Abstract
Due to the various side-effects of synthetic dye, a need has been felt to discover the new dye yielding plants and optimization of various conditions of dyeing. Ficus cunia was proved to be the good dye yielding plant and wide range of color shades were obtained when different mordants were used with different mordanting methods. Leaves of this plant were used for dyeing wool and polyester cotton (PEC) using different mordants, viz. Potassium Aluminium Sulphate, Ferrous Sulphate, Stannous Chloride and Tannic Acid along with one natural mordant. The natural dye extract gave different shades using different natural and synthetic mordants. The washing, rubbing and light fastness properties of dyed samples were assessed and good to excellent fastness grades were obtained.
Highlights
The genus Ficus belongs to family Moraceae. This genus includes about 750 species of woody plants [1]
Various researches have shown that some dyes from plants generally possess desirable colour properties and good performance on natural fibres which are comparable to some highly rated synthetic dye [3,4,5]
Pre-mordanting: Fabric was treated with mordant for 30 minute at 60°C, wool and polyester cotton was dyed by the standard method prescribed for natural dyes
Summary
The genus Ficus belongs to family Moraceae. This genus includes about 750 species of woody plants [1]. The water extract of bark of this plant is used for bath to fight leprosy and juice from root is administrated for liver problems [2]. Dyeing with natural resources is an oldest technique, even today in most of the regions, despite the availability of synthetic dyes, many people continue to use plant extracts for color fabrics, masks or food. Various researches have shown that some dyes from plants generally possess desirable colour properties and good performance on natural fibres which are comparable to some highly rated synthetic dye [3,4,5]
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