Natural pigments, useful raw materials from autumn leaves for industry

Thursday, November 3, 2016 - 06:11 in Biology & Nature

Autumn leaves contain a range of interesting substances such as pigments, carbohydrates, proteins and compounds that inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria. A research team s developing leaf-processing technologies, which could be used by the cosmetics, textile and feed and food industries.

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