Green Theme Technologies Inc.

Chris B Cooper

Gary S Selwyn

Luther Wilburn Cox

Aaron T Caudill

Luther Wilborn Cox

A non-aqueous fabric dyeing method using a non-aqueous dyeing composition is described. The dyeing composition is a fluid at room temperature; contains no more than 5% water, no more than 5% VOCs and no more than 2.5% by weight vinyl monomers. The dye composition includes an organic dye that is solid at temperatures up to 130&#xb0; C. and which sublimes or boils at 130 to 220&#xb0; C., and further includes a carrier that is a liquid in the temperature range of 130 to 220&#xb0; C.

Water-free fabric dyeing process and dye compositions

Fabrics are treated with a hydrophobic treatment that includes at least one hydrophobic monomer and a crosslinker. The treatment is low in volatile organic compounds and water. It is a liquid at 22&#xb0; C. or a suspension having a phase that is liquid at 22&#xb0; C. The monomer and crosslinker are cured in a free radical polymerization to form a hydrophobic coating on a fibrous substrate. The curing is performed by removing interstitial air from the fabric and then curing the fabric in a low oxygen environment without allowing it contact with oxygen or air from the time the interstitial air is removed until conversion of monomers reaches at least 50%.

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Albuquerque, NM, United States of America

Chris B Cooper