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Using Textile Dyes in the ‘Air Dyeing’ Technology

June 8, 2017Uncategorizedreactive dyes, Reactive Yellow, Textile Chemical Dyes, textile dyes, vat dyes, Vat Green FFB, Vat Pasteadmin

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The demand for textile dyes is largely dependent on the growth of the textile industry. The textile industry is poised on a rising growth curve what with the demand for high quality, vibrant fabric being on a continuous increase. With greater consumer spending and awareness, people want fabric that will retain its vibrant colours and print for long times and cause no harm to the environment. Greater efforts are therefore directed towards developing technologies and dyes that will be eco-friendly and pass stringent quality standards.

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Understanding Organic and Inorganic Pigments and Their Areas of Applications

May 24, 2017UncategorizedOrganic Pigments, Phthalocyanine Pigments, Pigment Green, Pigment Powder, Pigment Preparations, Pigment Red, Pigment Yellowadmin

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Dyes are extensively used for coloring and there are many places of their applications. Right from the colors on your t-shirts and garments to the color in your foods – dyes and pigments are significantly used. When talking of pigments, there are organic pigments and inorganic pigments available in the market. Both varieties are used in different industries and come with their own set of pros and cons.

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Lending a Dash of Color to the Food & Beverage Industry

March 10, 2017UncategorizedFood Colors, Herbal Extracts, Organic Liquid Herbal Manufacturers, Phthalocyanine Pigmentsadmin

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Pigments and dyes are two colorants that are being widely used in several commercial and industrial applications. Though fundamentally they come from the same building block, dyes and pigments differ from one another in one major aspect and that is dyes are soluble in the medium in which they are mixed while pigments are non-soluble.

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Textile Dyes- Indispensable Component of the Fashion Industry

February 28, 2017UncategorizedLeather dyes, reactive dyes, textile dyesadmin

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Where would the world of fashion be if there were no textile dyes! Glitz and color is added to the fashion ramps due to the infusion of vibrantly dyed fabrics used to clothe the models. Models attired in flashy leather jackets and boots or soothing hues showcase the creativity of various designers; their appeal and attraction however, lies in the base fabric color. It is all because of the magical effect of dyes!

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Organic Pigments – Making the World of Food & Packaging much Safer!

February 28, 2017UncategorizedOrganic Pigments, Pigment Yellow; Pigment Greenadmin

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How dull and boring would life be without the world of colors! From tees to tunics, to toys and walls of your bedroom, to cakes and cookies and its packaging, color has become an integral aspect of our lives. Several applications in the industry just cannot do away with dyes and pigments which fulfill all their colorant requirements.

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A Glance into the World of Dyes

December 29, 2016Uncategorizedacid dyes, Direct dyes, Leather dyes, reactive dyesadmin

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Who would want to have a world without dyes? Dyes have made the textile world vibrant and colorful, giving each piece of fabric a unique personality. The dyeing process has been carried out since times immemorial; however the dyes of today are largely obtained through laboratories and factories rather than from natural sources.

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Colorants in Paints, Inks & Plastics

December 13, 2016Uncategorizedpigments for inks, Pigments for paint, Solvent Dyesadmin

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Pigments have entered into every aspect of our life and made it very colorful and bright. Since the time they were naturally discovered to today’s times when they are synthetically produced in laboratories, pigments have come a long way in terms of their use and application. Today, we find that pigments have wound their way into several hundreds of applications ranging from plastics, inks, paints, textiles, soaps and detergents and many more.

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Pigments- Types & Properties

November 25, 2016UncategorizedPigment Blue, Pigment Green, Pigment Red, Pigment Yellowadmin

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Pigments are the reason for all things colorful! The bright reds of roses, dark blues of your jeans to the cheerful yellow splash in your bedroom are all a result of the existence of pigments. Pigments, by definition are substances that add color to an item. The term is quite often confused with dyes but in reality they can be said to be distant cousins. The main point of difference is that pigments can be dissolved in a liquid with the help of a binder while a dye can dissolve by itself.

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Pigments in Paper Industry

September 19, 2016UncategorizedPhthalocyanine Pigments, Pigment Blue, Pigment dispersions, Pigment Emulsions, Pigment Green, Pigment Orange, Pigment orange 16, Pigment Paste, Pigment Powder, Pigment Preparations, Pigment Red, Pigment Red 112, Pigment Yellowadmin

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What are Pigments?

Pigments are generally coloured, organic or inorganic solid powder, and usually are insoluble. They are not affected physically or chemically in the substrate in which they are incorporated. Pigments can give a full range of colours. Pigments have a variety of applications that includes plastics, ink, and coating application. They are obtained in a powder form and are mixed with a liquid to be used as a solution for several applications.Pigments have become an indispensable item in almost all the industries today. There is no industry which does not have some role or the other for pigments in today’s times. Pigments impart color to solids and liquids and help to enhance their look many times over.

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Dyes for Textiles

August 24, 2016Uncategorizedacid dyes, basic dyes., Direct dyes, Pigment dispersions, reactive dyes, Solvent Dyes, textile dyes, vat dyesadmin

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Dyeing in textiles goes back to times immemorial. From coloring textiles with vegetables dyes to the modern day technology of the present era, we have come a long way in textile dyeing. As against the ancient times where dyes were made using natural resources, today most of the dyes are manufactured from petroleum based intermediates and coal tars.

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