Polyester Microfibrers
Definitions and properties. Influence on dyeing.

Classification Of Disperse Dyes

Dyeing of Secondary Acetate and Triacetate Fibres

Dyeing of Polyester
High Temperature and atmospheric dyeing methods. Carriers. Dye selection and influence on fastness. Thermal migration and sublimation. Rapid dyeing methods. Effect of pH, metal and reduction sensitivity of disperse dyes. Thermosol dyeing. Levelling and stripping of faulty dyeings.

Acrylic Fibres
Physical and chemical description. Glass transition temperature.

High Bulk Acrylics
Production and dyeing.

Dyestuffs for Acrylic Fibres
Disperse. cationic, K values, s and f factors. Recipe calculations.

Neochrome Process
Dyeing of wet-spun acrylic.

Dyeing of Blends
Reasons for use of blends.

Polyester/cellulose
Applications of disperse/reactive, disperse/vat, disperse/direct mixtures. Batch, pad-batch and continuous methods.

Polyester/wool
Application of disperse and selected classes of acid and reactive dyes. Protecting wool duringdyeing.

Wool/polyamide
Application of acid and reactive dyes.

Lycra Blends
Blends with cotton, polyamide and polyester. Choice of suitable dyestuffs.

Construction of Dyeing Machinery
Loose stock, tow, yarn. fabric and garment dyeing machinery.

Fabric Dyeing Machinery
Winches, jet, soft flow, beams. Elements of the dyeing machine i.e. fabric transport, heat exchanger.

Hydro Extraction
General de-watering processes.

Drying Machinery
Infra Red, Radio Frequency, stenter and can drying.

Colour Matching
Visual and computer matching techniques.

Ecology
An overview of the increasing restraints on pollution from the dyehouse.