Novel Process to Enhance the Dyeability of Cotton in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

M. V. Fernandez Cid, K. N. Gerstner, J. Van Spronsen, M. Van Der Kraan, W. J.T. Veugelers, G. F. Woerlee, G. J. Witkamp

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

37 Scopus citations

Abstract

A new simple method to improve the dyeability of cotton in supercritical carbon dioxide, which does not require any chemical modification of the cotton, is described here. The affinity of the cotton is enhanced through physical interactions between the pretreatment solvent and the cotton structure. Addition of cosolvents and dissolution of the dye greatly improved the coloration and fixation of the cotton. Experiments with different solvents as pretreatment and as cosolvents were performed. Methanol was found to be the best solvent for the pretreatment. Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) as cosolvent and dye carrier provided the highest cotton coloration (K/S 15.3), but a fixation of only 2%. An increase in fixation to 62% was achieved when methanol was the cosolvent and the dye carrier.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)38-46
Number of pages9
JournalTextile Research Journal
Volume77
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • coloration
  • cotton
  • dyeing
  • fixation
  • nonpolar reactive disperse dye
  • pretreatment
  • supercritical carbon dioxide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Polymers and Plastics

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Novel Process to Enhance the Dyeability of Cotton in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this