Dyeing of nylon with reactive dyes. Part 1. The effect of changes in dye structure on the dyeing of nylon with reactive dyes

The dyeing behaviour of seven red commercial cellulosic reactive dyes, all based on the same chromophore and possessing one or more reactive group, and one to three chromophore units, were evaluated on nylon. Fixation levels appeared to be independent of the number of either reactive groups or chromophore units. Also, the degree of sulphonation, per se, appeared to have little effect on fixation, whereas the type of reactive group was important. The major determinant of dye fixation appeared to be associated with the shape of the molecule and the type, not the number, of reactive groups. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.