Preparation and application of lemon peel oil (Citrus aurantifolia) to improve microbial resistance of wool and viscose fabrics

Allam, Omaima Gaber; Ramadan, Manal Mohamed; Ismail, Shaymaa; Hebeish, Ali

doi:10.21608/ejchem.2022.108504.4959

Preparation and application of lemon peel oil (Citrus aurantifolia) to improve microbial resistance of wool and viscose fabrics

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Proteinic and Man-Made Fibers and Their Blends Department , textile Industries Research Institute, National Research Center, Cairo Egypt

² Food Science and Nutrition Institute, National Research Center, 33 El Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza, Code 12622, Egypt. Affiliation ID 60014618

³ Department of Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products, Division of Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.

⁴ Textile Research Division, National Research Centre, Cairo 12622, Egypt

10.21608/ejchem.2022.108504.4959

Abstract

lemon peel oil (oil), its nanoemulsion as well as encapsulated with nano clay were prepared and applied in the treatment of wool and viscose fabrics to enhance their resistance to microbes. Gas mass spectrometry (GC/MS) oil was used to identify volatile bioactive compounds. The qualitative and quantitative phenolic compounds were determined using HPLC. Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) were used for the determination of the size, shape, and size distribution of nanoparticles of oil and nano clay respectively. The morphological changes of the treated fabrics were characterized by using (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis. The changes in its antimicrobial activity have been studied.
Results of this study showed that the volatile compounds by GC-MS analysis for oil represent (98.3%) is of cyclic monoterpene. The size of the prepared nanoencapsulation oil was about 28 nm. The antimicrobial results proved significant improvements against Staphylococcus aureus (G+) of the fabrics treated with oil (Citrus aurantifolia) and its derivatives compared to the untreated ones.

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