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• Examining the Effectiveness and the Environmental Impact of Rinsing in Reactive Dyeing by Pervin Anis and Hüseyin Aksel Eren (AATCC Review, June 2001). The effects of temperature, soaping, and neutralization on the washfastness properties of Reactive Dyes were evaluated in light of the considerations of energy, econonomy, and environment.
• Handling Powder Dyes: Workplace Exposure by George A. Heath and William Dyson (Textile Chemist & Colorist, April 1990). ATMI and ETAD have collaborated with the EPA in assessing potential worker exposure to dye particulates in the air of typical textile dyehouses operating under normal conditions.
• Influence of Catalases Isolated from Different Origins on Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics by G. Erkan and M. Sariisik (AATCC Review, February 2004). Catalase is a very effective tool to remove hydrogen peroxide without affecting the dyeing process.
• Maximizing Polyester Shade Reproducibility by Henry W. Somers Jr., Gary T. Clark and Max A. Weaver (Textile Chemist & Colorist, October 1981). It is theorized that sequestering agents can cause loss of color of certain azo disperse dyes by displacing metals from the lignin dispersing agent. Selecting disperse dyes that are not metal-sensitive may eliminate the need for sequestering agents.
• Milestones in the Development of the US Synthetic Dye Industry by Gary N. Mock (AATCC Review, December 2001). The US synthetic dye industry has tenuously survived over 140 years of developments, failures, and merges.
• Printing Rayon with Fiber Reactive Dyes by Rainier H. W. Eiseniohr (Textile Chemist & Colorist, June 1991). Rayon fabrics printed with reactive dyes require up to 20% urea in the print paste to achieve proper fixation. Can fixation be accomplished without urea?