Paper
Natural Colorants: Historical, Processing and Sustainable Prospects
Published Jan 16, 2017 · M. Yusuf, Mohd Shabbir, F. Mohammad
Natural Products and Bioprospecting
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Abstract
With the public's mature demand in recent times pressurized the textile industry for use of natural colorants, without any harmful effects on environment and aquatic ecosystem, and with more developed functionalities simultaneously. Advanced developments for the natural bio-resources and their sustainable use for multifunctional clothing are gaining pace now. Present review highlights historical overview of natural colorants, classification and predominantly processing of colorants from sources, application on textiles surfaces with the functionalities provided by them. Chemistry of natural colorants on textiles also discussed with relevance to adsorption isotherms and kinetic models for dyeing of textiles.
Natural colorants offer sustainable, eco-friendly alternatives for multifunctional clothing, with advanced developments in classification, processing, and application on textile surfaces.
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