technology

Microbial textile dyeing

Liquid dye and ink extracted from algae or microbial biomass, applied in place of synthetic azo dyes or heavy-metal mordants in the conventional wet-dyeing process.

Where it's used

Living bio-textiles (algae-infused, colour-changing)
Algae- and microbe-derived textile finishes, dyes, fibers and embellishments — living pigment coatings that keep absorbing CO2 after application, algae-extract dyes replacing synthetic and heavy-metal colorants, seaweed-derived cellulosic fiber, and fluorescent bio-embellishment beads — sold by four specialist producers (Post Carbon Lab, Algaeing, Cellsense, SeaCell/Smartfiber) as functional material inputs to conventional apparel manufacturing.
fibers-textiles 8 min