A Study of Soluble-Powdered Natural Dyes

This paper highlights an on-going study that produces soluble-powdered natural dye extracts from Sebangki barks (Neesia spp., Bomb.; Tristaniopsis spp., Myrt.), Engkerabai Paya leaves (Psychotria viridiflora Zoll. ex. Miq.) and Engkudu roots (Morinda citrifolia L.). These three natural colourants...

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Main Authors: Ngo, June Siok Kheng, Ong, W.F., Ahmad, F.B., Bujang, K.B.
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author Ngo, June Siok Kheng
Ong, W.F.
Ahmad, F.B.
Bujang, K.B.
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description This paper highlights an on-going study that produces soluble-powdered natural dye extracts from Sebangki barks (Neesia spp., Bomb.; Tristaniopsis spp., Myrt.), Engkerabai Paya leaves (Psychotria viridiflora Zoll. ex. Miq.) and Engkudu roots (Morinda citrifolia L.). These three natural colourants are typically used by the native Iban community in Sarawak to dye silk threads for Pua Kumbu weaving. The two primary objectives of this study are to convert natural dye extracts into soluble powder using solvent extraction and to formulate textile dyeing recipes with good colourfastness and lightfastness using powdered natural dyes extracts. The successful experiments show that distilled water and ethanol can be used as solvents to extract natural dyes from Neesia spp., Bomb.; Tristaniopsis spp., Myrt. barks, Morinda citrifolia L. roots, Psychotria viridiflora Zoll. ex. Miq. leaves. In addition, it is proven that the method of freeze drying is capable of converting liquid dye extracts into soluble powder.
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spelling unimas-174072017-08-28T02:42:00Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17407/ A Study of Soluble-Powdered Natural Dyes Ngo, June Siok Kheng Ong, W.F. Ahmad, F.B. Bujang, K.B. ND Painting This paper highlights an on-going study that produces soluble-powdered natural dye extracts from Sebangki barks (Neesia spp., Bomb.; Tristaniopsis spp., Myrt.), Engkerabai Paya leaves (Psychotria viridiflora Zoll. ex. Miq.) and Engkudu roots (Morinda citrifolia L.). These three natural colourants are typically used by the native Iban community in Sarawak to dye silk threads for Pua Kumbu weaving. The two primary objectives of this study are to convert natural dye extracts into soluble powder using solvent extraction and to formulate textile dyeing recipes with good colourfastness and lightfastness using powdered natural dyes extracts. The successful experiments show that distilled water and ethanol can be used as solvents to extract natural dyes from Neesia spp., Bomb.; Tristaniopsis spp., Myrt. barks, Morinda citrifolia L. roots, Psychotria viridiflora Zoll. ex. Miq. leaves. In addition, it is proven that the method of freeze drying is capable of converting liquid dye extracts into soluble powder. Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17407/1/A%20Study%20of%20Soluble-Powdered%20Natural%20Dyes%20%28abstract%29.pdf Ngo, June Siok Kheng and Ong, W.F. and Ahmad, F.B. and Bujang, K.B. (2013) A Study of Soluble-Powdered Natural Dyes. Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, 17 (1). pp. 104-112. ISSN 1560-6074 https://doi.org/10.1108/RJTA-17-01-2013-B011 doi:10.1108/RJTA-17-01-2013-B011
spellingShingle ND Painting
Ngo, June Siok Kheng
Ong, W.F.
Ahmad, F.B.
Bujang, K.B.
A Study of Soluble-Powdered Natural Dyes
title A Study of Soluble-Powdered Natural Dyes
title_full A Study of Soluble-Powdered Natural Dyes
title_fullStr A Study of Soluble-Powdered Natural Dyes
title_full_unstemmed A Study of Soluble-Powdered Natural Dyes
title_short A Study of Soluble-Powdered Natural Dyes
title_sort study of soluble-powdered natural dyes
topic ND Painting
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17407/1/A%20Study%20of%20Soluble-Powdered%20Natural%20Dyes%20%28abstract%29.pdf