EXPERIMENTATION OF MANGO LEAF EXTRACT (MANGIFERA INDICA L.) FOR NATURAL DYE MATERIALS FOR BATIK FABRICS

The use of natural dyes is an effort to reduce the impact of environmental pollution on the production process of batik that uses synthetic colors. This experimental study aims to explore the stages and results of the natural color dyeing of mango leaf extract by using different fixator variables and batting processes. Batik cloth is dyed three times in a solution of mango leaf extract as a dependent variable, then fixed with a lime solution (Ca(OH)2), an alum solution (Al2(SO4)3K2SO424H2O) and a ferrous sulfate solution (FeSO4.7H2O) as an independent variable. Results of the study: 1) The stages of the process of dyeing plain and patterned batik cloth with Mango Gedong Lip Batik leaf extract with a fixator of lime solution, alum, and ferrous sulfate solution are carried out through the following stages: processing the fabric and dye of mango leaf extract, writing motifs with canting caps, dipping batik fabric, fixing batik fabrics with fixators, and releasing wax from batik fabric; 2) The results of dyeing plain and patterned batik cloth with Gedong Gincu Mango leaf extracts with lime solution fixators tend to be brown; alum fixation produces original colors; and ferrous sulfate fixators produce colors that tend to be blackish-green. The dyeing results on plain batik fabrics have stronger color intensity than the dyeing results on patterned batik fabrics because they undergo the nglorod process (separation of batik wax from batik fabric) with hot water added with sodium carbonate auxiliary substances (Na2CO3). Research recommends that artisans utilize plant waste to promote the green industry.

Subject(s)

Experimentation, Mango Leaf Extract, After-Mordanting, Natural Dyes, Batik Fabric, Green Industry

Item identifier

https://dspace.tul.cz/handle/15240/176555
https://doi.org/10.15240/tul/008/2024-3/4-001

ISSN

1335-0617

Collections

2024_31/3-4

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