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Eco-Friendly Natural Thickener (Pectin) Extracted from Fruit Peels for Valuable Utilization in Textile Printing as a Thickening Agent

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Ebrahim, Sara A., Othman, Hanan A., Mosaad, Mohamed M., Hassabo, Ahmed G.·2023·Textiles

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Fruit peels are a rich source of many substances, such as pectin. Extraction of natural thickening agent (pectin) from fruit waste such as (orange and pomegranate peels) is an environmentally friendly alternative to commercial thickeners and is cheap for use in the printing of natural and synthetic fabrics, especially polyester and polyacrylic fabrics. Hexamine was used to treat the extracted pectin to make it appropriate for use in an alkali medium for printing cotton fabric. The results showed that the extracted and modified pectin have good rheological properties as well as bacterial resistance. Pectin is suitable for use in an acidic medium. All the printed samples with pectin and its modified synthetic dyes (reactive, acid, and disperse) exhibited good fastness towards washing and wet and dry rubbing. The light fastness of printed textiles was excellent (7), which is more than using alginate as a thickener (5). In both acidic and alkaline perspiration, the perspiration fastness characteristic revealed 3–4 to 4–5 color differences. Colorfastness to rubbing was tested in both dry and wet conditions, and it was revealed that dry rubbing had the same effect as wet rubbing. Printed textiles using pectin or modified pectin as thickeners exhibit antibacterial activity. Physical and mechanical properties of all printed fabrics such as (tensile strength, elongation, and surface roughness) were enhanced.

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    The Introduction discusses textile printing and natural thickeners, while Section 3.5 studies a pectin-based thickener. Neither addresses a global resurgence of interest in plant-based dyes or attributes it to awareness of organic, eco-friendly products. Searches for renewed demand and consumer preference found no relevant passage in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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  • Natural pigments extracted from plant sources offer eco-friendly and sustainable alternatives to synthetic colorants.

    “Natural pigments extracted from plant sources offer eco-friendly and sustainable alternatives to synthetic colorants.”

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    The Introduction describes natural plant-derived thickeners, not plant-derived pigments. The Materials and Characterization of Printed Fabrics sections likewise identify fruit-peel pectin as an eco-friendly thickener used with dyes; they do not say that natural pigments are sustainable alternatives to synthetic colorants. Searches for plant-derived pigments and alternatives to synthetic dyes found no supporting passage in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.77)

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Authors
Ebrahim, S. A., Othman, H. A., Mosaad, M. M., & Hassabo, A. G.
Affiliations
  • Benha University (EG)
  • National Research Centre (EG)
Corresponding author
Hassabo, Ahmed G.
Venue
Textiles
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2023-01-11
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
26-49
ISSN
2673-7248 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4315646693
Cited by
38
References
68
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 1
FWCI
4.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Textiles (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Polysaccharides Composition and Applications
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
Keywords
pectin, natural thickeners, fruit peel waste, orange peel, pomegranate peel, textile printing, polyester fabric, cotton fabric, reactive dyes, acid dyes, disperse dyes, color fastness, antibacterial activity, rheological properties, fabric mechanical properties

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