Abstract: Processes and apparatus for dyeing a textile product are provided whereby an undyed textile product is introduced into a substantially anaerobic dyeing chamber having an oxygen content of less than 1000 ppm oxygen therein, and at least two dye mixtures having a differential dye exhaustion rate of at least 10% are applied onto the textile product within the substantially anaerobic dying chamber. Thereafter the dyed textile product may be exposed to an oxygen-containing atmosphere so as to oxidize the applied dyes. At least one of the dyes may have a dye exhaustion rate of at least about 25%, or even at least about 50%. The embodiments herein are especially adapted to dyeing of textile products whereby one dye in the at least two dye mixtures is a sulfur dye and another dye in the at least two dye mixtures is a leuco indigo dye.

Abstract: A method for treating human keratin fibers such as the hair is described and comprises the application to the keratin fibers of a dye composition comprising at least one cationic acrylic copolymer and at least one pigment, and the application to the dyed keratin fibers of a makeup-removing composition comprising at least one hydrocarbon oil.

Abstract: Disclosed are processes for fixing additives in textiles that comprise applying at least one additive to the textile and substantially simultaneously directing steam onto the faces of the textile. Also disclosed are the products of the disclosed processes. Also disclosed are apparatuses for fixing additives in textiles comprising means for applying at least one additive to the textile and means for substantially simultaneously directing steam onto the faces of the textile. Also disclosed are rotating steam head assemblies for use in connection with the disclosed processes and apparatuses. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: A device (100) is described, together with a continuous dyeing process with indigo and reduction dyes for warp yarn chains (3) and/or fabrics. The device (100) comprising at least one hermetically sealed dyeing compartment (1), and at least one hermetically sealed compartment (2) for the diffusion and fixing of the dye on the yarn (3). The compartment (2) is situated downstream of the dyeing compartment (1) and is functionally and hermetically connected to the dyeing compartment (1) by means of a tunnel (4). Means (12) are present inside the compartments (1, 2) and tunnel (4), for the entry of inert gas or deoxygenated air. One or more means (14, 14?) for the direct application of the dye onto the yarn (3) are also present inside the dyeing compartment (1), whereas at least one tank (8) for humidifying the environment and at least one means (7) for heating the yarn (3) leaving the dyeing compartment (1), are present in the compartment (2).

Abstract: The process of the present disclosure comprises applying to the hair at least one composition comprising at least one hydrophobic film-forming polymer, at least one pigment, and at least one volatile solvent, and heating the hair covered with the composition at a temperature above 40° C.

Abstract: A textile coated with a coating having a multiphase fluorochemical, a cationic material, and a sorbant polymer. A printed image is subsequently placed on the coated textile.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel manufacturing method for coloring and lustering substance, especially suitable for coloring and lustering a carbonizable substance, without using pigments or dyes. The method utilizes the relationship between heat, gas and time to allow a substance to directly form and change color. The color-forming or color-changing phenomena is due to the natural quantity change effects caused by the heat, gas and time, which comprises at least one kind of color, color series or color and luster change.

Abstract: A printing process wherein the surface of a fabric is subjected to lithography or relief printing and subsequently to aftertreatment including steaming, soaping and rinsing and which is characterized in that the process employs an ink comprising:(a) a coloring agent comprising a dye prepared by rendering a fiber-reactive water soluble dye insoluble and/or oleophilic, and(b) a vehicle comprising(I) a lithographic oily varnish and/or(II) a glycol varnish and/or an amino alcohol varnish containing at least one of hydrotroping agent, neutral sodium salt, surfactant, basic material, water and alcohol,(c) the coloring agent (a) and the vehicle (b) being mixed or kneaded together.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for setting dyes on fabrics in general, by a two-step process, which comprises, after the printing and drying of a textile support, an impregnation of the support by an alkali solution.The main feature of the invention is that, on the impregnated support, there is performed a vaporization, by arranging the textile support with free laps on supporting hollow rods inside a fabric-lap evaporizer.

Abstract: A diamine salt and a surfactant are imbibed into never-dried aromatic polyamide fibers which may be printed or overprinted with acid dyes, after drying.

Abstract: A process for dyeing crystalline poly(meta-phenylene isophthalamide) fibers with a water-insoluble dye padded onto such fibers by heating with steam at critical temperatures first to activate the dye and thereafter to diffuse it into the fibers.

Abstract: Described is a process for continuously dyeing high tenacity nylon 6,6 fabrics including the sequential steps of applying to a high tenacity, highly crystalline nylon 6,6 fabric whose fibers have a breaking tenacity in the range of 6.0 to 10 g/denier and an aqueous dyebath containing a tinctorial amount of at least one dye. The dyed fabric is then steamed with superheated steam at atmospheric pressure and at temperatures greater than 100.degree. C., e.g., 100.degree. to 160.degree. C., for a time sufficient to fix the dye to the fabric, usually up to 3 minutes. Following steaming, the dyed fabric is washed to remove any unfixed dye, then dried.

Abstract: High-tenacity nylon fabrics are dyed in a multi-step continuous aqueous dyeing process. Uniformly dyed fabrics having a high degree of fiber bundle penetration result.

Abstract: An aromatic polyamide fiber containing a large amount of a surfactant, sufficient to enable it to be dyed a deep shade. The high surfactant level enables the fiber to be stabilized, at low temperatures, against progressive laundry shrinkage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for fixing azo, metal complex azo and formazan dyes on textile fabrics with hot steam to give stable shades, which process comprises fixing textile fabrics dyed or printed with said dyes in hot steam that contains at least 0.5% by volume of air.

Abstract: The present invention relates to anthraquinone compounds of formula I, ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is alkyl or cycloalkyl,R.sub.2 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl,R.sub.3 is hydrogen or methyl,eitherR.sub.4 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, and Y--CO-- is the radical of an organic aliphatic aromatic or araliphatic carboxylic acid containing a total of 2 to 12 carbon atoms,orR.sub.4 together with the radical Y--CO-- and the nitrogen atom to which they are bound signify a cyclic imide of a dicarboxylic acid containing a total of 4 to 8 carbon atoms,X is a direct bond or (C.sub.1-3)alkylene,n is 0 or 1which compounds are useful as colorants. More particularly those compounds where n is 1 are useful as anionic dyestuffs and those compounds where n is 0 are useful as pigments.

Abstract: A photochemical color-printing process for textile articles wherein a photosensitive triazene and azo dye coupling agent are applied to surface of textile article, the coated textile is exposed to light with a negative image, unreacted chemical products are removed by washing and rinsing the coated textile article after imaging, and then the coated textile article is dried.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for the pad-dyeing or printing of web-like textiles consisting totally or partially of cellulose fibers, with aqueous padding liquors or printing pastes containing one or several reactive dyes and optionally, thickening and padding auxiliaries, the starting pH values of the liquors and pastes being in the slightly acid range, which comprises fixing the padded or printed dyestuffs, without the addition of alkalis or alkali-yielding agents, by subjecting the dyestuffs to high-pressure steam or high temperature steam or dry heat.

Abstract: The light stability of organic dyes is improved by the presence of at least one of the complexes represented by general formula (I) or (II) ##STR1## wherein M represents a Cu, Co, Ni, Pd or Pt atom; R.sup.1 and R.sup.4, which may be the same or different, each represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may combine to represent a non-metallic atomic group necessary to form a 6-membered ring; and Z represents a non-metallic atomic group necessary to form a 5-membered ring, 6-membered ring, 8-membered ring, or 10-membered ring.

Abstract: A method of stabilizing an organic substrate material having an absorption maximum in the wavelength region of about 300 nm to about 800 nm to light without detracting from the color hue and the purity of the organic substrate material, which comprises making at least one metal complex salt represented by the following formula (I) coexist with the organic substrate material: ##STR1## wherein M represents a Cu, Co, Ni, Pd or Pt atom; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a cyano group, or an alkyl group, an aryl group, a cycloalkyl group or a heterocyclic ring which may be attached directly to the carbon atom in the respective ring or through a divalent coupling group, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8, or R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 may combine to form the non-metal atoms necessary to complete a 6-membered ring; R.sup.

Abstract: Process for the pad-dyeing and printing of textile material made from mixed fibres of cellulose and polyester, which process comprises impregnating of printing the textile material with a dispersion of a disperse dye containing at least one hetero atom which can be alkylated; treating the textile material, before, during or after the impregnating or printing operation, with a compound containing at least two epoxy groups or groups convertible into epoxy groups; and subjecting the material impregnated or printed with dye and epoxy compound to a heat treatment.

Abstract: A process for preventing oligomer deposits on dyeings produced on textile material consisting of or containing polyester fibers, which process comprises applying to said material during or after dyeing a phthalic acid ester of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl or alkenyl of 6 to 22 carbon atoms,X.sub.1 and X.sub.2, is hydrogen or methyl and the other is hydrogen,Z is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, andn is 1 to 4.

Abstract: An improved process for the continuous dyeing of lengths of textile material that at least partly contain cellulose fibers by the Pad-Steam process wherein the textile material onto which dyestuff has been applied is impregnated with chemical reducing agents including an alkaline solution, is then transported into a steamer for dyestuff-fixation by steaming thereon, is then after-treated by the sequential steps of rinsing with a liquor to remove the reducing agents, oxidizing the dyestuff with a liquor, and soaping and again rinsing the material with a liquor, and then finally drying the material. The improvement in the process comprises effecting the after-treatment steps, at least partially, by forcing the appropriate liquors through the material, especially on the perforated surface of a suction drum.

Abstract: Process for printing textile cellulose fiber fabrics with printing pastes containing coupling components dissolved in an alkaline medium, sodium nitrite and diazotizable primary aromatic amines, in which process the amines are used as a solution or in the form of an aqueous fine dispersion with a particle size of less than 0.03 mm and are selected in a manner such that they are paractically non-volatile under at the drying temperatures and show a minimum basicity degree with the pK.sub.a being 2.2 or more, developing the water-insoluble azo dyestuffs on the fiber by diazotizing the amines and coupling the diazonium compound formed with the coupling components following the drying of the printing pastes applied by a treatment of the printed fabrics at room temperature with an aqueous developing bath containing formic acid, and completing the coupling without a previous intermediate drying of the fabric, however, optionally following an air passage, by a short-time steaming with saturated steam.