“…During the decade of the 1990s, the textile and apparel industries, particularly the coloration industry, have been widely criticized for their role in polluting the environment. For these reasons, the use of carcinogenic dyes has been restricted, and the use of natural dyes has increased (Bechtold & Mussak, 2009; Bechtold, Turcanu, Ganglberger, & Geissler, 2003; Derksen et al, 2003; Farizadeh, Montazer, Yazdanshenas, Rashidi, & Malek, 2009; Gaspar, Moiteiro, Turkman, Coutinho, & Carnide, 2009; Ghoranneviss et al, 2011; Ghouila, Meksi, Haddar, Mhenni, & Jannet, 2012; Lokhande & Dorugade, 1999; Nagia & EL-Mohamedy, 2007; Sarkar & Seal, 2003).…”