Green, Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Alternative in Dyeing Sugarcane Leaves-Cotton Blended Yarn Using Aqueous Extract Ficus lyrata Leaves Dye: Effects of Metal Salts Mordanting Agents and Mordanting Methods

This study examined the dyeing of sugarcane leaves-cotton blended yarn using a natural dye extracted from fiddle-leaf fig (Ficus lyrata) leaves. Various dyeing processes were then explored for the sugarcane leaves-cotton yarn, using eco-friendly mordants such as alum, calcium chloride, ferrous sulfa...

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Main Authors: Walaikorn Nitayaphat, Thanut Jintakosol
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15440478.2025.2505607
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description This study examined the dyeing of sugarcane leaves-cotton blended yarn using a natural dye extracted from fiddle-leaf fig (Ficus lyrata) leaves. Various dyeing processes were then explored for the sugarcane leaves-cotton yarn, using eco-friendly mordants such as alum, calcium chloride, ferrous sulfate, and sodium chloride. These processes included different mordanting methods: pre-mordanting, meta-mordanting, and post-mordanting. The results demonstrated that dyeing sugarcane leaves-cotton blended yarn using the meta-mordanting method with alum, calcium chloride, or ferrous sulfate as mordants resulted in better performance and higher outcomes compared to other mordanting methods. However, the pre-mordanting method is recommended for applying dye to blended yarns when using calcium as the mordant. In addition, the results from the SEM analysis confirmed the ability of the dye to absorb into the sugarcane leaves-cotton yarn surface. The elemental mapping and EDX spectra also confirmed the presence of the dye particles on the surface of the dyed yarn. Additionally, the colorfastness characteristics had satisfactory fastness ratings of 3 to 5 for light, 4 to 5 for washing, and 4–5 to 5 for perspiration performance with the metal mordants.
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spelling doaj-art-c47ae1139abb4a7e99932dbfb35e87f62025-08-20T02:30:38ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Natural Fibers1544-04781544-046X2025-12-0122110.1080/15440478.2025.2505607Green, Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Alternative in Dyeing Sugarcane Leaves-Cotton Blended Yarn Using Aqueous Extract Ficus lyrata Leaves Dye: Effects of Metal Salts Mordanting Agents and Mordanting MethodsWalaikorn Nitayaphat0Thanut Jintakosol1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, ThailandGems and Jewelry Program, College of Creative Industry, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, ThailandThis study examined the dyeing of sugarcane leaves-cotton blended yarn using a natural dye extracted from fiddle-leaf fig (Ficus lyrata) leaves. Various dyeing processes were then explored for the sugarcane leaves-cotton yarn, using eco-friendly mordants such as alum, calcium chloride, ferrous sulfate, and sodium chloride. These processes included different mordanting methods: pre-mordanting, meta-mordanting, and post-mordanting. The results demonstrated that dyeing sugarcane leaves-cotton blended yarn using the meta-mordanting method with alum, calcium chloride, or ferrous sulfate as mordants resulted in better performance and higher outcomes compared to other mordanting methods. However, the pre-mordanting method is recommended for applying dye to blended yarns when using calcium as the mordant. In addition, the results from the SEM analysis confirmed the ability of the dye to absorb into the sugarcane leaves-cotton yarn surface. The elemental mapping and EDX spectra also confirmed the presence of the dye particles on the surface of the dyed yarn. Additionally, the colorfastness characteristics had satisfactory fastness ratings of 3 to 5 for light, 4 to 5 for washing, and 4–5 to 5 for perspiration performance with the metal mordants.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15440478.2025.2505607Sugarcane leavescottonblended yarnfiddle-leaf figmordanting agentmordanting method
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Green, Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Alternative in Dyeing Sugarcane Leaves-Cotton Blended Yarn Using Aqueous Extract Ficus lyrata Leaves Dye: Effects of Metal Salts Mordanting Agents and Mordanting Methods
Journal of Natural Fibers
Sugarcane leaves
cotton
blended yarn
fiddle-leaf fig
mordanting agent
mordanting method
title Green, Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Alternative in Dyeing Sugarcane Leaves-Cotton Blended Yarn Using Aqueous Extract Ficus lyrata Leaves Dye: Effects of Metal Salts Mordanting Agents and Mordanting Methods
title_full Green, Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Alternative in Dyeing Sugarcane Leaves-Cotton Blended Yarn Using Aqueous Extract Ficus lyrata Leaves Dye: Effects of Metal Salts Mordanting Agents and Mordanting Methods
title_fullStr Green, Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Alternative in Dyeing Sugarcane Leaves-Cotton Blended Yarn Using Aqueous Extract Ficus lyrata Leaves Dye: Effects of Metal Salts Mordanting Agents and Mordanting Methods
title_full_unstemmed Green, Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Alternative in Dyeing Sugarcane Leaves-Cotton Blended Yarn Using Aqueous Extract Ficus lyrata Leaves Dye: Effects of Metal Salts Mordanting Agents and Mordanting Methods
title_short Green, Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Alternative in Dyeing Sugarcane Leaves-Cotton Blended Yarn Using Aqueous Extract Ficus lyrata Leaves Dye: Effects of Metal Salts Mordanting Agents and Mordanting Methods
title_sort green eco friendly and sustainable alternative in dyeing sugarcane leaves cotton blended yarn using aqueous extract ficus lyrata leaves dye effects of metal salts mordanting agents and mordanting methods
topic Sugarcane leaves
cotton
blended yarn
fiddle-leaf fig
mordanting agent
mordanting method
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15440478.2025.2505607
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