The beginning of the new millennium is sure to bring about many drastic changes in the life of mankind. One of them is going to be the shift towards natural dyes and their efficient usage compared to their synthetic counterpart which has been slowly losing, mainly due to international awareness to environment and ecology preservation....

The consumption of heat is usually encountered during many textile processes; namely drying, dye fixation, and finishing. Heat can be transferred to material by radiation, conduction, and convection. These three ways of transferring heat can be used either separately or in combination....

Pigment printing is the predominant printing application method for around 65% of prints. Binders are essential component of bidding printing and batch exhaustion or deposition methods of textile pigmentation ....