Dyes are used to impart color to materials. There are two main types - dyes and pigments. Dyes are soluble organic compounds like synthetic dyes which can contain harmful chemicals. Pigments are finely ground insoluble particles. Natural dyes are plant-based or from insects but fade faster. Direct dyes are water-soluble and used for direct coloring. Azo dyes contain nitrogen groups and are made through a chemical reaction involving diazotization. Indigo is extracted from plants and involves reduction and reoxidation reactions. Disperse dyes are insoluble but used for polyester and require high temperatures.
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2. Dye
Substance used to
import colour to
various materials
Organic compounds
(carbon)
Pigment
Finely ground solids
dispersed in a liquid or
blended with other
materials
Inorganic or organic
compounds
Give brighter colours
Synthetic dyes can be harmful:
mercury, lead, chromium,
copper, sodium, chloride, toulene,
benzene
Differnet things used to dye
fabric:
boiled shellfish, plants, mud Natural dyes:
Plant-based, insects
Fade faster
3. DIRECT COLORING
Direct dye = substantive dye
water soluble compounds
benzidine derivatives
cheap, easily applied, bright colours
positively and negatively charged groups
Methyl orange
Congo red:
belongs to a group of azo dyes derived from benzidine
synthetic dye
mordant a substance used to fix the colour to cotton fibers
histology, acid-based indicator
4. COLORING AS A RESULT OF A
CHEMICAL REACTION
Azo dye is a synthetic organic dye, containing
nitrogen as the azo group (-N=N-)
Several categories, defined by fibers or methods
of application
aromatic amino
compounds
diazotization
Attachment of
an intermediate
to a phenol or
aniline
5. Indigo dye
Organic compound
Extracted from the leaves of Indigofera and Isatis
Indican
Simpler compounds:
reduction to the soluble yellow leucoindigo
reoxidized to indigo
6. DISPERSE DYES
Water-insoluble dyes
Dye polyester and acetate fibers
The smallest molecules
Based on an azobenzene or anthraquinone molecule
High temperatures
+ nitro, amine, hydroxyl groups
attached