Ciba-Geigy Ag

Ciba-Geigy Corporation

Rolf Bauerle

Raymond Defago

Walter Mosimann

Peter Franceschini

The invention relates to aqueous low-viscosity printing inks which, in addition to containing at least one sublimable dye suitable for transfer printing and optionally further ingredients, also contains a mixture of at least one polyvinyl alcohol and a polyacrylate and/or a styrene acrylic copolymer. Such printing inks are suitable in particular for printing supports for transfer printing on gravure printing machines.

Aqueous printing inks for transfer printing containing polyvinyl alcohol

A dye mixture is described which contains the dye of the formula I ##STR1## and the dye of the formula II ##STR2## and in which the dye of the formula II is present in excess. Such a dye mixture, with or without further transferrable dyes, is used in transfer printing and enables the preparation of sharply contoured, aureole-free prints.

Dye mixture, and its use in transfer printing

A thermal dry transfer-printing process for printing synthetic fibre materials with multi-color effects, wherein there is used an intermediate carrier which is printed:

Thermotransfer process for printing synthetic fibre materials with

A wet transfer process for dyeing and printing synthetic and natural nitrogenous material by applying to an inert support a printing ink which contains at least one dye and/or fluorescent brightening agent, a binder or thickener, water and/or an organic solvent, and drying said ink, then bringing the treated side of the support into contact with the surface of the material to be dyed which has been pretreated with an aqueous solution or emulsion, subsequently subjecting support and material, with or without mechanical pressure, to a heat treatment of 100.degree. to 130.degree. C., preferably 105.degree. to 120.degree. C., for 1 to 100 seconds, preferably 20 to 60 seconds, and then separating the dyed or printed material from the support, which process comprises the use of a hydrophobic inert support which contains at least one non-sublimable dye having fibre affinity, and pretreating the synthetic and natural nitrogenous fibrous material with an aqueous, thickened solution or emulsion which contains a coacervating agent and an acid or an acid donor.

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Riehen, Switzerland

Rolf Bauerle