Eco-Friendly Natural Thickener (Pectin) Extracted from Fruit Peels for Valuable Utilization in Textile Printing as a Thickening Agent

Fruit peels are a rich source of many substances, such as pectin. Extraction natural thickening agent (pectin) from fruit waste (orange and pomegranate peels) is an environmentally friendly alternative to commercial thickeners cheap for use in the printing synthetic fabrics, especially polyester polyacrylic fabrics. Hexamine was used treat extracted pectin make it appropriate alkali medium cotton fabric. The results showed that modified have good rheological properties well bacterial resistance. Pectin suitable acidic medium. All printed samples with its dyes (reactive, acid, disperse) exhibited fastness towards washing wet dry rubbing. light textiles excellent (7), which more than using alginate thickener (5). In both alkaline perspiration, perspiration characteristic revealed 3–4 4–5 color differences. Colorfastness rubbing tested conditions, had same effect Printed or exhibit antibacterial activity. Physical mechanical all fabrics (tensile strength, elongation, surface roughness) were enhanced.