Extraction of Natural Dyes from Common Kitchen Waste for Sustainable Dyeing Practices

International Journal of Applied Chemistry

© 2025 by SSRG - IJAC Journal

Volume 12 Issue 2

Year of Publication : 2025

Authors : Thwishaa Johar

10.14445/23939133/IJAC-V12I2P103

How to Cite?

Thwishaa Johar, "Extraction of Natural Dyes from Common Kitchen Waste for Sustainable Dyeing Practices," SSRG International Journal of Applied Chemistry, vol. 12,  no. 2, pp. 13-17, 2025. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939133/IJAC-V12I2P103

Abstract:

The ecological footprint of artificial dyes in the textile manufacturing industry has resulted in an immediate quest for greener alternatives. This raises questions about whether natural dyes from everyday waste kitchen materials, in combination with natural mordants, are sustainable and efficient alternatives to artificial dyes for dyeing textiles. Natural dyes were extracted from red cabbage, onion skins, and orange peels in this research. These were mordanted onto cotton fibers, employing three mordanting procedures with both synthetic and natural mordants. It was shown in the study that these dyes, being highly concentrated with anthocyanins, flavonoids, and carotenoids, yielded a variety of intense colors. Pre-mordanting was found to consistently produce the strongest and most even coloration among the mordanting methods. Therefore, these results validate that kitchen waste can be an effective source of natural dyes, and organic mordants can be as efficient as synthetic ones, providing a sustainable option for green textile dyeing.

Keywords:

Kitchen wastes, Mordanting, Natural dyeing, Natural pigments, Sustainable dyeing.

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