Eco-Friendly Natural Dyeing On Milk Fabric By Using Orange Peel Powder

Abstract Today the protection of environment has become a challenge for the chemical industry worldwide. Synthetic dyes effluents that are discharged in the river or emitted into the atmosphere result in environmental pollution and control of effluents continue to be a problem and another way natural dyes are eco-friendly and do not create any pollution and waste obtained in process become an ideal fertilizer. Natural dyes are known for their soft, lustrous colours, endurance and the application of herbal dyes on the textile substances will give a new direction towards the treatments of various diseases through textile industry. As the clothes are in touch with human body for 24 hours, therefore it should be important that textile should not be harmful to human body. So present study carried out to explore colouration behaviour of eco-friendly powder of orange peel to dye the milk protein fabric. Findings of study showed that Orange peel powder extracts in conjunction with natural mordants can be used for eco-friendly dyeing.