Andrei Popescu

Natural Dyeing of Protein-Based Textiles with Prunus spinosa L. Fruit Extract: An Integrated Assessment of Dyeing Performance, Mordant Effects, and Dye-Bath Reuse

Prunus spinosa fruit extract was investigated as a plant-derived coloring system for protein-based textiles by evaluating the effects of substrate, mordanting, dyeing conditions, and dye-bath pH. Knitted wool, woven wool, and silk were dyed without mordant or with alum or black tea biomordant and evaluated by K/S, CIEL...