Can you add something to make polypropylene dye using acid dye?
I would like to know of a compound that could be added to a polypropylene fiber extrusion that would enable me to acid dye the yarn or fiber.
I would like to know of a compound that could be added to a polypropylene fiber extrusion that would enable me to acid dye the yarn or fiber.
Paula B
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Although polypropylene itself cannot be dyed once it's been extruded into fibers, acid-dyeable polypropylene has been created. One way it's made is by adding quaternized amine groups during extrusion. It's more common to color the polypropylene by adding pigments before extrusion.
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Honestly, I believe you're barking up the wrong tree. Polypropylene is so nonpolar that there's nothing for an acid dye to hang onto, and a simple additive would just wash out. Short of using a modified polypropylene co-polymer or blending the PP with a dyeable polymer of a little greater polarity, I don't know what to suggest.
Sorry!