TY - BOOK ID - 14302408 TI - Application of Bacterial Pigments as Colorant : The Malaysian Perspective AU - Ahmad, Wan Azlina. AU - Wan Ahmad, Wan Yunus. AU - Zakaria, Zainul Akmar. AU - Yusof, Nur Zulaikha. PY - 2012 SN - 3642245196 9786613450883 1283450887 364224520X PB - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Bacterial pigments. KW - Bacterial pigments KW - Dyes and dyeing KW - Mechanical Engineering KW - Biology KW - Chemical & Materials Engineering KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Chemical Engineering KW - Microbiology & Immunology KW - Bioengineering KW - Bacteria. KW - Dye industry KW - Biotechnology. KW - Dyestuffs industry KW - Germs KW - Microbes KW - Dyeing KW - Dyestuffs KW - Tinctorial substances KW - Chemistry. KW - Chemical engineering. KW - Industrial engineering. KW - Production engineering. KW - Environmental engineering. KW - Biomaterials. KW - Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. KW - Industrial and Production Engineering. KW - Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering. KW - Chemical industry KW - Prokaryotes KW - Color KW - Pigments KW - Bleaching KW - Cleaning and dyeing industry KW - Color in the textile industries KW - Coloring matter KW - Chemistry, Industrial KW - Engineering, Chemical KW - Industrial chemistry KW - Engineering KW - Chemistry, Technical KW - Metallurgy KW - Biocompatible materials KW - Biomaterials KW - Medical materials KW - Medicine KW - Biomedical engineering KW - Materials KW - Biocompatibility KW - Prosthesis KW - Management engineering KW - Simplification in industry KW - Value analysis (Cost control) KW - Chemical engineering KW - Genetic engineering KW - Bioartificial materials KW - Hemocompatible materials KW - Manufacturing engineering KW - Process engineering KW - Industrial engineering KW - Mechanical engineering KW - Environmental control KW - Environmental effects KW - Environmental stresses KW - Environmental health KW - Environmental protection KW - Pollution KW - Sustainable engineering KW - Biomaterials (Biomedical materials) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14302408 AB - Environmental concerns regarding continuous use of synthetic dyes saw a revival in the demand for natural dyes as natural dyes exhibit better biodegradability and generally have a higher compatibility with the environment. However, one of the limitations on the use of natural dyes or pigments is the low extraction yield factors (a few grams of pigment per kg of dried raw material). Therefore, the exploitation of other biological sources such as fungi, bacteria and cell cultures offers interesting alternative. Microbial pigments such as from bacterial origins offer the advantage in terms of production compared to pigments extracted from vegetables or animals, due to its simple cell and fast culturing technique. This book offers interesting insight into initial works carried out to demonstrate the potential use of bacterial pigment as colorant for various applications. ER -