Dyeing Behavior of the Cellulosic and Jute Fibers with Cationic Dyes: Process Development and Optimization Using Statistical Analysis

Abstract

The aim of this study is to improve the dyeing behavior of cotton and jute fibers using natural product as surface modifying agents to the cationic dyes. Surface modifications have been performed on both cellulosic and jute used in this work by different types of chemical and natural products. Present study has been concerned with the evaluation of dyeing quality by controlling the percentage of dye bath exhaustion, the color yield (k/s) and the color fastness to light, washing and rubbing. In addition, optimization dyeing process was performed using a surface design with the help of Minitab 15 Software.