Dyeing of Cotton Fabric with Reactive Dye Using Egg White for Absorption

Abstract

This article outlines a new process for dyeing cotton fabric with reactive dye utilizing egg white as an absorbent in shades of 0.5, 1, 2, 3, and 4%. Similar cotton fabrics were colored with the same reactive dye to the like shades (%), deploying sodium chloride salt as an absorbent. The percentage difference between the samples with similar shades (%) indicated that the egg white-colored samples are significantly lighter in comparison. The tests of wash fastness of both types of samples showed a comparatively inferior wash fastness in case of egg white absorption process, and the tests of rubbing fastness of both types of samples provide similar results with very good fastnesses for dry rubbing and medium fastnesses for wet rubbing.