Table 7 Washing and light fastness of dyed fabrics
From: Extraction of eco-friendly natural dyes from mango leaves and their application on silk fabric
Mordant type | Washing fastness | Light fastness | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Color change | Color staining | |||||||
Di-Acetate | Bleached cotton | Polyamide | Polyester | Acrylic | Wool | |||
No mordant (Reference dyed) | 4 | 4/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4/5 | 5 | 6 |
Ferrous sulfate | 4 | 5 | 4/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Ferrous sulfate + Alum | 3/4 | 5 | 4/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Ferrous sulfate + Alum + Tin | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Alum | 4/5 | 4/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Alum + Tin | 4/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4/5 | 5 |
Tin | 4/5 | 5 | 5 | 4/5 | 5 | 4/5 | 5 | 5 |
Tin + CT | 5 | 4/5 | 5 | 4/5 | 5 | 4/5 | 5 | 7 |
Alum + Tin + TA | 4 | 4/5 | 5 | 4/5 | 5 | 4/5 | 5 | 6 |