This research aimed to study the use of curcumin as a natural dye for dyeing poly(lactic acid) and poly(ethylene terephthalate) fabrics. The study found that curcumin was dyeable on PLA and PET, providing a brilliant yellow color on the fabric. Curcumin could build up very well on PLA, while lower build up was on PET. At the same applied concentration, higher color yield was observed on the dyed PLA fabric. To achieve the same visual color yield, a significantly lower concentration of curcumin was required for PLA as compared with PET. The color shade of curcumin-dyed PLA differed from the PET analogue. A bathochromic shift of the K/S curve was found when the substrate was changed from PLA to PET. The influence of polymer media on the spectroscopic properties of curcumin could be elucidated by measuring absorbance properties of curcumin in ethyl acetate and methyl benzoate, being representatives of PLA and PET, respectively. At the same concentration, curcumin solution in ethyl acetate exhibited higher absorbance than that in methyl benzoate, corresponding to the deeper shade obtained when dyed on PLA as compared with PET. Bathochromic shift of absorbance curve was also observed when the solvent was changed from ethyl acetate to methyl benzoate.
. This research studied to develop an energy-saving dyeing process for PLA. The disperse dye used was C.I. Disperse Red 167.1. The effect of dispersing agents viz. SLS and the commercial dispersing agent, on the dyeing ability of the dye on PLA was determined. An energy-saving dyeing process was developed as a 2-stage dyeing process. The dyebath was first preheated at 60°C for 10 minutes followed by dyeing at 110°C for shorter times of 10 and 20 minutes when the conventional process was carried out at 110°C for 30 minutes. The results show that the 2-stage dyeing process provides a satisfactory dyeing with less energy consumption as compared with the conventional PLA dyeing process.
The effect of dye dispersion preparation prior to dyeing on the dyeing ability of the disperse dye on polyester fabric was studied. The influence of sodium laurylsulphate (SLS) concentrations and the homogenization process was determined. The optimum SLS concentration for dyeing observed in this study was 0.01 M. The color yield of the dye passing through the homogenization process on polyester fabric was higher than that from the conventional dye preparation. Homogenization was also found to enhance disperse dyeability at a lower dyeing temperature. It infers that the dyeing process could be done at a lower temperature. The dyeing temperature could be as low as 110oC in the presence of homogenization. The effect of homogenization on the dyeability at different dyeing times was also examined.
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