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Dyeing polypropylene fibres by means of copolymer additives
Author(s) -
Hong Sung II,
Kim Sung Tae,
Lee Taek Seung
Publication year - 1994
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.1478-4408.1994.tb01587.x
Subject(s) - copolymer , dyeing , polypropylene , materials science , polymer chemistry , polymer science , methyl methacrylate , acid dye , disperse dye , synthetic fiber , chemical engineering , composite material , polymer , fiber , engineering
Ways of improving the dyeability of polypropylene (PP) fibres using copolymer additives have been investigated. The copolymers used consisted of stearyl methacrylate plus one of three additional components that conferred dye sites available for acid or basic dyes, or both. The synthesis and characterisation of these copolymers are described, together with the method used to incorporate them into the PP fibre. Subsequent dyeing tests showed that the copolymer additives improved dyeability on PP. The mechanical properties of the fibre were not greatly affected by the copolymer additives.