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Salt-free dyeing of cotton fabric and adsorption of reactive dyes in non-aqueous dyeing system: equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamics

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In traditional water-based dyeing system, a large amount of salts and water are consumed and it is hard to treat inorganic salts in dyeing wastewater. From sustainable chemistry and engineering perspectives, a salt-free reactive dyeing system was established and the adsorption kinetic, adsorption isotherm, and the affinity between the dye and the cotton fiber were investigated. Furthermore, the influence of inorganic salts on reactive dye pilot dyeing was also evaluated. The results showed that the concentration of sodium sulfate had little influence on the color depth of dyed fabrics and the fixation of dyes. The adsorption rate of reactive dye would be increased with the increase of sodium sulfate concentration. When the amount of salt was 5.2% (o.w.f), salt had little effect on the K/S value and the level dyeing property of the dyed fabric. However, the maximum of Sγ(λ) value of fabric was increased to + 0.06, which could result in a poor levelness and uneven dyeing when the concentration of salt was 7.8% (o.w.f). The pseudo-second-order kinetic model could best describe the adsorption kinetic of reactive dye in non-aqueous medium dyeing bath. Equilibrium adsorption data was corrected reasonably well by the Freundlich isotherm model. The affinity between cotton fiber and reactive dye was increased if salts were employed during dyeing. These successful investigations of the adsorption of reactive dye explain that salt-free reactive dyeing of cotton fabrics is feasible in non-aqueous medium dyeing bath, which greatly reduces the difficulty of waste water treatment.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22072089) and Key Research and Development Program of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (2019AA001).

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National Natural Science Foundation of China, 22072089, Liujun Pei, Key Research and Development Program of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, 2019AA001, Jiping Wang.

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  1. Engineering Research Center of Textile Chemistry and Clean Production, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, No.333 Longteng Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of China

    Liujun Pei, Hao Li, Jifang Shen, Hongjuan Zhang & Jiping Wang

  2. School of Textiles and Fashion, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of China

    Liujun Pei, Hao Li, Hongjuan Zhang & Jiping Wang

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Pei, L., Li, H., Shen, J. et al. Salt-free dyeing of cotton fabric and adsorption of reactive dyes in non-aqueous dyeing system: equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamics. Cellulose 29, 4753–4765 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-022-04576-9

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