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FORMULATION OF PRINT PASTE USING NATURAL AND INDIGENOUS THICKENER- MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.) STARCH GUM (Pages : 5 - 8)

The experiment was conducted in the Laboratory of Fibre Chemistry, Physics and Testing Department of Bangladesh Jute Research Institute Head Quarter, Dhaka during 2005-06 to investigate the possibility of maize starch gum to be used as natural and indigenous thickener. Maize starch gum a natural, cheap and indigenous starchy material was used as thickener in preparing textile printing paste. The prepared jute and cotton fabrics were printed with a definite amount of dye along with different percentages of maize starch, sodium alginate and their mixture and other necessary auxiliaries. The print quality was assessed in terms of sharpness ranking, washing fastness and rubbing fastness. Experimental observations showed that maize starch gum can be successfully used in textile printing of jute and cotton fabrics as indigenous and natural thickener which is friendly to environment. Download