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Green Dyeing of Cotton- New Strategies to Replace Toxic Metallic Salts

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Plant extracts have acquired tremendous commercial potential for their use in textile dyeing and finishing applications instead of toxic synthetic dyes which produce hazardous chemicals. Synthetic dyes particularly azo dyes have been banned in many countries. On the other hand, polymer and textile scientists have focussed their momentum to investigate dyeing chemicals and auxiliaries from plant materials. Phytochemicals including colorants from plant extracts exhibit many advantageous functions such as better biodegradability, higher compatibility with the environment, lower toxicity and also produce soft and sober shades. Among different fibres cotton has been extensively dyed with colorants derived from plant sources such as Weld (Reseda luteola), Annato (Bixa orellana), Sage (Salvia officinalis), Henna (Lawsonia inermis), Saffron (Crocus sativus), Madder (Rubia tinctorum, R. cordifolia), and Sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan). In this chapter we review some of the commonly used plant extracts in cotton dyeing. This chapter also describes latest research that is underway in this area to replace metal salt mordants which create pollution and human health problems.

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Dr Shahid-ul-Islam gratefully acknowledge financial support from the DST-SERB through National Postdoc Fellowship (Grant no. PDF/2016/003859).

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Shahid-ul-Islam, Butola, B.S. (2018). Green Dyeing of Cotton- New Strategies to Replace Toxic Metallic Salts. In: Muthu, S. (eds) Detox Fashion. Textile Science and Clothing Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4876-0_3

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