An Adsorption Kinetic and Thermodynamic Study of Dyeing Betacyanin Extract from Dragon Fruit Skin onto the Spun Silk and Acrylic Yarn

• Main Authors: Norasiha, Hamid, Mimi Sakinah, A. M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: AENSI Publishing 2017
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16956/1/ftech-2017-mimi-Adsorption%20Kinetic%20and%20Thermodynamic.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16956/; http://ajbasweb.com/old/ajbas/2017/March/33-41.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Background: Dragon fruit is one of the plant that can be extracted to be a natural dye. This fruit is contained a betacyanin pigment which can be dyed on to the textile fibers. The natural dye was extracted using water extraction. The betacyanin pigment was applied onto the spun silk and acrylic yar...