Extraction of Ecofriendly Dye from Red Color Flowers of Caesalpinia pulcherima for Dyeing Cotton Fabrics

Bharati K.T; Gujarathi D. B; Argade B.U; Jambukar B. S; Torkadi V.B.

Volume : VI, Issue : III, March - 2017

Extraction of Ecofriendly Dye from Red Color Flowers of Caesalpinia pulcherima for Dyeing Cotton Fabrics

Bharati K. T, Gujarathi D. B, Argade B. U, Jambukar B. S, Torkadi V. B.

Abstract :

Dyeing is a process in which the coloring matter is directly applied on fiber. The customers opt for cotton faics which were dyed using natural colors. Synthetic dyes also cause pollution problem right from their synthesis to application stage. Hence it is high time to search for natural dyes and testing their dying ability for cotton faics. In the present study, the pigments present in flowers of Caesalpinia pulcherima were extracted by using four different solvent extraction schemes. Different mordents were used to fasten dye on cotton faic.It resulted into four different color shades like red, pink, own & lavender. Shades are having fastness to washing with hot water & soap too. The intensity of the above said colors are high and the dyes are eco friendly to the human skin.