Dyeing and Coloring

The Second of Processing

The process of is the second stage, of the entire process of making STORAGE BOX MADE OF NON-WOVEN. the drying and coloring of pandanus leaves should be done to improve their qualities, used as raw matterial for handicraft products. Results revealed that in chemical composition the leaves contained 7-9% moisture content; 18–22% lignin; 83–88% holocelulosa. To produce better color, before entering the coloring process, pandanus leaf treated bleaching or whitening first. However,Purposes process bleaching is to remove color natural fibers of pandanus form or substance of natural pigments in the chlorophyll of green leaves, in order to obtain a pale color or white.

The Coloring and Dyeing
The process is performed is to dissolve the dye in hot water with a ratio of 1: 1. Then the solution was inserted in dye solution, acetic acid, and pandanus either fresh or dried at 30 ° C. The temperature is raised to 85 ° C for 20 minutes. Dyeing performed for 40 min at 85 ° C. Afterward, the material is washed and dried in an oven or dried in the sun

Pandanus fiber	Dyeing	Tools Equipment

Coloring performed in accordance with market demand, the standard dose used based on estimates and experience. After boiling about 30 minutes, pandanus lifted and soaked in cold water. After coloring and dyeing the resulting are several motifs and designs, but there are also market want natural color or do not dyeing and performed coloring

Sample Color of Pandanus

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