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Economics of Dyeing Processes
Author(s) -
Shore John
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
review of progress in coloration and related topics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 0557-9325
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.1981.tb03715.x
Subject(s) - dyeing , rationalization (economics) , polyester , process engineering , yarn , biochemical engineering , context (archaeology) , textile , scope (computer science) , pulp and paper industry , polymer science , computer science , engineering , materials science , mechanical engineering , composite material , economics , paleontology , programming language , biology , microeconomics
Recently published work concerned with the internal cost structure of textile coloration processes is reviewed and an attempt is made to identify development trends from this viewpoint. The emphasis is on cost comparisons between processes and the degree of contribution by the various factors to the overall cost of the process. The information discussed is classified according to substrate, i.e. synthetic yarn and tow, synthetic fabrics, cotton and polyester blends, because this brings together methods of dyeing which are sufficiently similar to permit useful cross‐ comparisons Comments on the costs of scouring and bleaching cotton are included in the section on batchwise dyeing of knitted fabrics, but washing‐off and thermal treatments are best dealt with in the context of continuous dyeing. Polyester—cotton dyeing, where there is most scope for rationalization and cost‐optimization because of the expensive and timeconsuming nature of conventional batchwise procedures, is left until last. The review concludes with a re‐statement of certain underlying trends which govern the relative cost‐effectiveness of different methods of coloration.