The influence of surfactant structure on the dyeing of polyamide knitting with acid dyes

The influence of nonionic and anionic surfactants on the dyeing kinetics of polyamide 6 knitting was studied in this work. The influence of surfactants on the dyeing process is presented by determining the kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of dyeing. Nonionic surfactants create unstable polydisperse associates which reduce the concentration of individual ionic forms of dyes in the solution, slowing down the dyeing process, with the dyeing having higher leveling. Interactions were confirmed by measuring the cloud point of nonionic surfactants and they are stronger with more hydrophobic dye and are related to the results of the studied dyeing kinetics. The anionic surfactant as a retarding agent, which behaves like a colorless dye in the studied dyeing system, makes a significant contribution even at concentrations of 0.5 and 1 g/dm3, indicating the conclusion that the surfactant concentration in a dyeing solution should be optimized by previous trials, so that the process would be efficient with high utilization of dye. nema