IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

FOOD BASED NATURAL DYE FOR COTTON FABRIC: A STEP TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY

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Gurpreet Kaur

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The advent of synthetic dyes brought a revolution in the dyeing industry since they provide several advantages over natural dyes from a business point of view which include a wider range of colors, reduced manufacturing costs and better color consistency But on the other hand, synthetic dyes are inherited with various environmental issues as the dyeing process results in the production of genotoxicity and aquatic toxicity material Nowadays, the use of natural dyes is in fashion and people start preferring natural dyne over synthetic dyes The present study is an attempt to explore various procedures and methods to prepare natural dye from kitchen food and vegetables The objective of the research is to develop natural dye from kitchen waste based on the idea of sustainability of the environment, utilization of renewal nature of materials and reduced environmental damage

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