{"title":"A supercritical carbon dioxide dyeing strategy for polyester/cotton blended fabrics with excellent dyeing performance","authors":"Hongjuan Zhao , Yu Wang , Qian Zhao , Xiaoqing Xiong","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2025.106726","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Supercritical carbon dioxide dyeing technique offers a promising solution to the challenges of environmental issues in dyeing polyester/cotton blended fabrics, but they have yet to achieve excellent dyeing performance. In this study, a novel dyeing strategy for polyester/cotton blended fabrics was developed by optimizing the action mode of dye molecules on fiber substrates in supercritical carbon dioxide, thereby addressing the problem of poor dyeing performances associated with supercritical carbon dioxide dyeing techniques. The dyed polyester/cotton blended fabrics exhibit deep and uniform coloring (RUI values ranging from 0.021 to 0.056), excellent washing and rubbing fastness (average grades of 4–5), and a wide range of color options. In addition, this dyeing strategy retains excellent environmental performance of supercritical carbon dioxide dyeing technique, with a theoretical energy consumption of only 5 MJ per kilogram of dyed fabrics and an E factor as low as 0.057. Its environmental performance significantly outperforms existing dyeing techniques, such as two-step dyeing, one-step exhaust dyeing, one-step pad dyeing, and D5 dyeing, offering a viable and eco-friendly alternative for the industrial dyeing of T/C blended fabrics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"226 ","pages":"Article 106726"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S089684462500213X","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Supercritical carbon dioxide dyeing technique offers a promising solution to the challenges of environmental issues in dyeing polyester/cotton blended fabrics, but they have yet to achieve excellent dyeing performance. In this study, a novel dyeing strategy for polyester/cotton blended fabrics was developed by optimizing the action mode of dye molecules on fiber substrates in supercritical carbon dioxide, thereby addressing the problem of poor dyeing performances associated with supercritical carbon dioxide dyeing techniques. The dyed polyester/cotton blended fabrics exhibit deep and uniform coloring (RUI values ranging from 0.021 to 0.056), excellent washing and rubbing fastness (average grades of 4–5), and a wide range of color options. In addition, this dyeing strategy retains excellent environmental performance of supercritical carbon dioxide dyeing technique, with a theoretical energy consumption of only 5 MJ per kilogram of dyed fabrics and an E factor as low as 0.057. Its environmental performance significantly outperforms existing dyeing techniques, such as two-step dyeing, one-step exhaust dyeing, one-step pad dyeing, and D5 dyeing, offering a viable and eco-friendly alternative for the industrial dyeing of T/C blended fabrics.
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The Journal of Supercritical Fluids is an international journal devoted to the fundamental and applied aspects of supercritical fluids and processes. Its aim is to provide a focused platform for academic and industrial researchers to report their findings and to have ready access to the advances in this rapidly growing field. Its coverage is multidisciplinary and includes both basic and applied topics.
Thermodynamics and phase equilibria, reaction kinetics and rate processes, thermal and transport properties, and all topics related to processing such as separations (extraction, fractionation, purification, chromatography) nucleation and impregnation are within the scope. Accounts of specific engineering applications such as those encountered in food, fuel, natural products, minerals, pharmaceuticals and polymer industries are included. Topics related to high pressure equipment design, analytical techniques, sensors, and process control methodologies are also within the scope of the journal.