Improvement of the lightfastness of reactive inkjet printed cotton

Yiqi Yang; Vamshi Naarani

doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2006.01.030

Improvement of the lightfastness of reactive inkjet printed cotton

Yiqi Yang, Vamshi Naarani

Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design

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Abstract

This paper explores some possibilities of using UV absorbers to improve lightfastness of inkjet prints. Up to 1-class increase in AATCC lightfastness was obtained by adding a UV absorber onto a printed fabric. This means that a designer, an artist or a textile/apparel producer can double the fading resistance of inkjet printed textiles to light by a simple treatment. Both water soluble and insoluble UV absorbers with benzophenone structures were examined. The effects of UV absorbers, their concentrations and application conditions on lightfastness improvement of reactive inkjet prints are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	154-160
Number of pages	7
Journal	Dyes and Pigments
Volume	74
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2006.01.030
State	Published - 2007

Keywords

Benzophenone
Inkjet printing
Lightfastness
Reactive dyes
UV absorber

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Chemical Engineering(all)
Process Chemistry and Technology

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Improvement of the lightfastness of reactive inkjet printed cotton

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