Direct dye? What is it? The direct dye is the class of dyestuff which is used directly to the substrate in the alkaline or neutral bath. They create full shapes on linen and cotton without mordanting and can also be useful to silk, wool or rayon. It gives bright colors but exhibits poor wash.
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Setting out to learn about dyes and dye products it is natural for one to come across a lot of alternatives. Different kinds of dyes have different applications, properties and methods of use. However, one of the options that are highly preferred by most industries is the direct dyes.
Solvent Dyes are the perfect soluble in the non-polar mediums known for its versatility. The Solvent Dyes have been used in a variety of applications that include the inks, plastics, petroleum, and many more. In the modern-day, the Solvent Dyes have been widely used for coloring in the automotive industry and industrial cutting. Expert Solvent dyes Manufacturers offers the perfect Solvent Dyes in the most exclusive range with extreme strength, purity as well as solubility.
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Color always attracts people in their everyday life. We see different colors in everything we have in our life such as the color of the vehicles, walls, clothes and the vegetables etc color rules everywhere. That is the reason we are experimenting with different colors. What’s more, what superior to fabrics that are an indistinguishable part of our lives, on a par with our second skin, something that we can take care of to introduce ourselves the way the world should look at us.
There are five main types of fibers in use that need colorants to provide a colorful clothing variety to the people around the world. And to fulfill this need for varied applications thousands of dyes and pigments have been manufactured so far. One may think that the number of dyes and pigments is just too excessive! But the use of colorants is not restricted solely to the five fiber types, it goes vastly further.
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Fabrics are attractively colored to heighten their appeal and sales. Color is added to the fabric base in two ways; dyeing and printing. Dyeing engulfs the entire fabric in colour while printing lends color in specific places. The main ingredient in the dyeing process is the dye which comes in two classes namely natural dyes and synthetic dyes. Dyes obtained from natural sources like nuts, flowers, berries etc. are called natural dyes while those based on chemical compositions are termed as synthetic dyes. You have a wide variety here like acid dyes, basic dyes, sulfur dyes, reactive dyes and many more.
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Dyes and pigments are two types of colorants that play an important role in various applications. One of the greatest beneficiaries of these colorants has been the textile industry. Varied hued fabrics and prints to suit the mood and the occasion are being made available through these colorants. However, every variety of dyes and the pigments have their own characteristics that make them suitable for certain fabric types as against others.
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The trend of today’s generation is towards focusing greatly on the health and wellness factors in their life. This applies to all aspects of their daily life including apparel and footwear. With respect to their clothing, they would prefer garments that remain fresh and odor-less for longer times. The textile industry capitalizing on this potential opportunity came out with a cutting edge technology that fulfills the desires of the millennial generation of today.
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The world-wide colorant industry which comprises of pigments, dyestuffs and the intermediaries runs into billions of dollars. The textile sector is one of the major users of colorants and India is one of the leading suppliers of textile garments and furnishings world-wide. Therefore there is a greater emphasis by the marketing brands here to provide top quality products to the consumer. One way of doing this is to adhere to the quality norms laid down by the different stake holders like brands, consumers, regulatory authorities, colorant producers and textile processors.
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One of the original vat dyes, the indigo dye has been in use around the globe for many years and generations making it one of the popularly used dyes on cotton and linen fabrics. These dyes take their name from the wood tubs known as ‘vats’ which were used for the dyeing process. The use of indigo as a dye was discovered in India where the indigo plant as well as cotton fabric was available in plenty. Let us understand the dyeing process used with regard to the indigo dye in the early periods.
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