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- Title
Waterless Dyeing of Polyamide 6.6.
- Authors
Eren, Semiha; Özyurt, İrem
- Abstract
Waterless dyeing of polyamide 6.6 using scCO2 (supercritical carbon dioxide) was investigated. PA (polyamide) fibers can be dyed with various dyes, including disperse dyes. The conventional aqueous dyeing process uses large amounts of water and produces polluted water. Considering these environmental issues, waterless dyeing of fibers is a forefront issue, and utilization of supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) is a commercially viable technology for waterless dyeing. This study tested PA6.6 (polyamide 6.6) dyeing in scCO2 at 100 °C 220 bar pressure for 45 min. Color measurements and color fastness tests were performed, as well as tensile strength, scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis. PA6.6 fabrics yielded higher K/S (color strength, the Kubelka–Munk equation) values with larger molecular weight dye and almost the same color strength with medium and small-sized dyes, demonstrating the ability of dyeing in a supercritical environment without water as a more environmentally friendly dyeing option compared to conventional dyeing.
- Subjects
NATURAL dyes &; dyeing; SUPERCRITICAL carbon dioxide; POLYAMIDES; DYES &; dyeing; DISPERSE dyes; FOURIER transform infrared spectroscopy; COLORIMETRY
- Publication
Polymers (20734360), 2024, Vol 16, Issue 11, p1472
- ISSN
2073-4360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/polym16111472