Abstract: A process is disclosed for preparing shaped or preformed polyester material for coloring with acid type dyes, which comprises impregnating the shaped or preformed polyester material, preferably but not necessarily continuously, at a temperature between 90.degree. C. and 250.degree. C. at ordinary atmospheric pressure with a mixture of (a) an organic nitrogen compound and (b) a glycol, an alcohol, a ketone, an ether, or water; then cooling the treated material with cold water or a mixture of a carboxylic acid with cold water whereby to impart affinity for acid dyes to the treated polyester material. Coloring the treated polyester material is then effected such as by padding, printing or cascading the treated polyester material with an acid dye from an aqueous solution or a printing paste whereby to effect fixation of said acid dye on the treated polyester material with substantially uniform distribution thereof within the polyester material.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for making a multicolored polyester material dyed with acid dyes for use as the face yarn of carpets, upholstery and apparel fabrics, which comprises treating a polyester material having an affinity for acid dyes with an aqueous solution or a printing paste of (A) a condensation product of (a) formaldehyde and (b) naphthalenesulfonic acid, phenol, sulfonated phenol, diaryl sulfone, urea, melamine, or dicyandiamide; and (B) a reactive or fiber-reactive compound which contains a chromophore, preferably but not necessarily colorless, and has attached to it a reactive group, which reacts readily with a nitrogen atom of the above-mentioned modified polyester material having an affinity for acid dyes, and then exposing same to steam or dry heat at a temperature between 100.degree. C. and 200.degree. C.

Abstract: There are provided novel antistatic carpet yarns and carpets as well as novel compositions of matter and methods for the chemical treatment of carpet yarns and carpets in order to impart to such textile materials substantially durable hydrophilic, soil-repellency and antistatic properties that will be retained despite rigorous exposure to washing, foam, vacuum and steam cleaning, and wear under high compression loads (or foot-traffic), without any adverse effect on dyestuffs or flammability. The method consists essentially in first treating the carpet yarn or carpet made of preferably synthetic fiber material (by such per se well known methods as padding, spraying or transfer-roll) with an aqueous emulsion which forms a normally solid coating consisting essentially of:A. at least one phase of an alkylphenol which is insoluble in water and which is dissolved in an alcohol, a ketone, or other organic solvent;B.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for coloring a polyester material, which comprises impregnating the same by padding, printing or cascading with an aqueous solution or printing paste of one or more acid dyes incorporated with both (a) an organic nitrogen compound and (b) an organic carboxylic acid, drying the impregnated polyester material and then exposing same to dry heat at a temperature between 150.degree.C. and 230.degree.C. for a period of 5 to 60 seconds, thereby effecting fixation of said acid dye or dyes on the polyester material and uniform distribution thereof within the polyester material. The organic nitrogen compound with which the polyester material is treated is an alkyleneamine, an alkanolamine, or an alkylamine.