Natural Dyeing of Modified Cotton Fabric with Cochineal Dye

Natural dyes are not harmful to the environment owing to their biodegradability. For dye application to textiles, salts are necessary as mordant or electrolytes and make an environmental impact. In this paper, the influence of cationization during mercerization to the dyeing of cotton fabric with na...

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Main Authors: Ivana Čorak, Iva Brlek, Ana Sutlović, Anita Tarbuk
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Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
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author Ivana Čorak
Iva Brlek
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Anita Tarbuk
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description Natural dyes are not harmful to the environment owing to their biodegradability. For dye application to textiles, salts are necessary as mordant or electrolytes and make an environmental impact. In this paper, the influence of cationization during mercerization to the dyeing of cotton fabric with natural dye from <i>Dactylopius coccus</i> was researched. For this purpose, bleached cotton fabric as well as fabric cationized with Rewin OS was pre-mordanted using iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate (FeSO<sub>4</sub>·7H<sub>2</sub>O) and dyed with natural cochineal dye with and without electrolyte addition. For the characterization of surface changes after cationization, an electrokinetic analysis on SurPASS was performed and compared to pre-mordanting. For determination of dye exhaustion, the analysis of dye solution was performed on a UV/VIS spectrophotometer Cary 50 Solascreen. Spectrophotometric analysis was performed using a Datacolor 850 spectrophotometer, measuring remission ”until tolerance” and the whiteness degree, color parameters, color depth (K/S), and colorfastness of dyed fabric were calculated. Levelness was determined by visual assessment. Cationized cotton fabrics showed better absorption and colorfastness. Pre-mordanting and cationization showed synergism. The electrolytes improved the process of dye absorption. However, when natural dyeing was performed on cotton fabric cationized during mercerization, similar chromacity, uniform color, and colorfastness were achieved with and without electrolyte, resulting in pure purple hue of cochineal. For achieving a violet hue, pre-mordanting with Fe-salt was needed. Therefore, salt can be reduced or even unnecessary, which makes this process of natural dyeing more environmentally friendly.
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spelling doaj.art-d2bfccf02d404fe0aa9182ae1ffb2d972023-11-23T17:17:35ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492022-02-01273110010.3390/molecules27031100Natural Dyeing of Modified Cotton Fabric with Cochineal DyeIvana Čorak0Iva Brlek1Ana Sutlović2Anita Tarbuk3Department of Textile Chemistry and Ecology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Textile Chemistry and Ecology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Textile Chemistry and Ecology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Textile Chemistry and Ecology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaNatural dyes are not harmful to the environment owing to their biodegradability. For dye application to textiles, salts are necessary as mordant or electrolytes and make an environmental impact. In this paper, the influence of cationization during mercerization to the dyeing of cotton fabric with natural dye from <i>Dactylopius coccus</i> was researched. For this purpose, bleached cotton fabric as well as fabric cationized with Rewin OS was pre-mordanted using iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate (FeSO<sub>4</sub>·7H<sub>2</sub>O) and dyed with natural cochineal dye with and without electrolyte addition. For the characterization of surface changes after cationization, an electrokinetic analysis on SurPASS was performed and compared to pre-mordanting. For determination of dye exhaustion, the analysis of dye solution was performed on a UV/VIS spectrophotometer Cary 50 Solascreen. Spectrophotometric analysis was performed using a Datacolor 850 spectrophotometer, measuring remission ”until tolerance” and the whiteness degree, color parameters, color depth (K/S), and colorfastness of dyed fabric were calculated. Levelness was determined by visual assessment. Cationized cotton fabrics showed better absorption and colorfastness. Pre-mordanting and cationization showed synergism. The electrolytes improved the process of dye absorption. However, when natural dyeing was performed on cotton fabric cationized during mercerization, similar chromacity, uniform color, and colorfastness were achieved with and without electrolyte, resulting in pure purple hue of cochineal. For achieving a violet hue, pre-mordanting with Fe-salt was needed. Therefore, salt can be reduced or even unnecessary, which makes this process of natural dyeing more environmentally friendly.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/3/1100cotton fabriccationization during mercerizationpre-mordantingdyeingnatural cochineal dye
spellingShingle Ivana Čorak
Iva Brlek
Ana Sutlović
Anita Tarbuk
Natural Dyeing of Modified Cotton Fabric with Cochineal Dye
Molecules
cotton fabric
cationization during mercerization
pre-mordanting
dyeing
natural cochineal dye
title Natural Dyeing of Modified Cotton Fabric with Cochineal Dye
title_full Natural Dyeing of Modified Cotton Fabric with Cochineal Dye
title_fullStr Natural Dyeing of Modified Cotton Fabric with Cochineal Dye
title_full_unstemmed Natural Dyeing of Modified Cotton Fabric with Cochineal Dye
title_short Natural Dyeing of Modified Cotton Fabric with Cochineal Dye
title_sort natural dyeing of modified cotton fabric with cochineal dye
topic cotton fabric
cationization during mercerization
pre-mordanting
dyeing
natural cochineal dye
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