Abstract: The new process for dyeing polyamide fibers with acid dyestuffs, in which small amounts of metal salts are added to the dyebath, gives dyeings having improved lightfastness.

Abstract: A process for temporarily coloring a polyamide substrate is provided whereby a poly(oxyalkylene) substituted methine colorant is applied to the substrate followed by heating the substrate with superheated steam at a temperature of 250.degree. F. or greater, which effectively decolorizes the methine colorant.

Abstract: The invention is a dye composition containing two or more dyes of the vinyl sulfone type which can be used in combination to dye polyamide substrates. Preferably the dye compositions of the invention contain at least three dyes of different primary colors.

Abstract: Pyrazole azo dyestuffs of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 denotes hydrogen or an acyl radical,R.sup.2 denotes hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl or a heterocyclic radical which is optionally bonded via alkylene,R.sup.3 denotes hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or alkoxy,R.sup.4 denotes hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, amino, nitro, cyano, alkyl, alkoxy, acylamino, acyloxy or alkoxycarbonyl,R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 independently of one another in each case denote hydrogen, alkyl, aralkyl or aryl orNR.sup.5 R.sup.6 together denotes a hydrogenated heterocyclic radical which is bonded via the nitrogen and optionally contains further hetero atoms,it being possible for all the alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl, alkoxy and heterocyclic radicals present to be optionally substituted by nonionic substituents, a novel process for their preparation and their use for dyeing and printing materials.

Abstract: A method of dyeing nylon, particularly cationic dyeable Type 6 and 66 nylon and light dyeable Type 66 nylon, so that the dyed fiber will resist taking on further dye and will have a high degree of wash and bleed fastness when the dyed fiber is subjected to a further high temperature aqueous dye bath. The method includes providing a bifunctional dye solution having a very low pH, i.e. no higher than 1.5. The dye is applied to the fiber with a degree of wet pick-up exceeding 100% by weight of the fiber. The fiber is then steamed, washed, and dried, and contacted by an alkaline solution, such as a trisodium phosphate solution. Thereafter, the fiber is autoclaved. Such a dyed nylon fiber can be combined with an undyed nylon fiber to produce a textile product.

Abstract: Compositions comprising(a) a cationic surfactant which per se acts as a reserving agent in the dyeing of substrates dyeable with anionic dyes, or a mixture of such surfactantsand (b) a cationic surfactant which per se acts as a retarder in the dyeing of polyacrylonitrile with cationic dyes, or a mixture of such surfactantsand which may contain further components, are eminently suitable as reserving agents for substrates dyeable with anionic dyes.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for treating polyamide fiber containing materials which process comprises applying a benzofuran-2-one compound to the material in order to enhance its moulding stability. In addition, compositions containing a fluorescent whitening agent and a benzofuran-2-one, and optionally one or more dyes, are disclosed.

Abstract: Water-soluble anthraquinone compounds, preparation thereof, and use thereof as dyes.There are described anthraquinone compounds conforming to the formula (1) ##STR1## where A is the radical of a sulfo-containing anthraquinone radical,R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently of the other hydrogen or lower alkyl,X is an alkali-detachable radical, such as fluorine and chlorine,R is hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy, andM is hydrogen or an alkali metal.The anthraquinone compounds have fiber-reactive properties and are used as dyes for dyeing and printing hydroxy- and/or carboxamido-containing material, in particular fiber material, for example cellulose fiber materials, wool and synthetic polyamide, in brilliant blue shades.

Abstract: Disazo compounds of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are identical or different and are a hydrogen or halogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 -alkoxycarbonyl, nitro, cyano or trifluoromethyl group and the rings A, B, C and D independently of one another are unsubstituted or contain one or more substituents from the group comprising C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, carboxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 -carbalkoxy, C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 -alkanoyl, benzoyl, acyloxy, acylamino, unsubstituted or N-mono- or N,N-disubstituted carbamoyl or unsubstituted or N-mono- or N,N-disubstituted sulfamoyl, possible substituents being C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or mono- to trisubstituted phenyl; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylamino or phenylamino; C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: The cold water bleed propensity of acid and premetallized acid dyed cationic dyeable nylon fibers is substantially reduced by treating the fibers with both a nylon fixing agent and a cotton fixing agent. Colorfastness of acid and premetallized acid dyed nylon fibers, other than CD nylon fibers, is also enhanced by treating the fibers with both a cotton fixing agent and a nylon fixing agent.

Abstract: Reactive dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## in which X is ##STR2## and Z is a heterocyclic reactive group and the remaining groups have the meaning given in the description, are highly suitable for the dyeing and printing of hydroxyl- or amido-containing materials.

Abstract: Process for the trichromatic dyeing or printing of natural or synthetic polyamide fibre materials, which comprises using at least one blue-dyeing anthraquinone dye of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, independently of one another, are hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, the sum of the carbon atoms of the radicals R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 being 4, 5 or 6 and the sulfo group in the anthraquinone dye of the formula (1) being attached in the position designated as 6 or 7, together with at least one red-dyeing dye of the formula (2) and at least one of the yellow- or orange-dyeing dyes of the formulae (3), (4) and (5), the dyes of the formulae (2), (3), (4) and (5) being as defined in claim 1.The process according to the invention is suitable for dyeing natural or synthetic polyamide materials from an aqueous liquor or for printing with printing pastes.

Abstract: Azo dyes useful for dyeing natural or synthetic substrates have the formula ##STR1## where n is from 1 to 4,q is 1 or 2,L.sup.1 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl,L.sup.2 is acetyl, carbamoyl or hydroxysulfonyl, andD is the radical of a diazo component.

Abstract: Disclosed is an original approach to solving the environmental problem associated with the use of Cr-based metallized azo dyes to deliver black shades on natural and synthetic substrates. This invention affords methods for both the synthesis of metallized dyes and the generation of black dyeings using those dyes without employing metals designated as priority pollutants at any stage in either method. The key element of the disclosure is the use of black 1:2 Fe complexes of azo dyes in lieu of currently used Cr-based complexes which are based on environmentally unfriendly priority pollutant metals without compromising the desirable high fastness properties of the latter complexes, an accomplishment heretofore assumed unachievable.

Abstract: Water-insoluble naphthalic acid imide dyestuffs of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein D is ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl which may be substituted, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or cyano, X is oxygen or sulfur, and m is 0 or 1; A is phenylene, alkylene, aralkylene or --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 OC.sub.2 H.sub.4 --; B is oxygen, sulfur or ##STR3## wherein R.sup.3 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; Y is a 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring having at least one active halogen atom; and n is 0 or 1.

Abstract: A process for dyeing nylon with acid or premetallized acid dyes is provided wherein the dye bath is brought to a temperature of 160.degree.-230.degree. F. and a pH of 5.5-4.0, followed by the gradual addition of sulfamic acid to lower the pH to 3.75-2.25, thereby improving dye exhaustion.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for producing multicolor or tone-in-tone effects on natural and synthetic polyamide fiber material by subjecting flocks, slubbing, yarn or selected areas of piece goods to a plasma or corona discharge treatment before dyeing and subsequently dyeing the pretreated material with an anionic dye.Dyeings with very good differentiation of depth of shade on homogeneous polyamide fiber material are obtained by the process of this invention without the addition of resist agents or levelling agents.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for dyeing natural or synthetic polyamide fiber material from an aqueous liquor, in the presence of a levelling assistant and in the presence or absence of an alkali metal fluorosilicate or ammonium fluorosilicate, which process comprises the use of a mixture of the dyes of formulae (1), (2) and (3) or a mixture of the dyes of formulae (4) and (5), or a mixture which contains the dye of formula (6) together with at least one dye of formulae (7), (8) and (9), which dyes of fomaulae (1) to (9) are as defined in claim 1.The inventive process is suitable for dyeing natural or synthetic polyamide fiber material to give dyeings of fiber and surface levelness having good fastness properties.

Abstract: Nylon fibers of cationic-dyeable nylon are dyed with an acid or premetalized acid dye and heatset to impart stain and bleach resistance. Stain and bleach resistant nylon carpets prepared from these fibers are also described.

Abstract: A process which comprises submitting a polyamide textile material, which has been dyed with an acid dye and subsequently treated with an acidic syntan, to treatment with a cationic agent having a plurality of cationic centers.

Abstract: A method for reducing the cold water bleed propensity of acid and premetallized acid dyed cationic dyeable nylon fibers which comprises treating such fibers with sulfonated anionic polymers, useful as nylon fixing agents, and cationic amine based polymers, useful as cotton fixing agents.

Abstract: The new cationic triazatrimethine dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## wherein the substituents B, Z, R.sup.2 and An.sup..crclbar. have the meaning given in the description, are suitable for dyeing and printing naturally occurring and synthetic materials.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for treating polyamide fiber containing materials which process comprises applying a benzofuran-2-one compound to the material in order to enhance its moulding stability. In addition, compositions containing a fluorescent whitening agent and a benzofuran-2-one, and optionally one or more dyes, are disclosed.

Abstract: A process for the dyeing of a fibrous article containing fibers of a polyamide polymer with at least one anionic dye. The process includes immersing the article in a liquid dyeing bath of a substantially nonaqueous solvent medium and heating to a temperature at least equal to the dyeing transition temperature of the fiber. The anionic dye is added to the dyeing bath so that the rate of dye addition is the primary control over the rate of dye uptake by the article.

Abstract: Salts of ionic dyes with compounds which contain at least one ammonium, cycloammonium or immonium group and at least one aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or carbonyl radical-substituted aromatic group or containing a piperazine or piperidine group or a heteroaromatic group selected from those of the triazine, pyrimidine, quinazoline, quinoxaline, phthalazine or phthalimidine series or which contain at least two carboxylic acid groups, at least one amino group and at least one carboxylic acid group or at least one sulfonic acid group and one aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, monocyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic group are useful for dyeing synthetic materials, particularly synthetic polyamides in the mass. The obtained dyeings have exceptionally good wet fastness.

Abstract: Azo dyes of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and K are as defined in claim 1, produce on nitrogen-containing or hydroxyl-containing fibre materials dyeings having good fastness properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to azo dyes of the formula ##STR1## in which R, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, independently of one another, are hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl or phenyl, R.sub.3 is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl or phenyl and the benzene rings I and II may be further substituted.The azo dyes are suitable for the dyeing or printing of natural or synthetic polyamide fibre materials, in particular in combination with other dyes and in particular from short liquors. The azo dyes are distinguished by generally good properties, in particular good affinity.

Abstract: A method for dyeing nylon filaments for use in wear-indicating toothbrushes includes immersing a batch of a first nylon filament for between 10 minutes and 80 minutes in an aqueous solution containing between 0.01% and 0.19% weight to volume of Indigotine dye, said solution having a pH between 1 and 7 and having a temperature between 50.degree. C. and 90.degree. C., the dye penetrating into the filament to color an outer cross-sectional region and not penetrating into an inner cross-sectional region of the filament; removing the batch of the first nylon filament from the solution, and repeating the steps for a batch of a second nylon filament, reusing the same solution.

Abstract: The reactive dyes of the formula ##STR1## in which the substituents and indices have the meaning given in the description, are outstandingly suitable for dyeing or printing naturally occurring or synthetic materials containing hydroxyl or amide groups.

Abstract: Products (E) obtainable by reaction of condensation products (K) of(a) formaldehyde or a formaldehyde-yielding compound,(b) at least one (C.sub.1-5 -alkyl)-phenol and(c) at least one amine that contains at least two NH-groups that are reactive with formaldehyde,with the proviso that there are employed 1 mole (c) .+-.5 mole % and 1.6 to 2.4 moles of formaldehyde (a) or the corresponding amount of a formaldehyde-yielding compound (a) per mole of (C.sub.1-5 -alkyl)-phenol (b), with(d) alkyleneoxide and optionally styreneoxideand optionally quaternization of the reaction product and/or modification thereof by introduction of at least one anionic group, or mixtures of such products are eminently suitable as dyeing assistants, in particular as levelling agents for the dyeing of hydrophilic cellulosic and/or polyamidic substrates with dyes of high affinity for the substrate.

Abstract: The novel unsymmetrical 1:2 chromium complex dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## in which the substituents R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, n and Cat.sup.(+) have the meaning given in the description, are highly suitable for the dyeing and printing of natural and synthetic amido-containing materials in predominantly red hues having good light, wet and diffusion fastness properties.

Abstract: A process for the treatment of fibrous material from aqueous medium in the presence of an application assistant (P) comprising components (a) and (b), in particular for nitrogen-containing substrates; the compositions (P), (P.sub.1) and (P.sub.2) and compositions comprising (P) and anionic dye or optical brightener.

Abstract: A reactive dye mixture which comprises, as dye components, from 10 to 57% by weight of C.I. Reactive Orange 16 and from 90 to 43% by weight of C.I. Reactive Orange 7.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dye mixture comprising at least one dye of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, independently of one another, are hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl or phenyl, R.sub.3 is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl or phenyl, R.sub.4 is hydrogen or a radical of the formula ##STR2## R.sub.5 is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl or phenyl, and benzene rings I and II may be further substituted, together with at least one dye of the formulae (2) to (6) given in the description.The dye mixtures are suitable for the dyeing or printing of natural and synthetic polyamide fibre materials, in particular in combination with other dyes.

Abstract: This invention relates to improved methods and compositions to enhance stain resistance of carpet fiber. The improved methods relate to a continuous aftertreatment for dyed carpet fabric and to two-step processes, either batch-batch, batch-continuous or continuous-continuous. The improved compositions are used in the processes to enhance stain resistance of carpet or carpet fiber and to overcome various prior drawbacks, such as, yellowing, oxidation and durability to cleaning. The sulfonated aromatic condensates are used to enhance stain resistance, and can be combined with fluorocarbon compounds for soil resistance, thiocyanates, and/or salts having divalent cations, such as magnesium sulfate. Also various dispersing agents, buffering acids and sequestering agents are disclosed.

Abstract: A process for the dyeing of a fibrous article containing fibers of a polyamide polymer with an anionic dye and dyed products made by the process. The process includes immersing the article in a dyeing bath of a liquid solvent for the anionic dye. The liquid solvent and the article are heated to a temperature at least equal to the dyeing transition temperature of the fiber of polyamide polymer. The anionic dye is added to the dyeing bath as a miscible liquid concentrate at a dye addition rate during a controlled dye addition period. At least a portion of the dye is added while the solvent and the article are at a temperature at least equal to the dyeing transition temperature.

Abstract: Mixtures of different oligomer compounds of formula (1) are suitable for use as direct dyes for dyeing and printing a wide range of materials, especially cellulose fibers, to give dyeings and prints of good all-round fastness properties: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, R independently has the meaning of R.sub.1 or is an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl radical or a radical of formula ##STR2## wherein R.sub.4 is unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl or heteroaryl, A is an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene, cycloalkylene, arylene or aralkylene radical, X is --O--, --S-- or --N(R.sub.5)--, wherein R.sub.5 is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, or wherein the group ##STR3## is an unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic radical, Y is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, halogen, sulfo, carboxy, carbamoyl, N-mono- or N,N-di-C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel pasty or solid dye melts which contain, per 1 part of a sparingly water-soluble or water-insoluble dye whose melting point is higher than 150.degree. C., 2 to less than 5 parts of a nonionic surfactant with a melting point of 25.degree.-100.degree. C. and having an HLB value of 13 to 19 or of a cationic surfactant with a melting point of 25.degree.-100.degree. C., or a mixture of said surfactants, to a process for their preparation and to the use of said melts, preferably for dyeing and printing polyester materials, to give level dyeings having a high degree of exhaustion.

Abstract: Compounds and mixtures of compounds obtainable by condensation of sulphonation products of defined alkyl-substituted naphthalenes and sulphonation products of optionally alkyl-substituted diphenylethers with formaldehye and optionally treated with further components, are valuable interface-active compounds suitable as assistants in various application fields, in particular as dispersing or levelling agents in the dyeing with disperse dyes or as tanning-assistants or dyeing-assistants for leather.

Abstract: The invention relates to reactive dye mixtures comprising the reactive dyes of the formulae ##STR1## in which X.sub.1, X.sub.2 and X.sub.3 are reactive radicals bonded via a diaminoalkylene bridge and the other substituents are as defined in claim 1.The reactive dye mixtures are suitable for dyeing and printing cellulosic fibre materials and give wet- and light-fast dyeings in luminous blue shades.

Abstract: Multicolored stain-resistant nylon carpet is prepared by tufting a space dyed cationic-dyeable carpet nylon, dyed with an acid or premetalized dye intermixed and tufted with an acid dyeable nylon and overdyed with an acid dye to selectively dye the acid dyeable fibers but not the already space dyed yarns.

Abstract: Polyester textile material can be dyed from supercritical CO.sub.2 with special disperse dyes.

Abstract: A liquid pigment composition for master-coloring polyamides is described, which is comprised of a pigment and a pigment dispersant composed of a polymeric material selected from liquid polyesters and a liquid polyether esters, each having a hydroxyl value of 30 to 120 mg.KOH/g. The amount of the pigment dispersant is usually 30 to 3,000 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the pigment. A master-colored polyamide yarn also is described which contains, based on the weight of the yarn, 0.01 to 2% by weight of a pigment ingredient and up to 6% by weight of the above-mentioned pigment dispersant.

Abstract: A new class of sulfonated 2-(2'-hydroxyaryl)-2H-benzotriazole compounds and method for using them and other sulfonated hydroxyaryl benzotriazoles on nylon fibers to improve stain resistance and dye lightfastness has been discovered. A process is provided for improving stain resistance of nylon fibers by treatment with sulfonated aromatic-formaldehyde condensate and fluorinated dry soil resist agents.

Abstract: Processes for improving the thermal and/or photochemical stability of undyed and dyed polyamide fibers by treatment with an agent from an aqueous bath containing (A) a compound of the formula (I) defined in claim 1 and (B) a UV absorber.

Abstract: A dyed synthetic fiber having antibacterial and antifungal properties is described, which contains 0.01 to 20 weight % of a silver-substituted zeolite and 0.001 to 1.0 weight % of a substantially water-insoluble copper compound. The copper compound is present independent of zeolite particles in the fiber. The dyed synthetic fiber is prepared by incorporating a silver-substituted zeolite in a monomer or a polymerization mixture before the completion of polymerization in the step of preparing a polymer for the fiber; further incorporating the copper compound in the polymer before the spinning thereof into a fiber; spinning the polymer into a fiber; and dyeing the fiber. The dyed fiber retains a high level of antibacterial and antifungal properties.

Abstract: Preparations of water-soluble reactive dyestuffs containing pyridine derivatives of the formula ##STR1## or salts of, in which the substituents have the meanings given in the description, are highly suitable for the dyeing of cellulose materials.

Abstract: The invention relates to mixtures of monoazo dyes, which are characterized in that they consist of one or more dyes of the general formula I ##STR1## and one or more dyes of the general formula II ##STR2## where R.sup.1 is methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or i-propyl,R.sup.2 is ethyl or n-propyl,m is 2 or 3 andn is 1 or 2, with the proviso that m+n is 4,processes for preparing same and the use thereof for dyeing and printing hydrophobic fibre materials and blends thereof with natural fibre materials.

Abstract: Dyestuff mixtures containing one or more dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## and one or more dyestuffs of the formula ##STR2## in which the substituents have the meanings given in the description are highly suitable for producing green cotton dyeings.

Abstract: Carrier dyeable polyester yarns are space dyed by spraying with water dispersions of disperse dyes without thickeners or carriers followed by a short steaming process and autoclaving to develop the dyes or by a knit-de-knit process of knitting the yarn into socks or tubes which are roller printed with disperse dyestuff, thickener and carrier dissolved in water in various colors followed by steaming, washing, drying and deknitting. The thus produced space dyed yarns are then tufted into area rugs along with undyed yarns of "carrierless" polyester fibers and/or nylon fibers and dyed with a cationic, acid or disperse dye appropriate to the dye receptivity of the undyed yarns while avoiding overdyeing of the space dyed yarns to produce a multicolor piece-dyed area rug.