Green Printing Technologies: Sustainable Screen Printing Applications with Cochineal Natural Dye

Öz

Global climate change has made it imperative to introduce changes and improve processes across various sectors. Owing to its high production volume and its environmental impact extending from raw material sourcing to post-use waste generation, the textile industry is among the sectors exerting considerable pressure on the environment and thus requiring priority improvement. In textile coloration, screen printing is one of the widely preferred methods; however, the environmental drawbacks associated with the use of synthetic dyes in this process highlight the need for studies promoting the use of sustainable materials. In this study, an extract derived from the cochineal insect was utilized as a natural dye in the formulation of screen-printing inks. The extract was separately thickened with guar gum and starch, and printing was applied to cotton and viscose fabrics using inks prepared both without mordant and with varying concentrations of potassium aluminum sulfate as a mordant. Spectrophotometric measurements were conducted on the printed samples, and light, rubbing, and washing fastness properties were evaluated. The results demonstrate that cochineal-based natural printing pastes have the potential to serve as a sustainable alternative in screen printing; however, improvements in light and washing fastness are required to enhance their industrial applicability.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• screen printing
• natural dyes
• sustainability
• cochineal
• color fastness

Yeşil Baskı Teknolojileri: Koşinil Doğal Boyası ile Sürdürülebilir Serigrafi Baskı Uygulamaları

Öz

Küresel iklim değişikliği sorunu, her alanda bazı değişikliklerin yapılmasını ve süreçlerin iyileştirilmesini zorunlu hâle getirmiştir. Geniş üretim hacmi ve hammadde aşamasından kullanım sonrası atık sürecine kadar uzanan etkisiyle tekstil sektörü, çevre kirliliği üzerinde ciddi baskı oluşturan ve öncelikli iyileştirme gerektiren başlıca sektörlerden biridir. Tekstil kumaşlarının renklendirilmesinde sıklıkla tercih edilen yöntemlerden biri olan serigrafi baskıda tercih edilen sentetik boya kullanımının olumsuz çevresel etkileri nedeniyle sürdürülebilir malzemelerin kullanımını teşvik etmeye yönelik çalışmalara ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Bu araştırmada koşinil böceğinden elde edilen ekstrakt, serigrafi baskı mürekkebi yapımında doğal boya olarak kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada guar gum ve nişasta ile ayrı ayrı kıvamlaştırılan ekstrakt ile mordansız ve Potasyum Alüminyum Sülfat mordanının farklı konsantrasyonlarına sahip mürekkep ile pamuk ve viskoz kumaşlara baskı yapılmıştır. Baskıların spektrofotometrik ölçümleri yapılmış olup; ışık, sürtünme ve yıkama haslıkları analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular, koşinil esaslı doğal baskı patlarının serigrafi baskıda sürdürülebilir bir alternatif oluşturma potansiyeline sahip olduğunu; ancak ışık ve yıkama haslıklarının iyileştirilmesinin endüstriyel uygulanabilirlik açısından gerekli olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• serigrafi baskı
• doğal boya
• sürdürülebilirlik
• koşinil
• renk haslığı

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