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Topic 26.<br />

Detergents and complexing<br />

agents for washing after<br />

reactive dyeing<br />

Case illustration:<br />

Use of detergents in<br />

batchwise rinsing in jet<br />

Concept Surplus and non fixed reactive dye-stuffs are highly water soluble. Never<strong>the</strong>less,<br />

detergents and complexing agents are normally used during washing<br />

after dyeing. Both in international literature and in recent Danish projects, it<br />

has been shown that detergents and complexing agents do not improve<br />

removal of hydrolysed reactive dyes from <strong>the</strong> fabric. On <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r hand, <strong>the</strong><br />

washing out is improved with increased temperature. In one Danish project,<br />

50 full-scale dyeings have been carried out at various dye-houses without use<br />

of detergents or complexing agents. All have succesfully proven that <strong>the</strong>se<br />

chemicals can be avoided without negative impact on product quality. Avoiding<br />

detergents even tends <strong>to</strong> increase <strong>the</strong> effectiveness of <strong>the</strong> rinse. Rinse without<br />

detergents, complexing agents and modified operation of <strong>the</strong> dyeing process,<br />

should be tried in <strong>the</strong> individual company. This option is documented in<br />

detail in a paper in Part 3.<br />

Improvement potentials Reduction of environmental impacts. Large chemical savings.<br />

Relevance All companies doing reactive dyeing.<br />

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