EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 25, 2005 relating to the
consolidated financial Statements, management's assessment of the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting, which appears in E. I. du Pont de Nemours and
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. We
also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 6, 2005