost with the industry globally recognised as one of the most environmentally polluting Industrial proce...
