| Abstract: | A thermodynamic theory of dyeing is applied in practice to predict the necessary dyebath conditions to attain a target colour, and to predict the conditions for the redyeing of a thread lot where the target shade is not attained. 180 Vat recipes were predicted on a laboratory scale and 40 recipes on a bulk scale. All the dyeings were produced from tertiary mixtures of dyes and covered a wide gamut of colour space. The results indicate that general thermodynamic theories of dyeing can be used in a practical way to improve the performance of a dyeworks. |
