YARNS, FABRICS, AND GARMENTS INCLUDING LIGNIN AS A PRIMARY DYE AGENT AND METHODS OF DYEING TEXTILES WITH LIGNIN
A yarn, fabric, or garment that includes a plurality of fibers or a fiber-based material. The yarn, fabric, or garment includes lignin as a primary dye agent. Lignin may be present in the plurality of fibers or the fiber-based material in a range of 0.3 percent to 10 percent by weight.
1 . A yarn comprising:
a plurality of fibers comprising lignin as a primary dye agent.
2 . A textile fabric comprising:
a plurality of yarns according to claim 1 .
3 . A garment comprising:
a plurality of yarns according to claim 1 .
4 . The yarn according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fibers comprise lignin in a range of 0.3 percent to 10 percent by weight.
5 . The yarn according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fibers comprise lignin in a range of 0.3 percent to 5 percent by weight.
6 . The yarn according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fibers include at least 30 percent cellulosic fibers.
7 . The yarn according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fibers comprise at least 30 percent cellulosic fibers.
8 . The yarn according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fibers are bacteriostatic.
9 . A textile fabric comprising:
a fiber-based material including lignin as a primary dye agent.
10 . The fabric according to claim 9 , wherein the fiber-based material includes lignin in a range from 0.3 percent to 10 percent by weight.
11 . The fabric according to claim 9 , wherein the fiber-based material includes lignin in a range from 0.3 percent to 5 percent by weight.
12 . The fabric according to claim 9 , wherein the fiber-based material comprises at least 30% cellulosic fibers.
13 . The fabric according to claim 9 , wherein the fiber-based material is bacteriostatic.
14 . The fabric according to claim 9 , wherein the fiber-based material comprises a first fiber-based yarn and a second fiber-based yarn, the first fiber-based yarn including lignin as a primary dye agent, the first fiber-based yarn is a warp yarn or a weft yarn and the second fiber-based yarn is the other of a warp yarn or a weft yarn, the first fiber-based yarn and the second fiber based yarn woven in a twill pattern.
15 . The fabric according to claim 14 , wherein the second fiber-based yarn comprises lignin as a primary dye agent.
16 . A brown colored garment comprising:
a fiber-based material including lignin as a primary dye agent.
17 . The garment according to claim 16 , wherein the fiber-based material comprises lignin in a range of 0.3 percent to 10 percent by weight.
18 . The garment according to claim 16 , wherein the fiber-based material comprises lignin in a range of 0.3 percent to 5 percent by weight.
19 . The garment according to claim 16 , wherein the fiber-based material is at least 30 percent cellulosic fibers.
20 . The garment according to claim 16 , wherein the fiber-based material comprises a first fiber-based yarn and a second yarn, the first fiber-based yarn comprises lignin as a primary dye agent.