Dyes

Basic Dyes

Basic dyes (cationic dyes) are highly brilliant, intensely colored ionic colorants with strong affinity for acrylic, modacrylic, and paper fibers, and secondary affinity for mordanted wool and silk, providing saturated fluorescent-level hues in red, blue, yellow, green, and violet that cannot be achieved with any other dye class. On acrylic fiber, basic dyes exhaust from an acetic acid bath and form strong ionic bonds with the anionic sulfonate groups in the acrylic polymer chain, producing deep, level dyeings with good light fastness on properly dye-receptive fiber. The brilliant color strength and low cost of basic dyes make them the exclusive dyestuff class for acrylic fiber dyeing in both yarn and fabric form.

Key Applications

  • Exhaust dyeing of acrylic yarn and fabric in vibrant shades
  • Dyeing of acrylic-wool and acrylic-nylon blend fabrics
  • Paper and leather coloring in specialty applications
  • Mordant dyeing of wool and silk for craft and specialty use
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