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Surface modification of wool fabric for printing with acid and reactive dyes
Author(s) -
Kantouch A,
Kantouch F,
ElSayed H
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
coloration technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 1472-3581
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.2006.00030.x
Subject(s) - wool , hydrogen peroxide , reactive dye , chemistry , environmentally friendly , dyeing , pulp and paper industry , chemical engineering , materials science , composite material , organic chemistry , ecology , engineering , biology
The present study investigates environmentally safe pretreatments for wool fabric to improve its printing with acid and reactive dyes. Wool fabric was pretreated either with activated hydrogen peroxide using tetraacetylethylenediamine or with lipase enzyme under specified conditions. Some acid and reactive dyes were applied for wool printing using normal techniques. These treatments were found to improve the colour intensity of the printed fabrics to a level comparable with those of prechlorinated wool fabrics.