Eco-friendly and protective natural dye from red prickly pear (Opuntia Lasiacantha Pfeiffer) plant

Journal of Saudi Chemical Society

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-261

  Ali, N F ^a   El Mohamedy, R S R ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Dyeing wool; Fastness properties; Mordents; Natural dye; Red prickly pear

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958251116     PISSN: 13196103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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