Biologically plant-based pigments in sustainable innovations for functional textiles –The role of green chemistry

Alka Thakker, Danmei Sun

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Abstract

The textile industry is witnessing a paradigm shift towards sustainability to circumvent ecological dilemmas and human health jeopardies arising from textile processing. Therefore, the review paper herein focuses on the role of green chemistry in synthesizing the natural biological pigments and biomordants for textile substrates such as Sarsasapogenin and soyasaponin from areetha nut extract. Concurrently, the overview aligns the data on the chemical characterization of these plant-based renewable pigments for textile processing that is chlorophyll, carotenoids, flavonoids others. Likewise, the subtle and vital role of bioactive biological compounds in plant pigments for functional textiles applications for example antibacterial, analgesic, and more is succinctly accentuated. The review paper identifies the substantial surplus reserve of plant-based materials that could be conserved for sustainable implications in the textile field. However, there is a prodigious scope of research and development in the same and therefore concludes by citing the multi-disciplinary research as future work to mitigate declared climate emergency for international thriveability. Likewise, the responsibility of conserving biodiversity, adhering to sustainable development goals, and cradle-to-cradle theories are reinforced in the review paper.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-26
Number of pages26
JournalGlobal Journal of Chemical Sciences
Volume1
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 May 2021

Keywords

  • Green chemistry
  • biological pigments
  • bioactive
  • functional fabrics
  • sustainable textiles

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