Clean dyeing of wool yarns using oleaster fruit components as new bio-mordant: a step toward reducing agricultural waste

Today, reducing industrial pollution and using agricultural waste has become very important in preserving the environment and increasing productivity. The textile industry has a high level of pollution caused by wastewater containing dyes, and the use of natural dyes can overcome this weakness. To increase color strength, it is customary to use a mordant. The use of natural mordant can help to complete the sustainable cycle of the dyeing process. In This study extracts of madder and Oleaster or Russian Olive were utilized as natural dye and mordant, respectively. The phenolic content of Oleaster and its components (peel, seed, and flesh) were investigated and the results illustrated that the components of Oleaster, especially the peel and seeds, can be used as natural mordant as agricultural waste. The Fourier transform infrared spectral behavior of mordanted yarns were similar, which indicates the similar performance of different components of Oleaster. The color strength was studied in the presence of different mordants, and the results showed that the use of different components of the Oleaster can improve the color strength. Moreover, the dyed yarns were subjected to stability evaluations using standard methods. Washing, rubbing and light fastness of dyed yarns using mordant were good, good and moderate, respectively. [GRAPHICS] .