Mordant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A mordant is a substance used to set dyes on fabrics or tissue sections by forming a coordination complex with the dye which then attaches to the fabric or tissue. It may be used for dyeing fabrics,...
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Dye - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A dye can generally be described as a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied. The dye is generally applied in an aqueous solution, and may require a mor...
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Most natural dyeing is done with the use of mordants, most commonly heavy metal ions, but sometimes tannins. (Tannins are particularly important in dyeing cotton and other cellulose fibers.) The mordant allows many natural dyes which would otherwise just wash out to attain acceptable washfastness.
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The experiments described in the paper, taken in conjunction with existing knowledge of the behaviour of aluminion ions in solution and of their capacity to form chelate compounds with anthraquinonoid dyes, afford a basis for the following theory of single-bath mordant dyeing by aluminium/purpurine.
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United States Patent 3161608 ... US Patent References:; Polyamides; - - 2279745; Polyamides from hydrocarbon substituted piperazines and carboxyclic dicarboxylic acid; - - 2913433; Sheet stock for dichroic dye light-polarizing means; - - 2931272; ... Carboxylated bisphenol compounds; - - 3035091;
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Natural Dyeing Informatio ... Chemistry of Indigo Dyeing; Verkler sells commercial dyeing equipment. Their site has some great information on it on indigo dyeing. ... Mordanting Wool; This site, from Kathryn of the Hills includes a chrome and an alum mordant recipe.
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An improved mordant solution and process for preparing fibers for dyeing and fixing natural dyes to fibers, particularly but not exclusively cellulose fibers, including cotton and linen, and synthetic fibers, including Rayon.RTM. and Tensel.TM.. ... Simmons, Max, "The Mordant Process," Dyes and Dyeing,
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Information, history, recipes and sources for dyeing yarns and spinning fibers with natural, organic and vegetable dyes and mordants.   ... Alum Mordant; How to make an alum mordant for dyeing wool yarns.
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The mordant can be added before, during or after the dyeing stage, although most recipes call for mordanting to take place prior to dyeing. It is best to follow the instructions given in the recipe being used or experiment on a sample before carrying out the final dyeing.
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