Natura
Colour and Polymer Research
Unapologetically WORLD-LEADING chemists creating ground-breaking technologies for sustainable colour- and polymer-related industries worldwide.
Services
Technology Licensing
Natura has created a significant portfolio of unapologetically world-leading, ground-breaking, sustainable technologies that are ready to be adopted by leading players in colour- and polymer-related industries worldwide.
Advanced Analysis
Natura has access to an extensive range of advanced chemical and materials analysis instruments for trouble-shooting services, bolstered by the interpretation of results by veteran organic chemists and materials scientists.
Consultancy
Natura proudly has a team of veteran organic and materials chemists with many decades of research experience in collaboration with broad-ranging industries, including colourants, polymers and colour applications.
Portfolio of Selected Natura Technologies
- Technology for anti-fibrillation/anti-swelling treatment (using environmentally friendly materials) of Lyocell fibres/fabrics enabling the treated fibres/fabrics to behave in the same way as cotton fibres/fabrics in terms of dyeing and finishing
- Technology for surface modification to create easy dispersion pigments
- Technology for significantly improving the light-fastness, alkali resistance, acid resistance, water resistance, detergent resistance, and wash resistance of photochromic and thermochromic dyes
- Technology for the creation of cellulose from plant parts (e.g. fallen leaves and stems) using totally environmentally harmless and bio-safe media
- Technology for dyeing natural fibres/fabrics with reactive dyes, achieving colour fastness to disinfectant fluids such as sodium hypochlorite solutions up to 320 ppm
- Technology for dyeing textile fabrics using natural dyes, achieving colour strength, wash-fastness and light-fastness comparable with or better than typical reactive dyes, without any metal mordant or any environmentally harmful chemicals
- Technology for the dissolution of para-aramid with totally non-corrosive and environmentally safe chemicals
- Technology for the dissolution of cellulose with totally non-corrosive and environmentally safe chemicals – NOT NMMO!
- Technology for the synthesis of novel reactive dyes for environmentally friendly dyeing of cotton
- Technology for environmentally friendly dyeing of Spandex-polyester blends to superior colour strengths
- Technology for environmentally friendly dyeing of polyimide to superior colour strengths
- Technology for environmentally friendly dyeing of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene to superior colour strengths
- Technology for environmentally friendly dyeing of denim using indigo
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