Prickly pear peel waste shows promise as sustainable wool dye

The study highlighted how the material is a "promising eco-friendly method for generating protective and hygienic fabrics." ...
Women's Wear Daily

Woolmark and Colourizd Introduce Low-Carbon Wool Dyeing Solution

Dubbed QuantumColor, the yarn dyeing process significantly reduces resource consumption, using just 0.5 liters of water per kilogram of yarn. The technology also eliminates the need for bleaching, pre ...
Nature

Natural dyeing of wool fabric with Sappan via the atmospheric-pressure non-equilibrium microwave plasma system

We are providing an unedited version of this manuscript to give early access to its findings. Before final publication, the manuscript will undergo further editing. Please note there may be errors ...
C&EN

Ever Dye aims to make the textile dyeing process sustainable

Textile dyeing is one of the most polluting steps in the fashion supply chain. Most dyes are derived from fossil fuels and optimized for performance and cost. Globally, dyehouses use trillions of ...
Nature

Development of novel parameters for characterising scale morphology of wool fibre and its correlation with dye diffusion coefficient of acid dye

This paper reports the development of novel surface parameters which can be used to characterise the scale structure of wool fibres obtained from different breeds. Scanning electron microscopy and ...
Women's Wear Daily

Orta and Archroma Use Wool Waste to Dye Denim

Orta is the first denim mill to adopt Archroma’s FiberColors, an innovative dye range partially derived from recycled wool waste. FiberColors dyes are synthesized with a minimum of 50 percent wool ...