ES373311A1 - A procedure for dying cellulose materials. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

A procedure for dying cellulose materials. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

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ES373311A1
ES373311A1 ES373311A ES373311A ES373311A1 ES 373311 A1 ES373311 A1 ES 373311A1 ES 373311 A ES373311 A ES 373311A ES 373311 A ES373311 A ES 373311A ES 373311 A1 ES373311 A1 ES 373311A1
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cellulosic material
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Abstract

A procedure for dyeing water-swellable cellulosic materials and combinations or mixtures thereof with synthetic materials, in which the size and flexibility of the cellulose material are increased by exposure to water, for a high use of the dye, characterized in that it consists of in: A. Contacting the water-swellable cellulosic material, or its mixtures or combinations, in any order, even simultaneously, at a temperature of 0-225ºC, with (1) water in sufficient quantity to swell the cellulosic material; (2) a colored preformed dye that does not require oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis, or other chemical modification for fixation or color development, in sufficient quantity to color the cellulosic material, a saturated boiling solution of which dye in 0.1 aqueous solution M of sodium carbonate has an optical absorbance of not more than 30, calculated from the optical absorbance determined spectrophotometrically in the solution obtained by diluting the saturated solution 10 times with a 90/10 by volume mixture of triethylene glycol dimethyl ether and water and then cooling at room temperature; and (3) a solvent in an amount sufficient to maintain the swelling of the cellulose if the water is separated and that: (a) has a solubility of at least 2.5% by weight in water at 25ºC, (b) boils above about 150ºC at atmospheric pressure, (c) is a solvent for the dye at some temperature within the range of about 0º to 225ºC and (d) respond to the formula (see formula) or **(See formula)** where n is 0 or 1; m is a positive integer; R is H, C1-8 alkyl, aralkyl or C7-15 alkaryl, (see formula), R2SO2 or **(See formula)** where R2 is C1-8 alkyl, C5-10 cycloalkyl, C7-10 aralkyl or alkaryl, C6 aryl, C10 aryl or furfuryl; R1 is -OH, -OR2, -SR2, -NHR2, -NR2 (C1-8 alkyl), -NR2 (aralkyl or C7-15 alkaryl), (see formula), -OSO2R2, - (see formula), -NH (phenyl) or -NH (naphthyl); X is the number of unmet valencies in A; and A is ROCH2CHORCH2-, -CH2CHORCH2, -CH2CHCH2-CH2C (CH2OR) 3, (-CH2) 2C (CH2OR) 2, (-CH2) 5CCH2OR, (-CH2) 4C, -CH2 (CHOR) andCH2OR, -CH2 (CHOR) yCH2- or -CH2 (CHOR) yz (-CH) zCH2-, where y is 2 is 3 or 4 and z is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 but not greater than u; with the proviso that at some stage during the process, the interior of the swollen cellulose is in contact with a solution of the dye in an aqueous solvent or another solvent. B. while maintaining the cellulosic material of step (A) in a swollen state, bringing it into full contact with a solution of the preformed dye with solvent or solvent-water; C. fixing said preformed dye within the cellulosic material by precipitation thereof; and D. recover the cellulosic material or its mixture or combination, in which the cellulosic material is uniformly dyed and is solid to aqueous washing and dry cleaning with organic solvents. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
ES373311A 1968-11-25 1969-11-07 A procedure for dying cellulose materials. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) Expired ES373311A1 (en)

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