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The Dyeing of Wool with Reactive Dyes
Author(s) -
Lewis D M
Publication year - 1982
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.1478-4408.1982.tb03631.x
Subject(s) - wool , dyeing , pulp and paper industry , chemistry , reactive dye , polymer science , process engineering , organic chemistry , materials science , engineering , composite material
Reactive dyes have now been available for 25 years and have proved to impart important technological advantages to the wool dyer. This explanatory paper outlines the initial development of these dyes, emphasizing the special problems encountered in applying them to wool, summarizes present developments and future trends, critically appraises the performance of reactive dyes for wool vis‐à‐vis alternative dyes, and considers the large amount of research work carried out to pinpoint the particular amino acid site(s) involved in the reaction of wool with reactive dyes.