INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z                    HOME ABOUT CATEGORIES SITE MAP COPYRIGHT ADVERTISE CONTACT entire Web this site indigo A blue dye obtained from leguminous plants of the genus Indigofera. Indigo is produced by natural acidation of a solution containing pieces of the plants. Cultivation of indigo plants was once carried out on a large scale in India, but cheap synthetic indigo is now mainly used. Indigo was first synthesized by the German chemist Adolph von Baeyer. Related category    • INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History BACK TO TOP