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The revival of sustainable plant-based dyes, now a day is becoming the demands of the global community in every field. The current study has been concerned with the exploration of cinnamon bark as a source of yellow natural colorant for silk dyeing. The yellow dye has been extracted in various media and exposed to microwave treatment for up to 6 min. The results show that dyeing of irradiated fabric at 35 °C for 45 min using an irradiated extract of 3 pH containing 1g of salt as a leveling agent has given excellent results. Salt of Al& Fe as sustainable chemical mordants & extract of acacia, henna, rose, pomegranate and turmeric as sustainable bio-mordants employed have not only given new shades but also improved fastness ratings. Conclusively, the microwave treatment has not only enhanced the extraction yield of dye from cinnamon bark but also has made the process more sustainable and ecofriendly by utilizing bio-mordants extracts. |
