Procion
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Procion is a brand of fibre reactive dye
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Procion MX are a class of cold reactive dye
s http://www.kemtex.co.uk/procionmxdyes.htm. They are commonly used in tie dye and other textile crafts. They are dichlorotriazine dyes http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/FAQ/brandnames.shtml and were originally made by ICI
. The brand name is now owned by Dystar
, but, since the patent on the dyes has expired, many manufacturers around the world now make them.
Reactive dye
In a reactive dye a chromophore contains a substituent that is activated and allowed to directly react to the surface of the substrate. Reactive dyes have good fastness properties owing to the bonding that occurs during dyeing....
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Procion MX are a class of cold reactive dye
Reactive dye
In a reactive dye a chromophore contains a substituent that is activated and allowed to directly react to the surface of the substrate. Reactive dyes have good fastness properties owing to the bonding that occurs during dyeing....
s http://www.kemtex.co.uk/procionmxdyes.htm. They are commonly used in tie dye and other textile crafts. They are dichlorotriazine dyes http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/FAQ/brandnames.shtml and were originally made by ICI
Imperial Chemical Industries
Imperial Chemical Industries was a British chemical company, taken over by AkzoNobel, a Dutch conglomerate, one of the largest chemical producers in the world. In its heyday, ICI was the largest manufacturing company in the British Empire, and commonly regarded as a "bellwether of the British...
. The brand name is now owned by Dystar
Dystar
DyStar Colours Deutschland GmbH is a leading provider of products and services for the textile and leather industry. [The company combines the textile dye businesses of the former dye producers Bayer, Hoechst, BASF, ICI/Zeneca, Mitsubishi and Mitsui with the auxiliary activities of Boehme and...
, but, since the patent on the dyes has expired, many manufacturers around the world now make them.
Other Procion dyes
- Procion H-E and H-EXL are hot water dyes http://www.kemtex.co.uk/procionhedyes.htm http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/FAQ/procionH.shtml
- Procion P and SP are designed for textile printingTextile printingTextile printing is the process of applying colour to fabric in definite patterns or designs. In properly printed fabrics the colour is bonded with the fiber, so as to resist washing and friction...
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