Efficiency of Microwave Fixation of Digital Prints of the Reactive Dyestuff C.I. Reactive Red 24

Authors

  • Branko Neral University of Maribor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Engineering Materials and Design, Maribor, Slovenia
  • Sonja Šostar Turk University of Maribor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Engineering Materials and Design, Maribor, Slovenia https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1749-0905
  • Reinhold Schneider German Institutes for Textile and Fiber Research / Institute for Textile Chemistry and Man-Made Fibers, Denkendorf, Germany

Keywords:

efficiency of microwave fixation, digital print, reactive dyes

Abstract

The efficiency of microwave fixation of prints of the reactive dye C.I. Reactive 24 applied to a cotton fabric using the digital print technology has been investigated. Cotton fabrics were impregnated with a solution of thickener, alkali, urea and oxidizing agent. After impregnation, drying, printing of the reactive dye by the digital printer, fixation, washing and saponification were carried out. The results of the fixation of prints with saturated steam and hot air were compared with the characteristics of the microwave-fixed prints. The effects of time and microwave power on a change in characteristics of impregnated textile substrates were tested. Based on the results obtained it may be concluded that the characteristics of microwave-fixed prints comparable with the characteristics of digital prints are of reactive dyes fixed by classic methods.

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Published

2007-06-29

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 6 (2007)

Section

Original scientific paper

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How to Cite

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Neral, B. et al. 2007. Efficiency of Microwave Fixation of Digital Prints of the Reactive Dyestuff C.I. Reactive Red 24. Tekstil. 56, 6 (Jun. 2007), 358–367.