Eco-Friendly Natural Thickener (Pectin) Extracted from Fruit Peels for Valuable Utilization in Textile Printing as a Thickening Agent
Fruit peels are a rich source of many substances, such as pectin. Extraction of natural thickening agent (pectin) from fruit waste such as (orange and pomegranate peels) is an environmentally friendly alternative to commercial thickeners and is cheap for use in the printing of natural and synthetic...
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| description | Fruit peels are a rich source of many substances, such as pectin. Extraction of natural thickening agent (pectin) from fruit waste such as (orange and pomegranate peels) is an environmentally friendly alternative to commercial thickeners and is cheap for use in the printing of natural and synthetic fabrics, especially polyester and polyacrylic fabrics. Hexamine was used to treat the extracted pectin to make it appropriate for use in an alkali medium for printing cotton fabric. The results showed that the extracted and modified pectin have good rheological properties as well as bacterial resistance. Pectin is suitable for use in an acidic medium. All the printed samples with pectin and its modified synthetic dyes (reactive, acid, and disperse) exhibited good fastness towards washing and wet and dry rubbing. The light fastness of printed textiles was excellent (7), which is more than using alginate as a thickener (5). In both acidic and alkaline perspiration, the perspiration fastness characteristic revealed 3–4 to 4–5 color differences. Colorfastness to rubbing was tested in both dry and wet conditions, and it was revealed that dry rubbing had the same effect as wet rubbing. Printed textiles using pectin or modified pectin as thickeners exhibit antibacterial activity. Physical and mechanical properties of all printed fabrics such as (tensile strength, elongation, and surface roughness) were enhanced. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a364794c710048efa7823ef180110c7d2023-11-17T14:11:56ZengMDPI AGTextiles2673-72482023-01-0131264910.3390/textiles3010003Eco-Friendly Natural Thickener (Pectin) Extracted from Fruit Peels for Valuable Utilization in Textile Printing as a Thickening AgentSara A. Ebrahim0Hanan A. Othman1Mohamed M. Mosaad2Ahmed G. Hassabo3Textile Printing, Dyeing and Finishing Department, Faculty of Applied Arts, Benha University, Benha P.O. Box 13518, EgyptTextile Printing, Dyeing and Finishing Department, Faculty of Applied Arts, Benha University, Benha P.O. Box 13518, EgyptTextile Printing, Dyeing and Finishing Department, Faculty of Applied Arts, Benha University, Benha P.O. Box 13518, EgyptNational Research Centre (Scopus Affiliation ID 60014618), Textile Research and Technology Institute, Pre-Treatment, and Finishing of Cellulose-Based Textiles Department, 33 El-Behouth St. (Former El-Tahrir Str.), Dokki, Giza P.O. Box 12622, EgyptFruit peels are a rich source of many substances, such as pectin. Extraction of natural thickening agent (pectin) from fruit waste such as (orange and pomegranate peels) is an environmentally friendly alternative to commercial thickeners and is cheap for use in the printing of natural and synthetic fabrics, especially polyester and polyacrylic fabrics. Hexamine was used to treat the extracted pectin to make it appropriate for use in an alkali medium for printing cotton fabric. The results showed that the extracted and modified pectin have good rheological properties as well as bacterial resistance. Pectin is suitable for use in an acidic medium. All the printed samples with pectin and its modified synthetic dyes (reactive, acid, and disperse) exhibited good fastness towards washing and wet and dry rubbing. The light fastness of printed textiles was excellent (7), which is more than using alginate as a thickener (5). In both acidic and alkaline perspiration, the perspiration fastness characteristic revealed 3–4 to 4–5 color differences. Colorfastness to rubbing was tested in both dry and wet conditions, and it was revealed that dry rubbing had the same effect as wet rubbing. Printed textiles using pectin or modified pectin as thickeners exhibit antibacterial activity. Physical and mechanical properties of all printed fabrics such as (tensile strength, elongation, and surface roughness) were enhanced.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7248/3/1/3pectinhexamineplant peel wastethickenerprinting |
| spellingShingle | Sara A. Ebrahim Hanan A. Othman Mohamed M. Mosaad Ahmed G. Hassabo Eco-Friendly Natural Thickener (Pectin) Extracted from Fruit Peels for Valuable Utilization in Textile Printing as a Thickening Agent Textiles pectin hexamine plant peel waste thickener printing |
| title | Eco-Friendly Natural Thickener (Pectin) Extracted from Fruit Peels for Valuable Utilization in Textile Printing as a Thickening Agent |
| title_full | Eco-Friendly Natural Thickener (Pectin) Extracted from Fruit Peels for Valuable Utilization in Textile Printing as a Thickening Agent |
| title_fullStr | Eco-Friendly Natural Thickener (Pectin) Extracted from Fruit Peels for Valuable Utilization in Textile Printing as a Thickening Agent |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eco-Friendly Natural Thickener (Pectin) Extracted from Fruit Peels for Valuable Utilization in Textile Printing as a Thickening Agent |
| title_short | Eco-Friendly Natural Thickener (Pectin) Extracted from Fruit Peels for Valuable Utilization in Textile Printing as a Thickening Agent |
| title_sort | eco friendly natural thickener pectin extracted from fruit peels for valuable utilization in textile printing as a thickening agent |
| topic | pectin hexamine plant peel waste thickener printing |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7248/3/1/3 |
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