Abstract:The manufacturing sector of the growing fast fashion industry has created damage to the environment. Specifically, synthetic dyes used in the industry are often toxic chemical compounds, and due to poor government regulation, have polluted waterways. While natural dyes may seem to be the better alternative, natural dyes require the use of mordants, which are heavy metal salts, for the dye to bind onto various textiles and increase color intensity. There remains a lack of an environmentally friendly dye that ca… Show more
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