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Extracting Biodye From Cactus Pear

Sreeremya Sasi

Abstract


The panoramic beauty nature is copious by the flowers. The flowers are now being used as a dyeing agent. Primitive dyeing procedures included adhering plants to fabric or rubbing squashed pigments into cloth. The methods became more sophisticated with time and techniques using natural dyes from crushed fruits, berries and other plants, which were boiled into the fabric and gave light and water fastness (resistance), were developed. The current study focusses on extracting biodye from cactus pear and dyeing on various fabrics such as cotton, wool and silk, the fabrics produced pink coloration after the dyeing.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijbb.v3i1.183

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