Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
PS Devanand, K Hemaprabha, KB Sujatha, K Nelson Navamani Raj, B Sivakumar, R Vijayan, V Vakeswaran, S Utharasu, M Kiruba, K Sivakumar, PS Vijayanand and K Kumaran

Abstract:
Caesalpinia sappan L. is found to be the one of widely used plant dye for its red color. The Gas Chromatography and Mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) analysis of Brazil wood is found to contain two major dyestuff components namely Brazilin and Brazilein. The major dyestuff components of Caesalpinia sappan are Brazilin and Brazilein. The major coloring component of the Caesalpinia sappan L. is Brazilin but Brazilein which is the oxidized product of Brazilin. The molecular weight of Brazilin is found to be 286 has been found to be the major dyestuff component of the extract, however this component can be easily oxidized by air and light to produce Brazilein with a molecular weight of 284 (Rosenburg, 2008). The sample undertaken for this study are found to contain Brazilin and Brazilein which confirms that Caesalpinia sappan is a potential source of dye which can replace the synthetic dyes in textile industry. Caesalpinia sappan L. is a potential source of dye with good dye stuff components so it can be used in textile industry as a natural dye. The extraction of dye from Caesalpinia sappan can be done easily and a wide spectrum color range is also available which will be helpful to replace the synthetic dyes. This study may give information to the possible production of natural dyestuff component called Brazilin from Caesalpinia sappan in a large scale as a source of natural dye.