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BEZAKTIV Blue FX-RD

Brilliant blue garment dyestuff with, very good light fastness as well as good perspiration light fastness and wet fastness. Very good build-
up properties. Suitable for exhaust and continuous process dyeing. The dye can also be used at 80 °C by using sodium carbonate as akali.

Dye profile
Colour values (1/1 SD) 3.4 % SD 1/12 1/6 1/3 1/1 2/1

CIELab L* 31.01
CO
CIELab a* 1.32

CIELab b* – 31.09

CIELab C* 31.12 Shade constancy in comparison to D65 Dischargeability

CIELab h* 272.44 TL84 slightly brighter White 1/25 SD +

A greener, slightly brighter discharges (vat) 1/1 SD –

Ecological data
Coloured 1/25 SD +
AOX Metal content Metal sensitivity (DIN EN ISO 105-Z02) discharges (vat) 1/1 SD (+)
% Metal % Copper (Cu2+) CC 5
free Cu 3.7 Iron (Fe3+) CC 5

Suitability of various processes Staining of adjacent fibres (exhaust process 60 °C)

Exhaust process + Multifibre CTA CO PA PES PAN CV

Cold pad batch process +

1/1 SD
EGASOL SF process +

Pad dry pad steam process + 1/6 SD

Pad steam process +

Pad dry thermofix process +

Stripping method (1/1 SD) No.
Steam dry process + Solution stability at 25 °C
100 g/l
Exhaust process
I
Recommended dyeing temperature Dye solubility under dyeing conditions

50 °C suitable 50 g/l 15 g/l

Common salt
80 g/l 15 g/l
60 °C suitable
50 g/l 15 g/l
suitable Glauber’s salt II
80 °C 80 g/l 15 g/l

Cold pad batch process

Alkaline affinity1 medium Dye solubility
III
Liquor stability1
< 20 minutes Without urea1 100 g/l

Minimum fixing time1 8 hours With 100 g/l urea1 100 g/l

Suitability for resin finishing

Dyeing in 1/1 SD Dyeing in 1/6 SD

(CO merc.) Change of colour Fastness to light Change of colour Fastness to light

CHT Comfort Finish 4 6-7 4 5-6

CHT wet cross-linkage 5 6-7 4 6

1
Specifications according to the sodium silicate variant (50 ml/l sodium silicate/caustic soda) at 20 °C RT

Product complies with the strict CHT group is member of ETAD

ecological and toxicological (Ecological and Toxicological
requirements of the bluesign® Association of Dyes and Organic
04 / 2023 criteria. Pigments Manufacturers).
BEZAKTIV Blue FX-RD

Shade build-up in the exhaust process Shade build-up in the cold pad batch process
(LR 1:10, 60 °C, CO) (Pick-up 55 %, CO merc.)

30 25

25 20
20
15
15
K/S

K/S
10
10

5 5

0 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
% g/l

Fastness
1/1 SD 1/6 SD 1/25 SD
Fastness to light DIN EN ISO 105-B02 CO merc. 6-7 6 6
CO 6-7 6 6
Perspiration – light DIN EN ISO 105-B07 acid CO merc. 4 4
acid CO 4 4
alkaline CO merc. 4 3-4
alkaline CO 3 3

Fastness in 1/1 SD
CC CO CV PES PA
Washing fastness 60 °C DIN EN ISO 105-C06/C2S 4-5 5 4-5 5 5
Washing fastness 95 °C DIN EN ISO 105-C06/E2S 4-5 4 4-5 5 5
Fast. to multiple washing at 60 °C DIN EN ISO 105-C09 4-5
Colour fastness to water DIN EN ISO 105-E01 4-5 5 5 5
acid 4-5 5 5 5
Perspiration fastness DIN EN ISO 105-E04
alkaline 4-5 5 5 5

Fastness to chlorinated water 20 ppm 3

DIN EN ISO 105-E03
(swimming pool water) 50 ppm 2
Fast. to washing with hypochlorite DIN EN ISO 105-C06/D3S 2-3
Peroxide bleaching fastness DIN EN ISO 105-N02 2-3 4-5 4-5 5 5
Cold bleaching fastness CHT CH Norm 107F (H2O2) 4-5
2 mins. wet 3-4
Ozone fading CHT Norm 111F (O3) 4 mins. wet 1-2
30 mins. dry 4
1 cycle 4
Nitrogen oxide fastness DIN EN ISO 105-G01
3 cycles 3
Hydrolysis stability CHT CH Norm 106F 4-5 4 5 5
Mercerising fastness DIN EN ISO 105-X04 5* 4-5 4-5 4-5

Fastness to AATCC
1/1 SD 1/6 SD
Fastness to light 16E/98 20 AFU CO 5 5

Fastness in 1/1 SD
CC CO CV PES PA
Washing fastness 120 °F (49 °C) AATCC TM 61-2A 4-5 5 5 5 5
Washing fastness 160 °F (71 °C) AATCC TM 61-3A 4-5 5 5 5 5

* Colour depth was not taken into account

These data are supplied to the best knowledge. They provide information on the properties of our products, but they are not binding and are without guarantee.

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