Abstract
The present work mainly deals with the study of the efficacy of coconut shell extract (CSE), an eco-friendly natural waste product, as a dye and also as an acid dyeing medium, for coloration and multifunctional finishing of wool fabric for fire retardancy and UV-protective effects. The wool fabric was dyed with coconut shell extract “as-it-is” and in concentrated form at pH 4.5. A UV–visible spectrometry determination was used for color measurement whereas gas chromatography mass spectrometry identified some of the components of CSE. The limiting oxygen index (LOI), vertical flammability, and fire retardancy were determined, while thermal degradation was studied using thermogravimetric analysis. Scanning electron microscopy energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis was used to examine the surface depositions for elements present in the CSE treated fabric. The chemical modification and the structural conformation of the wool fabric were studied using attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. Fabric dyed with CSE at pH 4.5, and with synthetic acid dye in CSE, showed more exhaustion of color and color strength as well as thermal stability as compared to that of the fabric dyed in water medium with synthetic acid dye.
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