6.9 Dyes for Polyester Fibres

The accompanying script for this lesson is provided in the Transcript Document

The following extracts from books are provided as background reading and further information to broaden your knowledge of this topic.

This  extract  from chapter 8 of the book, Physico-chemical Aspects of Textile Coloration by S.M. Burkinshaw is a good accompaniment for this topic.

This  extract from chapter 2 of the book,  Synthetic Fibre Dyeing, edited by Chris Hawkyard is provided for additional reading regarding dyes for PES substrates.

This  extract from chapter 15 of the book Basic Principles of Textile Coloration, by Arthur Broadbent provides an excellent overview of disperse dyes and their application to synthetic fibres. The extract is included here but it is also relevant and of interest for all of the lessons, 6.9-6.12, in this course on the Dyeing of Synthetic Fibres.

The following papers are included as additional information and for interest.

This  paper (Keaton and Preston, JSDC, 80, 06, 1964), is provided for interest and background reading and examines the thermofixation of dyes on synthetic-polymer fibres and their blends.

This  paper (Derbyshire, JSDC, 90, 08, 1974), looks at the development of dyes and methods for dyeing polyester.

This paper (JSDC, 93, 06, 1977), is provided for additional reading and is a report of the committee on the dyeing properties of disperse dyes on polyester.