Production of herbal dye from different plant parts used in Chikmagaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Unique Paper ID: 168312
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 5
  • PageNo: 399-403
  • Abstract:
  • Herbal dye can be used as dyeing material for the Textile Fibre as well as making colourful powder which is eco-friendly, non-hazardous and very less cost and effective. In India, flowers are cultivated in a huge amount. Karnataka is the 2th largest producer of flowers after Andhra Pradesh, and next is Tamilnadu. These flowers are mainly used for decorative purposes and for offering to God. A survey report reveals that 40% of the total productions of flowers are unsold and wasted everyday which are thrown in water of rivers like Ganga, ponds lakes and different water bodies or dumped which also creates water pollution as well as environmental pollution. These wasted flowers can be used in various ways & effective utilization can generate considerable amount of revenue. The organic waste obtained after dye extract can be used as fertilizer. The various uses of these wasted flowers are: Extraction of colourful dyes from these flowers/ Inflorescences/vegetable peels/Bark. The residual waste portion can be used as bio-fertilizers. Scent of flowers extract can use through distillation. Colourful dye can also be extracted from plant parts for dyeing textile fibre, dye using in festivals. These herbal dyes are eco-friendly, and due to herbal in origin, it has no allergic action on skin like synthetic dye. The procedure is very cost-effective and depending on availability of plants, small scale Industry as well as Large scale Industry can be set up.

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 5
  • PageNo: 399-403

Production of herbal dye from different plant parts used in Chikmagaluru, Karnataka, India

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