Cationic Pretreatment of Cotton and Dyeing with Fallopia Japonica Leaves

This work examines the possibility of using leaves from the invasive plant species Fallopia japonica (Japanese knotweed) as a source of dye for the natural dyeing of cotton. To achieve a higher uptake of extracted dye, a cationic agent instead of a classical mordant was used to treat the cotton prio...

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Main Authors: Marija Gorjanc, Mateja Kert, Amra Mujadžić, Barbara Simončič, Petra Forte-Tavčer, Brigita Tomšič, Klara Kostajnšek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana, Faculty for Natural Sciences and Engineering 2019-09-01
Series:Tekstilec
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Online Access:http://www.tekstilec.si/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Tekstilec-03-2019-Članek-3.pdf