Article Sidebar
Article Details
Issue
Section
Articles
Copyright of the journal's content belongs to Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
The copyright of a submitted article is only transferred to the publishers if and when the article is accepted for publication. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrostatic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publishers.
The copyright of a submitted article is only transferred to the publishers if and when the article is accepted for publication. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrostatic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publishers.
Main Article Content
Adapting vat dye as an alternate dyeing agent for vegetable tanned leather
Abstract
The research explores the use of vat dye, a selected dye that is available locally in the Ghanaian market in large quantities, with varied colour ranges to identify their suitability as effective colourants on vegetable tanned leather. Four different experiments were performed with vat dye, and two others were tried with suede dye. In the first experiment, a more familiar technique of
applying vat dye on fabric was used; this resulted in the burning of the exposed areas of the leather. For the second experiment, a new formula was composed and applied. This experiment was subdivided into three parts where various techniques for applying dyes were used. It proved successful, thus indicating that, with proper formulation, vat dye and its accompanying agents could perform effectively on protein fibre in leatherwork, just as it does on cellulose fibre in textiles.
applying vat dye on fabric was used; this resulted in the burning of the exposed areas of the leather. For the second experiment, a new formula was composed and applied. This experiment was subdivided into three parts where various techniques for applying dyes were used. It proved successful, thus indicating that, with proper formulation, vat dye and its accompanying agents could perform effectively on protein fibre in leatherwork, just as it does on cellulose fibre in textiles.
