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A Practical Use for Dyeing Theory
Author(s) -
LIDDELL ALISTAIR H.,
McKAY DOMINIC,
WEEDALL PHILIP J.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of the society of dyers and colourists
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 0037-9859
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.1974.tb03196.x
Subject(s) - dyeing , thread (computing) , salt (chemistry) , mathematics , materials science , chemistry , computer science , composite material , organic chemistry , operating system
The general thermodynamic schemes for predicting the amount of dye on the fibre which have been used by other workers are outlined. A new approach is then developed for the complex system of vat dyes on cotton, and the affinities of 14 vat dyes are calculated. The theory is extended to mixtures, and the variables of temperature, amount of salt added, amount of dye added, and amount of reducing agent added required to give a known colour are predicted from the theory. Cotton thread was dyed under different predicted conditions and the resultant matched dyeings are good evidence of the validity of the theory. In addition, the effects of the main dyeing variables on the resultant colour are predicted from the theory.