Abstract
It is difficult to dye polyester with natural dyes and even more difficult to dye at temperature of 100 °C or above due to the hydrophobicity nature of polyester. In this study, two dyes produced from bacteria were used to dye polyester and polyester microfibre at boiling point without using mordant. The Chromobacterium violaceum and Serratia marcescens produced purple and red/pink colours, respectively, when applied on polyester and polyester microfibre in crude/paste and liquid forms. The colours produced were analysed using colour and uv-visible spectrophotometers. The colourfastness tests showed that washing and crocking fastness were good but lightfastness was poor. It was found out that Serratia marcescens can be used as dye in liquid and paste forms, but Chromobacterium violaceum can only be used in crude form.
Contract grant sponsor: Ministry of Education (MOE) under Exploratory Research Grant Scheme (ERGS), contract grant number 600RMI/ERGS5/3/(11/2011)
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The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Education, Malaysia (MOE), for the research fund. The assistance from the Research Management Institute (RMI), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) is highly acknowledged.
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Wan Ahmad, W.Y., Ahmad, M.R., Ab Kadir, M.I. (2014). Dyeing of Polyester and Polyester Microfibre with Natural Dye from Bacteria Source. In: Ahmad, M., Yahya, M. (eds) Proceedings of the International Colloquium in Textile Engineering, Fashion, Apparel and Design 2014 (ICTEFAD 2014). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-011-7_21
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