Dyeing characteristics of a Tencel alloy fibre

Authors: S I Ahmed1; C J Hawkyard2; R Shamey3

Source: Coloration Technology, Volume 120, Number 5, 2004 , pp. 247-253(7)

Publisher: Society of Dyers and Colourists

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Abstract:

The exceptional characteristics of Tencel have been modified by incorporating poly(ethylene terephthalate) during solvent spinning, giving the novel Tencel alloy. The present work involved studying the dyeing characteristics of Tencel and Tencel alloy using a range of multifunctional reactive dyes. The fibrillation properties of the fibres was also investigated. Scanning electron microscope studies were carried out to observe the degree of fibrillation of these fibres after wet treatment. Optical microscopy was also carried out to confirm the absence of ring dyeing in fibres dyed using the padding technique. Received: 25 February 2004; Accepted: 11 June 2004.

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: School of Textiles and Design, Heriot-Watt University, Galashiels TD1 3HF, UK : s.i.ahmed@hw.ac.uk 2: Department of Textile Chemistry, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, PO Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD, UK 3: College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA

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