Patent ID: 6113656
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: D06M,D06P,Y10S

Abstract:
In a method of exhaust dyeing a textile article containing polyester fibers with a disperse dye, wherein the article has been previously treated with an aliphatic amine to reduce the tensile strength of the polyester fibers, the improvement comprising, providing in a dye bath at least 1.0 weight percent, based on the weight of the textile article, of a harmonizing compound selected from the group consisting of:(a) C.sub.8 -C.sub.16 aliphatic fatty acid ethoxylates having from 5 to 15 ethylene oxide residues;(b) C.sub.8 -C.sub.16 alcohol ethoxylates having from 5 to 15 ethylene oxide residues; and(c) C.sub.8 -C.sub.16 aliphatic amine ethoxylates having from 5 to 15 ethylene oxide residues.