In the diploma thesis, the eco-finishing of bleached cotton fabric with extracts from staghorn sumac leaves was investigated. The extracts from staghorn sumac leaves extracts were prepared with hot and cold deionised water, in four concentrations ranging from 5 to 40 g/L. Cotton fabric samples were exhaust dyed at a liquor to goods ratio of 40:1, at 60 °C for 60 minutes. The undyed and dyed samples were analysed for colour (CIELAB), colour yield (K/S), antioxidant activity (AA%) and ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) before and after washing. The preparation of the extract with hot or cold water had no significant influence on the results, but the concentration of the extract used to dye the cotton fabric did. Dyeing with higher extract concentrations results in darker, less green and more yellow colouration of the cotton fabric, extremely high antioxidant activity (over 94 %) and excellent UV protection (UPF = 50+). The samples showed poor colour fastness to washing, the antioxidant activity was also reduced to below 30 %, but the washed samples showed satisfactory to good UV protection.
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