Dyeing of Polyester Fibre using Disperse

Dyes
Session – 11.5

Praveen D Nagarajan
 Properties of disperse dyes
• Disperse dyes are insoluble in water
• They can he made into fine dispersion
• Dispersing agents are essential during dyeing. Amount
of dispersing agent required is 60% of the disperse dye.
• Acidic pH is required for the dyeing
• Dyes should have good stability for high temperature
• Should have good levelling properties
• Should have good sublimation fastness
• Dyed goods have reasonably good fastness to light and
washing
 High Temperature and High Pressure dyeing of
Polyester with Disperse dyes
• The increase in temperature beyond 100°C increases the rate of
dyeing.
• It is understood that the dísperse dye is dissolved in the dye bath
at 130°C a the dye in solution is taken up by the fibre easily.
• Polyester fabric to be dyed must be desized, scoured and heat set.
• Heat setting is done to avoid wrinkles, creases and shrinkage of
fabric during dyeing.
• Further, heat setting process improves the dyeability of PET fibres.

• A beam dyeing machine or jet or soft flow machine can be used

for dyeing polyester fabrics.  
 Recipe
• Disperse dyes - X%
• Dispersing agent - 1.gpl
• Wetting agent - 0.5 gpl
• Levelling agent - 0.5-1 gpl
• Redox buffer - to maintain pH at
5.5
 Thermosol Dyeing
• This is a continuous colouring process of PET
fabrics using dry heat fixation technique.
There are 4 steps involved.
– Pad ding with dye liquor
– Drying at 100 - 120°C
– Heating at 200 - 220°C for 60 - 90 seconds
– Washing
 Recipe for padding
• Disperse dyes - x gpl
• Anionic migration
inhibitor ( thickener) - 10 - 20 gpl
• Anionic wetting agent - 1 - 2 gpl
• Acetic acid - to maintain
the pH at 5.5