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What are the textile auxiliaries available in the market?

Posted by Thesmarttime | Textile Processing | Tuesday 31 August 2010 2:18 pm

DEMINERALIZATION:
BEST
MANUFACTUR IONIC
PRODUCTS ER
NATURE
IN THE
MARKET
LUFIBROL BASF
MSD

CHEMICAL SPECIFIC
COMPOSITI PROPERTI
ON
ES
MIXTURE OF Extracting
DISPERSING and
AND
dispersing
COMPLEXING agent with
SUBSTANCES stabilizing
and
anticatalytic
effect in the
alkaline
peroxide
bleach.
Improves the
degree of
whiteness and
absorbency.

INVATEX
AC

HUNTSMAN

Anionic

Preparation
INVATEX based on special
organic acids . AC cracking
agent is
easily
miscible with
water in all
proportions
and can be
used,
diluted as
well as
undiluted, for
automatic
dosing
systems.

SIRRIX N
LIQUID

CLARIANT

An effective
neutralizing
agent ideal
for Core
alkali
removal and
for ensuring
an acidic pH
in finishing
processes.

DESIZING:
BEST
MANUFACTUR IONIC
PRODUCTS ER
NATURE
IN THE
MARKET
REXSIZE
ROSSARI
WHT500
INVAZYME HUNTSMAN
L40

CHEMICAL SPECIFIC
COMPOSITI PROPERTI
ON
ES
ENZYME
-amylaze
enzyme for
selective
degradation of
starch sizes to
facilitate easy
subsequent

processing.
BACTOSOL CLARIANT
TK LIQ;

-amylaze
enzyme

Economical
enzyme for
conventional
processes.

Enzyme used in
the desizing of
textiles at
application
temperatures

Luzyme PS is
particularly
suitable for
desizing by
the Pad Steam
process.

BACTOSOL
PHC LIQ;
BACTOSOL
HTN.IN;
BACTOSOL
TK.IN LIQ
LUZYME PS BASF

ranging from 60
c
to 110C

WETTING AGENTS:
BEST
MANUFACTUR IONIC
CHEMICAL
PRODUCTS ER
NATURE
COMPOSITI
IN THE
ON
MARKET
LISSOPOL ICI
NON-IONIC
100X

SANDOZIN CLARIANT
NITI

NON-IONIC

SANDOZEN CLARIANT
MRA

NON-IONIC

SPECIFIC
PROPERTI
ES
100% NONIONIC
WETTING
AGENT
Non-ionic
wetting agent
and detergent.
Strong
wetting ,
washing &
cleaning
agent free
from solvents

ULTRVON
RW

for all types

of fibers
NON-IONIC Synergetic
Wetting agent
preparation of and detergent
special
with very
surfactants.
good rewetting action
Good resistance and
to oxidative and
extremely
low foaming,
reductive
for
bleaching
discontinuous
agents.
pretreatment
Good stability processes on
to alkali and
cellulosics
acids.
and their
blends with
Very good
compatibility synthetics.
with
enzymes.
-

SCOURING AGENTS:
BEST
MANUFACTUR IONIC
PRODUCTS ER
NATURE
IN THE
MARKET
KIERLON BASF
NON-IONIC
JET B CONC

CHEMICAL SPECIFIC
COMPOSITI PROPERTI
ON
ES
Mixture of
nonionic
surfactants.

Low-foaming
detergent for
wetting and
scouring
woven and
knitted
fabrics
in machines
with high
liquor
turbulence

(jet-dyeing).
Particularly
suitable in
finishing
liquors with
or without
pigments.
AMOLLAN BASF
FBOL
IMEROL PC CLARIANT
LIQUID

IMEROL
XNI

CLARIANT

NON-IONIC
Sandoclean
PC Liquid is
a biologically
degradable,
APEO and
solvent-free
wetting
agent/deterge
nt with
emulsifying
and
dispersing
action for the
scouring and
removal of
mineral oil
contamination
from textiles.
A versatile
product for
one bath
scouring and
bleaching of
cotton woven
and hosiery
fabric,
scouring aid
for wool and
specialty
product for
combined
scouring and
dyeing of

polyester
fibers, yarn
and fabric.
An efficient
scouring and
stain
extracting
agent for
cellulosic,
polyester and
their blends in
knitted and
woven form.

IMEROL SR CLARIANT

MERCERISING AGENTS:
BEST
MANUFACTUR IONIC
PRODUCTS ER
NATURE
IN THE
MARKET
PERMINAL ICI CRODA
ANIONIC
MA SPL

CHEMICAL SPECIFIC
COMPOSITI PROPERTI
ON
ES

MERCEROL CLARIANT
QWNI

NONCRYSELIC
WETTING
AGENT

DYE-BATH CONDITIONERS:

ANIONIC

NONCRYSELIC
WETTING
AGENT

Lowfoaming,
highly alkali
stable,
noncresylic
mercerizing
wetting
agent for
cotton.
An effective,
high active,
cresol-free,
low foaming
wetting agent
for
mercerization
of cotton and
cellulosic
blends in
yarn, woven
and knitted
form.

BEST
MANUFACTUR IONIC
PRODUCTS ER
NATURE
IN THE
MARKET
ALBATEX HUNTSMAN
ANIONIC
DBC

CHEMICAL SPECIFIC
COMPOSITI PROPERTI
ON
ES
Mixture of an
additional
complexing
agent and
polymers

Improves dye
solubility.
Surfactantfree, nonfoaming
formulation.
No
demetalizatio
n of dyes.
Prevents
staining of
dyeing
machines.
Free from
APEO and
phosphates
Not toxic to
the
environment.

DRIMAGEN CLARIANT
ERI

DEPSO DYE ICI

LDVRD

Leveling
agent and dye
bath
conditioner
with
complexing
and
dispersing
properties for
dyeing with
reactive dyes.
Leveling
agent and dye
bath
conditioner
with
complexing

DEKOL SN BASF
NEW

Acrylate
copolymer,
sodium salt in
water.

and
dispersing
properties for
dyeing with
reactive dyes.
Pumpable
dispersing
agent,
protective
colloid and
complexing
agent for all
stages in the
dyeing of
textiles of
cotton and
cotton blends

SEQUESTERING/DISPERSING/SOAPING AGENTS:
BEST
MANUFACTUR IONIC
PRODUCTS ER
NATURE
IN THE
MARKET
METAXIL ICI (CRODA)
ANIONIC
ADW

CHEMICAL SPECIFIC
COMPOSITI PROPERTI
ON
ES
SODIUM
SALT OF
POLYACRILY
C ACID

powerful
dispersing
agent to
remove
unfixed and
hydrolysis
reactive dye
and side by
side acts a
chelating
agent also( it
work as a
protective
colloid for
elimination of
problem
caused by
redeposit ion
of insoluble

calcium and
magnesium
salt without
any
demetalizing
effect on
dyestuff) .it is
also good
washing off
agent for
reactive
dyeing
DEKOL SN BASF
SANDOPUR CLARIANT
RSK LIQ

Sandopur
RSKI Liquid
Conc. is the
novel
washing
off agent
which is very
efficient in
the washing
of hydrolyzed
reactive dyes.
It improves
the hard
water stability
of sensitive
dyes. It
doesnt foam,
therefore it is
suitable for
jets/soft flow
machines.
It is APEO
free and
ecofriendly
product.

CIBAPON R HUNTSMAN

ANIONIC

Modified

ALBATEX
AD

HUNTSMAN

Anionic

Polyacrylic
Acid Sodium
Salt in Water
Sodium salt of a Highly
polyacrylic acid efficient
dispersant for
insoluble and
sparingly
soluble
calcium salts,
pectins and
other
impurities
such as cotton
linters.
Dissolves
hydrolysed
dyes during
soaping.

LADIQUEST CLARIANT
1097

Anionic

Scouring
Foam free.
additive with
dispersing,
Promotes
sequestering
removal of
and washing off unfixed dye.
properties.
Acts as a
protective
colloid.
High washing
and
dispersing
power.

SOAPING AGENTS:
BEST
MANUFACTU IONIC
CHEMICAL
PRODUC RER
NATURE COMPOSITION
TS IN
THE

SPECIFIC
PROPERTI
ES

MARKET
LISSOPOL ICI CRODA
D PASTE

SANDOPU CLARIANT
R RSK LIQ

ANIONIC CHLOROSULPHON POWER

ATED FATTY
FUL
ALCOHOLS
DETERGE
NT AND
WETTING
AGENT
COMMONL
Y USED
FOR
SOAPING.
Sandopur
RSKI Liquid
Conc. is the
novel
washing
off agent
which is
very
efficient in
the washing
of
hydrolyzed
reactive
dyes. It
improves the
hard
water
stability of
sensitive
dyes. It
doesnt
foam,
therefore it
is suitable
for jets/soft
flow
machines.
It is APEO
free and
ecofriendly

product.
ALBATEX HUNRSMAN
DSI CONC

Anionic

Sodium salt of a
polyacrylic acid

Improves the
quality and
reproducibili
ty of
virtually
every textile,
wet process.
Washing off
agent for
reactive
dyeings and
prints on
cellulosic
fibers.

CIBAPON HUNTSMAN
R
METAXIL ICI CRODA
ADW

ANIONIC Modified Polyacrylic

Acid Sodium Salt in
Water
ANIONIC SODIUM SALT OF powerful
POLYACRILYC ACID dispersing
agent to
remove
unfixed and
hydrolysis
reactive dye
and side by
side acts a
chelating
agent also( it
work as a
protective
colloid for
elimination
of problem
caused by
redeposit ion
of insoluble
calcium and
magnesium
salt without
any

demetalizing
effect on
dyestuff) .it
is also good
washing off
agent for
reactive
dyeing
STAIN REMOVERS:
BEST
MANUFACTUR IONIC
PRODUCTS ER
NATURE
IN THE
MARKET
ASTOL A
ICI CRODA

IMEROL
XNI

CLARIANT

IMERAOL
SR

CLARIANT

CHEMICAL SPECIFIC
COMPOSITI PROPERTI
ON
ES
Stain
removing
agent to
remove oil
borne stains
from textiles.
A versatile
product for
one bath
scouring and
bleaching of
cotton woven
and hosiery
fabric,
scouring aid
for wool and
specialty
product for
combined
scouring and
dyeing of
polyester
fibers, yarn
and fabric.
An efficient
scouring and
stain
extracting
agent for
cellulosic,

polyester and
their blends in
knitted and
woven form.
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE STABILIZERS:
BEST
MANUFACTUR IONIC
PRODUCTS ER
NATURE
IN THE
MARKET
STABILIZER CLARIANT
AWNI

TINOCLARI HUNTSMAN
TE CBB

CHEMICAL SPECIFIC
COMPOSITI PROPERTI
ON
ES
Economical,
eco-friendly,
effective
Peroxide
Stabilizer.
Non silicate
stabilizer for
use in
peroxide cold
pad-batch,
pad-steam
bleaching
without
silicate as
well as the
alkaline
discontinuous
long liquor
peroxide
bleach
process.

CATIONIC DYE FIXING AGENTS:

BEST
MANUFACTUR IONIC
PRODUCTS ER
NATURE
IN THE
MARKET
SANDOFIX CLARIANT
Cationic
WEI
FIXONOL
PN

ICI CRODA

Cationic

CHEMICAL SPECIFIC
COMPOSITI PROPERTI
ON
ES
CATIONIC
DYE FIXING
AGENT
CATIONIC
COST

EFFICIENT
DYE FIXER
CATIONIC FORMALDEHYDE FREE DYE FIXING AGENTS:
BEST
MANUFACTUR IONIC
PRODUCTS ER
NATURE
IN THE
MARKET
TINOFIX
HUNTSMAN
Cationic
ECO

TINOFIX
FRD

HUNTSMAN

LADIQUES CLARIANT
T 4321

Cationic

CHEMICAL SPECIFIC
COMPOSITIO PROPERTI
N
ES
AQUEOUS
SOLUTION
BASED ON
POLYETHYLE
NE
POLYAMINE
Cationic
Quaternary
Polyamine;

CATIONIC

No
formaldehyde
dye fixing
agent

No
formaldehyde
dye fixing
agent
No
formaldehyde
dye fixing
agent

FINISHING AIDS:
NON-IONIC SOFTNERS
BEST
MANUFACTUR IONIC
CHEMICAL
PRODUCTS ER
NATURE
COMPOSITI
IN THE
ON
MARKET
AVIVAN
HUNTSMAN
NON-IONIC
SFC

CERANINE CLARIANT
HINI

NON-IONIC

SPECIFIC
PROPERTI
ES
Non
yellowing
softening
agent for
textiles. Does
not impair
water
absorbency of
treated goods.
Non-ionic
softener,
gives a

smooth filling
handle.
CATIONIC SOFTNERS
BEST
MANUFACTUR IONIC
PRODUCTS ER
NATURE
IN THE
MARKET
CERANINE CLARIANT
CATIONIC
HCS

SAPAMINE HUNTSMAN
OC

CATIONIC

CHEMICAL SPECIFIC
COMPOSITI PROPERTI
ON
ES
Cationic
softener with
excellent soft
bulky fee
Amide
Gives
derivative of an fabrics a
aliphatic carbon warm
acid
luxurious feel
I

Low
sublimation
Reduced
contamination
of machinery
parts and
condensation
sports on the
fabric
Anti-soiling
properties
Can help to
reduce fabric
seconds
during
manufacturin
g
Helps to
keep the
fabric looking
newer and

fresher
for long
during
wearing and
washing of
the
garment
Very high
degree of
exhaustion
Excellent
product
efficiency
Low waste
water
contamination
Product can
be used even
form long
liquor ratio
CIRRASOL ICI
CS

CATIONIC

ANIONIC SOFTENERS
BEST
MANUFACTUR IONIC
PRODUCTS ER
NATURE
IN THE
MARKET
LUSIL
ICI
ANIONIC
XLHW

CHEMICAL SPECIFIC
COMPOSITI PROPERTI
ON
ES

SILICONE SOFTNERS
BEST
MANUFACTURE IONIC
PRODUCTS R
NATURE
IN THE
MARKET

CHEMICAL SPECIFIC
COMPOSITIO PROPERTIE
N
S

LUBRICATING AGENTS
BEST
MANUFACTU IONIC
CHEMICAL SPECIFIC
PRODUC RER
NATURE COMPOSITI PROPERTIES
TS IN
ON
THE
MARKET
Depsolube ICI
ANIONIC
LOWFOAM
ACS
PROCESS
BATH ANTICREAS
ING LUBRICANT
AND EMULSIFIER.
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How to identify the fibers in a blended fabric?

Posted by thesmarttime | Textile Processing | Saturday 28 August 2010 1:02 pm
Introduction
(more)
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Polyester getting tinted while dyeing Reactive Turquoise

Blue combination of a poly/cot blended knit fabric. How to
dye without tint?
Posted by thesmarttime | dyeing | Saturday 30 January 2010 5:13 pm
Given below may be the best route for processing a knit poly-cot blend:
Pretreatment:
1. Wetting off:
Recipe:
Wetting agent (No foaming) = 0.5%
Treat @ 70C for 10 minutes.

Drain.
2. Scouring & Bleaching:
a. Recipe:
i. Soda Ash = 0.5%
ii. Caustic Soda = 0.7%
iii. Non foaming detergent = 0.5%
iv. Peroxide Stabilizer = 0.5%
v. Hydrogen Peroxide(50%) = 1.5%
1. @ 85C for 1 hour.
2. Drain and do cold wash
3. Neutralization:
a. Recipe:
i. Acetic Acid = 1 ml/liter
1. Treat @ cold for 10 minutes.
2. Wash cold 10 minutes
3. Check pH and let it be 6
4. Heat Setting:
a. Do heat-setting in a stenter @ 200C for 30 seconds (split open) with 3% overfeed on pins at
15 meters/minute speed.
5. Mercerising:
a. Recipe:
i. Caustic lye = 50TW
ii. Permenol N = 10 ml/liter (Mercerizing Wetting Agent)
Wash free from residual alkali

6. Polyester Dyeing: (Optional)

a. Recipe:
i. Lyogen PESI = 1.0 g/l (Dispersing & Leveling Agent)
ii. Acetic Acid = 1.0 g/l
1. Run @ 50C for 10 minutes
iii. Add dissolved dyestuff @ 50C and run 10 minutes
iv. Raise the temperature from 50 to 115C @ 2/minute 30 minutes
v. Raise the temperature from 115 to 135C @ 0.5C/minute 40 minutes
vi. Cool to 80C and drain
7. Reduction Clearing (R.C.):
a. Recipe:
i. Cyclanon ECO = 2 grams/liter (Reduction Clearing Agent from BASF)
ii. Acetic Acid = 2 grams/liter
1. Treat at 80C for 10 minutes
2. Wash cold
8. Reactive Dyeing:
a. Set pH to 6 by addition adequate quantity of Acetic acid ( may be up to 0.3 to 0.5 cc/liter)
b. Cotfix Turq Blue H2GP = 3.0%
c. Cotfix Yellow ME4GL = 1.0%
d. Glaubers Salt = 80 grams/liter OR
e. Soda Ash = 20 grams/liter
i. Dye using Special Turquoise Blue Dyeing Method
a. Cotfix Turq Blue H2GP = 3.0%

b. Cotfix Yellow ME4GL = 1.0%

c. Glaubers salt = 80 grams/liter
d. Soda Ash = 10 grams/liter
e. Caustic Soda Flakes = 2.75 grams/liter
Dye using the Special Turquoise Blue Preconditioning Method:
9. Neutralize:
Acetic Acid 2.5 grams/liter (instead of 1 g/l)
10. Soaping:
a. Method -1:
I Soaping:
Recipe:
Lissopol D paste 2 grams/liter @ 80C for 20 minutes.
II Soaping:
Recipe:
Lissopol D paste 1 gram/liter @ 80C for 20 minutes.
b. Method 2:
I Soaping:
Recipe:
Sandopon RSK Liq 2 grams/liter
Lyocol RDN 1 gram/liter (dispersing agent for Disperse dyes used here for better soaping)
@ 80C for 20 minutes.
II Soaping:
Recipe:

Sandopon RSK Liq 1 gram/liter

Lyocol RDN 0.5 gram/liter
@ 80C for 20 minutes.
c. Method- 3:
I Soaping:
Recipe:
Cyclanon X-CW NEW = 2 gram/liter
Lyocol RDN = 1 gram/liter
@ 80C for 20 minutes.
II Soaping:
Recipe:
Cyclanon X-CW NEW = 1 gram/liter
Lyocol RDN = 0.5 gram/liter
@ 80C for 20 minutes
Hot Wash
Cold Wash
11. Acetic Acid treatment:
Acetic Acid 0.5 cc/liter
12. If necessary use Formaldehyde free Cationic fixing treatment.
a. Sapamine OC = 1%
b. Cationic Fixing = 1%
i. @ Cold treat for 30 minutes.
ii. Wash cold

iii. Drain & unload the batch.

Note:
If a dose of 0.3 cc/liter of Acetic acid is incorporated in the soaping bath, the staining of reactive
dyes on polyester during soaping may be completely avoided. Soaping bath pH should be 5 to 6.
A final wash after Soaping with 1 gram/liter of Acetic Acid or 0.5 gram/liter of Formic acid and
maintaining a pH 5 to6 during drying would avoid tinting of reactive dyes by migration in to
polyester.
Even after taking all precautions, if the polyester part still gets stained, treat the tinted fabric
with:
Acetic Acid = 2grams/liter
Alcosperse AD = 2 grams/liter
Cibapon R liq = 2 grams/liter
At 80C for 30 minutes; this would remove the stains from the polyester.
Summary:
1. In preparation no residual chemicals of the pretreatment should remain on the fabric. The RFD
fabric should be checked for a pH of 6 at the end of pretreatment and before dyeing.
2. The pH should be 6 at the beginning of reactive dyeing.
3. After dyeing is over, neutralization with Acetic acid should be done and check the pH to 6.
4. Ensure sufficient hot wash to reduce the electrolyte (salt) concentration to a minimum of 1 g/l
before soaping, otherwise imperfect soaping would be done.
5. During soaping maintain a pH of 6 to avoid staining of polyester.
6. The soaping temperature should be maintained strictly at 80C. More than this would open the
polyester fiber and create a tendency for unfixed reactive dye to enter into polyester fiber as
stain.
7. The final pH should be 6 before drying and it may be controlled by using 0.5 cc/liter of Formic
Acid.
Notes on Resin finishing:
Recipe:

Resin KVS = 45 g/liter

PV Acetate = 25 g/liter
PVA = 25 g/liter
PE = 20 g/liter
Acetic Acid = 1 cc/liter
Pad 2 dip 2 nip pressure 35 kgs/sqcm. speed 25 mtrs/minute and temperature 170C No
over feed.
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Package dyeing of yarn with HE dyestuffs

Posted by thesmarttime | dyeing | Sunday 17 January 2010 9:29 pm

Start Dyeing @50C; ensure the starting bath pH be 6; adjust with Acetic Acid if
necessary.

Add salt (vacuum or Glaubers salt) and hold for 15 minutes

Add the volume of dissolved and filtered dyestuff and hold 10 minutes.

Add the volume of dissolved and filtered dyestuff and hold 10 minutes.

Raise the temperature @2C/minute to 80C and hold for 20 minutes.

Add alkali (Soda ash) and hold 25 minutes.

Add alkali (Soda ash) and hold for 30 minutes.

Check sample

Drain

Cold wash (10 + 10 minutes)

Neutralize @ 40C with adequate qty of Acetic acid.

Cold wash 10 minutes

Hot Wash @ 70C (2C/minute) 10 minutes

Soap @ 95C 15 minutes (1st soap)

Soap @ 95C 15 minutes (2nd soap)

Soap @ 95C 15 minutes (3rd soap)

Hot Wash

Sample check for shade and wash fastness

Cold wash (10 + 10) minutes

Acid wash with 1 gpl of acetic acid

In the same acid bath cationic softener treatment 20 minutes

Check pH 6

Unload.

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Cotton-Nylon fabric/yarn dyeing

Posted by thesmarttime | dyeing | Sunday 17 January 2010 9:14 pm

Cotton and Nylon blended fabrics may be dyed using the above process diagram. Machinery:
(Cheese dyeing machine or Soft-flow machine)

Set the dye bath with1.5 to 2.5 gpl acetic acid at room temperature.

Add the total quantity of Glaubers salt for reactive dyeing in two portions. This will
function like a leveling agent for acid dyeing.

Add the dyestuff mixture of acid and reactive dyes in two portions.

Raise the temperature to 80C @ 1/minute.

Hold at 80C for 30 to 45 minutes according to the recipe/depth of nylon dyes (acid
dyes).

Then check the shade for nylon portion by carbonizing the cellulose in 70% Sulphuric
acid.

If not ok, make required additions and continue dyeing otherwise reduce the temperature
to 60C @ 2/minute.

At 60C add alkali in two portions as mentioned above. Check pH. It should be 10.8 to
11.2.

Continue dyeing for 45 to 90 minutes according to depth.

Drop the bath.

Cold wash twice for 10 minutes each.

Neutralize with 1gpl of acetic acid at 40C Drain.

Hot wash at 70C 10 minutes.

I- Soaping with Sandopur RSK Liq 2 gpl at 90C

II Soaping with Sandopur RSK Liq 1 gpl at 90C

Hot wash at 70C

Cold wash twice for 10 minutes each.

Acid wash with 1 gpl acetic acid at cold.

Unload or take it for finishing.

Few suggestions for continuous dyeing are:

1. Continuous Dyeing of Nylon and cotton blends may be done using disperse and reactive
dyes in the same way we do for polyester and cotton. Thermosolling may be done at 80 to
90C instead of 135 to 150C. A bottleneck with disperse dyeing is, you can produce only
light and medium shades only. With disperse dyestuff you may not get proper yield and
washing fastness.
2. With Clariant there is a dyestuff called Forosols that can be used for dyeing both cotton
and polyester for solid shades. You can make a lab trial in consultation with Clariant
people and then finalize your process for continuous dyeing.
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Guide to Select the Right Fiber for the Right Product

Posted by thesmarttime | Uncategorized | Wednesday 13 January 2010 9:08 pm
One of the most important aspects of a textile product is the fabric. There are a number of criteria
upon which the fabric selection is based. In the world of fashion, color, texture and pattern are
paramount. However, less apparent but equally important is fiber type. Fibers have specific
properties that can influence the performance and comfort of a garment. In order to produce a
product with the desired characteristics, the appropriate fiber must be selected. (more)
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What are the benefits of Hot Mercerization?

Posted by Thesmarttime | Cotton Pretreatment, Textile Processing | Friday 23 October 2009
10:32 pm

Short and hot

During hot impregnation the lye penetrates faster and more evenly into the yarn core. Swelling
therefore does not take place only on the fabric surface. As Compared with cold impregnation the
swelling behavior is considerably better and has a positive influence on the dimensional stability.
The more uniform swelling gives, with dyed goods, a more equal appearance. With the wet-onwet method the exchange factor is increased thus permitting a shorter impregnation zone than
with conventional processes. In addition, the lye volume is kept very low. The lye concentration
is simple to control. The lye bath has been kept purposely small and under it there is one single
lye tank integrated into the machine. (more)
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Useful Hints on Reactive Dyeing

Posted by thesmarttime | Cellulose & its blend dyeing, Textile Processing | Thursday 22 October
2009 4:35 pm
General:

Since sodium sulphate generates less sodium ion with respect to NaCL, cotton surface
becomes less substantive, that is precondition for light shades. So sodium sulphate is
preferred;
o -Light shades
o -Blue 19 and Blue 21
o -Viscose fiber
o In case low bath ratio and high circulation dyeing machines, electrolyte
concentration should be decreased.
o If bath ratio is increased, e.g. in sample dye units, salt amount should be
increased.
o After the addition of salt and dye, at least 40 min. should be elapsed, to obtain
perfect dye distribution and migration.
o In case of high bicarbonate content of process water, final pH is around 10,2-10,4
which is very low for good fixation and shade repeatability. Optimum pH should
be around 10,8-11,2. After soda addition, after 15 min., 1-3 g/lt NaOH is supplied
in 15 min. and processed 15 min. more. (more)

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How to improve the tear and tensile strength of a fabric?

Posted by thesmarttime | Cotton Pretreatment, Textile Processing | Thursday 22 October 2009
11:21 am
1. How to improve the tear and tensile strength of the fabric?
1. i. There are many reasons for the loss of tensile and tear strength. Right from
singeing, if the intensity and height of the flame is higher than the required; the
fabric is likely to be scorched. To avert this, various speeds ranging from 70, 80,
90 meter/minute are to be tried in singeing and the efficiency can be ascertained
by pilling test over specified measurements (10 x 10 sq.in).

2. ii.

Excessive emerizing may lead to strength loss.

3. iii.
Resin finishing (for DP value) : A loss of 20 per cent fabric strength is
unavoidable if the chemicals after application and curing are not properly washed
by suitable alkali treatment (2 gpl soda ash in cold water and then washing etc.).
We also suggested a suitable recipe for obtaining a better DP value onn their
fabric. (more)
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Right Procedure for dyeing Turquoise Blue G on Viscose

rayon substrate
Posted by thesmarttime | Cellulose & its blend dyeing, Textile Processing, Uncategorized |
Wednesday 21 October 2009 9:55 pm
Some general characters of viscose fiber:

Viscose has lower tenacity than cotton when its dry and wet. SO more care should be
taken in wet processing of the fabric or yarn made of viscose fiber to prevent fabric tears
and breakages. It has more elongation in wet and conditioned state than cotton fiber.

Both viscose and modal are being supplied by the manufacturers almost in pure state and
mostly do not need any bleaching operation for dark and medium shades. However
viscose cotton blends need some mild bleaching before dyeing.

The water retention value (swelling index) is more than cotton and modal fibers. It swells
within 10 seconds when immersed in water even at lower temperatures. It is to be noted
that the fabric acquires stiffness when it is wet because of the high swelling that makes
the fabric compact and hence stiff. (more)

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