DOI: 10.1039/d3gc03686c ISSN: 1463-9262
Sustainable dyeing of silk using an acetylshikonin-based natural colourant from the lichen Parmotrema perlatum
Rupsa Roychowdhury, Saptarshi Maiti, Ravindra V. Adivarekar, Rekha S. Singhal- Pollution
- Environmental Chemistry
A purple natural dye, primarily composed of acetylshikonin and methyl ester of nogalonic acid, was optimally extracted from the lichen Parmotrema perlatum by an ammonia fermentation method (AFM) using response surface methodology.