Ciba-Geigy Corporation

Walter Mosimann

Gerhard Back

Dieter Mausezahl

Rolf Bauerle

Peter Franceschini

Natural polyamide fibres, in particular wool, are dyed by means of reactive dyes using the exhaust method in the presence of a dyeing assistant consisting of a combination of (a) quaternized ammonium compounds of polyglycol compounds and (b) of acidic esters or salts thereof derived from at least dibasic oxyacids and from polyglycol compounds, both the quaternary ammonium compounds and the acidic esters being derived from an aliphatic amine having 12 to 24 carbon atoms in the aliphatic moiety. The process comprises carrying out the dyeing in the additional presence of (c) a fatty alcohol/polyalkylene glycol ether of the formula

Process for the aqueous dyeing of natural polyamide fibres using

The present invention relates to a process for dyeing natural or synthetic polyamide fibre material from an aqueous liquor with dyes, in the presence of an alkali metal salt or an ammonium salt and in the presence of an assistant, which process comprises dyeing said fibre material with at least one sulfonated 1:1 metal complex dye or with a mixture containing at least one sulfonated 1:1 metal complex dye and at least one sulfonated metal-free dye, in the presence of 10 to 45 percent by weight of an alkali fluorosilicate or ammonium fluorosilicate or a mixture thereof, based on the amount of the 1:1 metal complex dye employed, and in the presence of an assistant at a pH value of 3 to 5. The process of the invention is suitable for dyeing natural or synthetic polyamide materials to give non-skittery and level dyeings of good fastness properties.

Process for dyeing natural or synthetic polyamide fibre materials with

The invention relates to a process for dyeing natural or synthetic polyamide fibre material levelly from an aqueous liquor, with 1:1 metal complex dyes and at least one metal free dye, all of which contain sulfo groups, in the presence of an alkali metal salt or an ammonium salt and optionally in the presence of an assistant, which comprises carrying out dyeing in the presence of an alkali metal fluoride or ammonium fluoride, or an alkali metal fluorosilicate or ammonium fluorosilicate, or of an alkali metal fluoroborate or ammonium fluoroborate, at a pH in the range from 3 to 7. The process of this invention is suitable for dyeing natural or synthetic polyamide material in level shades of good fastness properties.

The invention relates to a process for dyeing natural or synthetic polyamide fibre material levelly from an aqueous liquor, with 1:1 metal complex dyes which contain sulfo groups, in the presence of an alkali metal salt or an ammonium salt and optionally in the presence of an assistant, which comprises carrying out dyeing in the presence of an alkali metal fluoride or ammonium fluoride, of an alkali metal fluorosilicate or ammonium fluorosilicate, or of an alkali metal fluoroborate or ammonium fluoroborate, at a pH in the range from 3 to 7. The process of this invention is suitable for dyeing natural or synthetic polyamide material in level shades of good fastness properties.

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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Therwil, Switzerland

Walter Mosimann