Natural Paste for Textile Prints

In the Malaysian textile industry, synthetic print pastes are used extensively in the process of designing surface fabrics. Each printing method requires a paste or thickening agent with special characteristics, frequently referred to as flow characteristics. The synthetic thickening agents used are...

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Main Authors: Nazlina, Shaari, Khairul Aidil Azlin, A. Rahman
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2014
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2706/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2706/1/Natural%20Paste%20for%20Textile%20Prints.pdf
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description In the Malaysian textile industry, synthetic print pastes are used extensively in the process of designing surface fabrics. Each printing method requires a paste or thickening agent with special characteristics, frequently referred to as flow characteristics. The synthetic thickening agents used are generally extremely highmolecular-weight polymers capable of developing a very high viscosity at a relatively low concentration. However, the paste or thickening are difficult to dispose that create sedimentation to the water during disposal of its wastes. It will be discharged into the drain and rivers that will affect the quality of water and environment. The research explores instances where printing producers and artist can use starch as a thickening agent or paste for unique qualities in textile printing. As an alternative to synthetic pastes, natural biodegradable materials developed from sago can be used during printing process. The advantages of this product are environmental friendly that is non-toxic fumes; production cost is lower, instance application and a creative process enhancement in textiles production.
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spelling unimas-27062020-08-25T03:03:36Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2706/ Natural Paste for Textile Prints Nazlina, Shaari Khairul Aidil Azlin, A. Rahman NC Drawing Design Illustration NE Print media In the Malaysian textile industry, synthetic print pastes are used extensively in the process of designing surface fabrics. Each printing method requires a paste or thickening agent with special characteristics, frequently referred to as flow characteristics. The synthetic thickening agents used are generally extremely highmolecular-weight polymers capable of developing a very high viscosity at a relatively low concentration. However, the paste or thickening are difficult to dispose that create sedimentation to the water during disposal of its wastes. It will be discharged into the drain and rivers that will affect the quality of water and environment. The research explores instances where printing producers and artist can use starch as a thickening agent or paste for unique qualities in textile printing. As an alternative to synthetic pastes, natural biodegradable materials developed from sago can be used during printing process. The advantages of this product are environmental friendly that is non-toxic fumes; production cost is lower, instance application and a creative process enhancement in textiles production. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2014-05-19 Working Paper NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2706/1/Natural%20Paste%20for%20Textile%20Prints.pdf Nazlina, Shaari and Khairul Aidil Azlin, A. Rahman (2014) Natural Paste for Textile Prints. [Working Paper] (Submitted)
spellingShingle NC Drawing Design Illustration
NE Print media
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Khairul Aidil Azlin, A. Rahman
Natural Paste for Textile Prints
title Natural Paste for Textile Prints
title_full Natural Paste for Textile Prints
title_fullStr Natural Paste for Textile Prints
title_full_unstemmed Natural Paste for Textile Prints
title_short Natural Paste for Textile Prints
title_sort natural paste for textile prints
topic NC Drawing Design Illustration
NE Print media
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2706/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2706/1/Natural%20Paste%20for%20Textile%20Prints.pdf