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Table 1 Colorimetric properties of unmordanted and mordanted dyed wool samples

From: Dyeing studies and fastness properties of brown naphtoquinone colorant extracted from Juglans regia L on natural protein fiber using different metal salt mordants

Mordant

L*

a*

b*

K/S

1% walnut

 Unmordanted

62.46

3.04

11.27

1.12

 1% SnCl2

65.13

2.45

12.3

1.38

 5% FeSO4

54.97

2.82

4.88

2.17

 10% alum

69.43

3.56

14.93

1.13

5% walnut

 Unmordanted

49.20

5.77

9.21

1.51

 1% SnCl2

56.3

5.66

11.08

1.66

 5% FeSO4

51.28

4.75

8.42

2.50

 10% alum

58.3

6.17

12.24

1.51

10% walnut

 Unmordanted

50.71

7.09

10.59

2.60

 1% SnCl2

43.61

8.44

11.83

4.23

 5% FeSO4

64.25

6.60

16.42

5.80

 10% alum

48.36

6.81

10.96

2.80

15% walnut

 Unmordanted

41.38

6.13

8.35

3.76

 1% SnCl2

33.05

5.28

9.63

7.68

 5% FeSO4

35.86

7.43

10.7

9.27

 10% alum

41.48

5.68

9.61

4.22

20% walnut

 Unmordanted

41.12

5.86

7.73

4.27

 1% SnCl2

34.97

7.54

10.48

7.95

 5% FeSO4

27.50

4.98

6.92

11.51

 10% alum

38.62

7.14

10.54

6.14

  1. *denotes CIE version