WO2023155129A1 - Ph control in a dyeing process using co2 - Google Patents
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- the present invention is generally related to a dyeing process for a textile substrate, and in particular, related to a dyeing process using CO 2 to control pH, especially pH of a textile substrate in the pretreatment stage.
- a conventional textile dyeing process is generally divided into stages of pretreatment, dyeing, printing, and finishing.
- Pretreatment of a textile is performed in order to remove natural impurities and artificial impurities from textile fabrics and to improve the uniformity, hydrophilic characteristics, and affinity for dye stuffs.
- the pretreatment stage generally includes steps of singeing, de-sizing, scouring, bleaching, mercerizing, etc.
- a lot of auxiliary agents are used in the pretreatment process.
- the scouring and bleaching of a textile fabric is generally carried out under alkaline conditions, and in mercerization of a textile fabric, especially a cotton fabric, the fabric is treated in a 20%caustic soda solution. If washing is not sufficient, residues of the alkaline agents often remain in the textile fabric after pretreatment. It is known that pH has a great effect on dye uptake in the dyeing process, and it is important to control pH in the dyeing process.
- the dyeing stage of a textile is often carried out in a dyeing solution.
- the dyeing solution must also maintain a proper pH to provide accurate and uniform shading of color.
- acetic acid (CH 3 COOH) is widely utilized in different stages of a dyeing process for pH control.
- CH 3 COOH as one kind of organic acids, is quite expensive.
- CH 3 COOH gives off pungent smell, is harmful for eyes and skin of workers, and increases COD (chemical oxygen demand) for the waste stream which is not easy to treat.
- the present invention provides a method of controlling pH of a textile substrate in pretreatment stage of a dyeing process, the method comprising the steps of:
- the present invention provides a method of controlling pH of a dyeing solution in a dyeing process, the method comprising the steps of:
- the carbonic acid solution is prepared by delivering carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) gas into water in a pressurized reactor system and mixing with water under elevated pressure. Carbon dioxide and water form carbonic acid, which dissociates into bicarbonate and hydrogen ions. Depending on the concentration of carbonic acid, the solution will have different pH, which is normally expected to be 5-7, and at that pH carbonic acid is in equilibrium with dissociated bicarbonate ions and hydrogen ions in water.
- CO 2 carbon dioxide
- the prepared carbonic acid solution is added to a dye vat containing pretreated textile substrate.
- the hydrogen ions in the carbonic acid solution react with alkaline agent remained and adsorbed in the pretreated textile substrate, to reduce the pH of the textile substrate.
- the concentration of the carbonic acid solution can be adjusted and determined by a skilled person in the art depending on the textile substrate to be treated, and is generally 0.2 to 5 g/l, preferably 0.5 to 3 g/l.
- the prepared carbonic acid solution is added to a dye vat containing a dyeing solution.
- hydrogen ion concentration increases, thereby reducing the pH of the dyeing solution.
- bicarbonate and carbonate ions can be formed in the carbonic acid solution, and maintain the pH of the dyeing solution.
- the present invention employs CO 2 in the form of a carbonic acid solution which is prepared separately by pre-dissolving CO 2 gas in water in a reactor system, and the resulting carbonic acid solution is delivered to the dye vat via a pump.
- CO 2 gas can be additionally injected into the atmosphere in the dye vat to pressurize the dye vat, maintain the pressure of dye vat higher than atmospheric pressure but under the safety pressure of the vat, so as to prevent CO 2 from vaporizing from carbonic acid solution, and thus maintain carbonic acid concentration in the solution
- the present invention provides a lower operational cost and safer working environment for workers.
- the present invention can achieve extremely high levels of CO 2 dissolution of > 95%, and high reaction efficiency.
- the inventor believes that when CO 2 gas is directly injected into a dye vat, from the viewpoint of a dynamic mass transfer process, CO 2 needs to be dissolved in water to generate carbonic acid, which then dissociates into hydrogen ions to react with alkali, and in this process, the step where the gas goes across the gas-liquid interface membrane controls the dissolution speed and is relatively slow, so the amount of CO 2 that can participate in the reaction is mainly affected by the step of gas dissolution.
- a carbonic acid solution is prepared in advance and added into the dye vat, the carbonic acid will directly react with the alkali after dissociation, without involving the slow step of two-phase mass transfer.
- the level of CO 2 dissolution can only be 50-70%, if CO 2 gas is directly injected into the dye vat via a sparger, especially when target CO 2 concentration is close to its solubility.
- the present invention allows the reactor system for preparing a carbonic acid solution to be compatible with in-line or sidestream modes, and suitable for internal or external installation, and therefore, is adaptable to the existing different types of dyeing machines with a minimum structure modification needed.
- Textile substrates suitable to be used in the present invention can be any known textile substrate in the art.
- suitable textile substrate include, but are not limited to, cotton, nylon, rayon, polyester, silk, wool, acrylic, leather, etc.
- the textile substrate to be employed in the present invention is preferably cotton.
- dyes include, but are not limited to, acid, basic, reactive, disperse, direct, vat dyes.
- the desired pH of a textile substrate after pretreatment stage is normally around neutral.
- the desired pH of a dyeing solution in the dyeing process will depend on the type of dye and the textile substrate to be dyed.
- the desired pH of a dyeing solution for a polyester substrate is 5.5-6
- for a nylon substrate is 6-6.5
- for a cotton substrate is 6.5-7.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic drawing of a pretreatment stage of a dyeing process using CO 2 to control pH of cotton cloth according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the dyeing process took place in an overflow dyeing machine.
- a carbonic acid solution was prepared in a pressurized reactor system ( reactor available from Linde GmbH) .
- a pressurized reactor which can dissolve CO 2 effectively into water by mixing CO 2 gas and water under pressurized conditions.
- Dye vats having a lot of different formats can be employed in the present invention, and in this Example, a typical overflow dyeing machine, in which the dyeing solution is pumped from the bottom of the vat, then goes through an external heat exchanger and sprays onto the cloth in the dyeing vat again from the top nozzles, was used.
- Fig. 1 shows a pretreatment process using carbonic acid solution to control the pH of cotton cloth.
- CO 2 gas was delivered into reactor 1, and mixed with water under elevated pressure of 1 barg, to obtain 1 g/l carbonic acid solution.
- This example shows that carbonic acid solution can be used to effectively adjust the pH of a textile substrate in the pretreatment stage of a dyeing process, to achieve comparable technical effect with conventionally used acetic acid solution.
- CO 2 utilization efficiency was evaluated on a lab scale simulating the condition that CO 2 was directly injected and diffused into water in a dye vat. The result was shown in the following Figure.
- the CO 2 utilization efficiency was determined by employing a first method of measuring the volume of CO 2 gas escaped from water level and a second method of measuring the rising speed of CO 2 gas bubble in water and calculating in a model, and then taking an average of the values obtained from the first and second methods.
- CO 2 utilization rate is significantly affected by water depth. Considering the fact that water depth commonly used in the art is usually as shallow as ⁇ 0.8m, at neutral pH CO 2 utilization rate would expect to be less than 70%, which is much less than CO 2 utilization efficiency of >95%for CO 2 pressurized vessel ( Reactor) ,.
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Abstract
The present invention is generally related to a dyeing process for a textile substrate, and in particular, related to a dyeing process using CO2 to control pH, especially pH of a textile substrate in the pretreatment stage.
Description
The present invention is generally related to a dyeing process for a textile substrate, and in particular, related to a dyeing process using CO
2 to control pH, especially pH of a textile substrate in the pretreatment stage.
A conventional textile dyeing process is generally divided into stages of pretreatment, dyeing, printing, and finishing. Pretreatment of a textile is performed in order to remove natural impurities and artificial impurities from textile fabrics and to improve the uniformity, hydrophilic characteristics, and affinity for dye stuffs. The pretreatment stage generally includes steps of singeing, de-sizing, scouring, bleaching, mercerizing, etc. A lot of auxiliary agents are used in the pretreatment process. For example, the scouring and bleaching of a textile fabric is generally carried out under alkaline conditions, and in mercerization of a textile fabric, especially a cotton fabric, the fabric is treated in a 20%caustic soda solution. If washing is not sufficient, residues of the alkaline agents often remain in the textile fabric after pretreatment. It is known that pH has a great effect on dye uptake in the dyeing process, and it is important to control pH in the dyeing process.
The dyeing stage of a textile is often carried out in a dyeing solution. The dyeing solution must also maintain a proper pH to provide accurate and uniform shading of color.
In the prior art, acetic acid (CH
3COOH) is widely utilized in different stages of a dyeing process for pH control. However, CH
3COOH, as one kind of organic acids, is quite expensive. Besides, CH
3COOH gives off pungent smell, is harmful for eyes and skin of workers, and increases COD (chemical oxygen demand) for the waste stream which is not easy to treat.
Therefore, there exists a need for seeking a new cost-effective, environmental friendly and efficient method to maintain and control pH, that obviates the use of acetic acid in the dyeing process, especially in the pretreatment stage of the dyeing process.
Summary of the Invention:
In one aspect, the present invention provides a method of controlling pH of a textile substrate in pretreatment stage of a dyeing process, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a carbonic acid solution; and
introducing the carbonic acid solution to a dye vat containing the textile substrate, to control the pH of the textile substrate to be around neutral, for example, 6.5-7.5.
In a further aspect, the present invention provides a method of controlling pH of a dyeing solution in a dyeing process, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a carbonic acid solution;
providing a dyeing solution in a dye vat; and
adding the carbonic acid solution to the dyeing solution in the dye vat, to control the pH of the dyeing solution.
According to the present invention, the carbonic acid solution is prepared by delivering carbon dioxide (CO
2) gas into water in a pressurized reactor system and mixing with water under elevated pressure. Carbon dioxide and water form carbonic acid, which dissociates into bicarbonate and hydrogen ions. Depending on the concentration of carbonic acid, the solution will have different pH, which is normally expected to be 5-7, and at that pH carbonic acid is in equilibrium with dissociated bicarbonate ions and hydrogen ions in water.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the prepared carbonic acid solution is added to a dye vat containing pretreated textile substrate. Upon adding the carbonic acid solution in the dye vat, the hydrogen ions in the carbonic acid solution react with alkaline agent remained and adsorbed in the pretreated textile substrate, to reduce the pH of the textile substrate.
The concentration of the carbonic acid solution can be adjusted and determined by a skilled person in the art depending on the textile substrate to be treated, and is generally 0.2 to 5 g/l, preferably 0.5 to 3 g/l.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the prepared carbonic acid solution is added to a dye vat containing a dyeing solution. Upon adding the carbonic acid solution to the dyeing solution, hydrogen ion concentration increases, thereby reducing the pH of the dyeing solution. In addition, as a buffering system, bicarbonate and carbonate ions can be formed in the carbonic acid solution, and maintain the pH of the dyeing solution.
Unlike a conventional method which injects CO
2 gas to a dyeing process through a sparger or through direct gas injection into the vat atmosphere, the present invention employs CO
2 in the form of a carbonic acid solution which is prepared separately by pre-dissolving CO
2 gas in water in a reactor system, and the resulting carbonic acid solution is delivered to the dye vat via a pump. In a preferred embodiment, CO
2 gas can be additionally injected into the atmosphere in the dye vat to pressurize the dye vat, maintain the pressure of dye vat higher than atmospheric pressure but under the safety pressure of the vat, so as to prevent CO
2 from vaporizing from carbonic acid solution, and thus maintain carbonic acid concentration in the solution
By replacing CH
3COOH with CO
2 to control pH in the dyeing process, the present invention provides a lower operational cost and safer working environment for workers.
Further, by pre-dissolving CO
2 into water in a pressurized reactor system to obtain a carbonic acid solution, the present invention can achieve extremely high levels of CO
2 dissolution of > 95%, and high reaction efficiency.
Without wishing to be bound by theory, the inventor believes that when CO
2 gas is directly injected into a dye vat, from the viewpoint of a dynamic mass transfer process, CO
2 needs to be dissolved in water to generate carbonic acid, which then dissociates into hydrogen ions to react with alkali, and in this process, the step where the gas goes across the gas-liquid interface membrane controls the dissolution speed and is relatively slow, so the amount of CO
2 that can participate in the reaction is mainly affected by the step of gas dissolution. In contrast, if a carbonic acid solution is prepared in advance and added into the dye vat, the carbonic acid will directly react with the alkali after dissociation, without involving the slow step of two-phase mass transfer. As the reaction time in a dye vat is limited and the liquid level in a dye vat commonly used in the art is usually as shallow as less than 1 m, the level of CO
2 dissolution can only be 50-70%, if CO
2 gas is directly injected into the dye vat via a sparger, especially when target CO
2 concentration is close to its solubility.
More importantly, the present invention allows the reactor system for preparing a carbonic acid solution to be compatible with in-line or sidestream modes, and suitable for internal or external installation, and therefore, is adaptable to the existing different types of dyeing machines with a minimum structure modification needed.
Textile substrates suitable to be used in the present invention can be any known textile substrate in the art. Examples of suitable textile substrate include, but are not limited to, cotton, nylon, rayon, polyester, silk, wool, acrylic, leather, etc. The textile substrate to be employed in the present invention is preferably cotton.
Various types of natural and synthetic dyes can be used in the dyeing process of the present invention. Examples of dyes include, but are not limited to, acid, basic, reactive, disperse, direct, vat dyes.
The desired pH of a textile substrate after pretreatment stage is normally around neutral.
The desired pH of a dyeing solution in the dyeing process will depend on the type of dye and the textile substrate to be dyed. For example, the desired pH of a dyeing solution for a polyester substrate is 5.5-6, for a nylon substrate is 6-6.5, and for a cotton substrate is 6.5-7.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic drawing of a pretreatment stage of a dyeing process using CO
2 to control pH of cotton cloth according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment
The present invention is further illustrated by the following examples, but is not limited to the scope thereof. Any experimental methods with no conditions specified in the following examples are selected according to the conventional method and conditions, or product or device specifications.
Example 1:
The dyeing process took place in an overflow dyeing machine.
A carbonic acid solution was prepared in a pressurized reactor system (
reactor available from Linde GmbH) .
reactor is a pressurized reactor which can dissolve CO
2 effectively into water by mixing CO
2 gas and water under pressurized conditions. Dye vats having a lot of different formats can be employed in the present invention, and in this Example, a typical overflow dyeing machine, in which the dyeing solution is pumped from the bottom of the vat, then goes through an external heat exchanger and sprays onto the cloth in the dyeing vat again from the top nozzles, was used.
Fig. 1 shows a pretreatment process using carbonic acid solution to control the pH of cotton cloth.
As shown in Fig. 1, CO
2 gas was delivered into
reactor 1, and mixed with water under elevated pressure of 1 barg, to obtain 1 g/l carbonic acid solution.
In dye vat 2 of the overflow dyeing machine, cotton cloth was mixed with 2 g/l NaOH solution. The solution was heated to 98℃ and maintained at this temperature for 60 min. Then the solution was removed and fresh water was added to the cloth, heated to 60℃ and maintained at this temperature for 10 min. Then water was removed and 1 g/l carbonic acid solution as prepared above was added via a pump (which was not shown here) , and washed the cloth for 10min. Then the solution was removed and fresh water was again added to the cloth, and washed for 10min. Finally water was removed and cloth was dried. After all these processing steps, the final pH of cloth was 6.5~7.5 and the cloth was ready for the next dyeing stage.
This example shows that carbonic acid solution can be used to effectively adjust the pH of a textile substrate in the pretreatment stage of a dyeing process, to achieve comparable technical effect with conventionally used acetic acid solution.
Further, CO
2 utilization efficiency was evaluated on a lab scale simulating the condition that CO
2 was directly injected and diffused into water in a dye vat. The result was shown in the following Figure. The CO
2 utilization efficiency was determined by employing a first method of measuring the volume of CO
2 gas escaped from water level and a second method of measuring the rising speed of CO
2 gas bubble in water and calculating in a model, and then taking an average of the values obtained from the first and second methods.
CO
2 utilization efficiency (if CO
2 gas directly diffuses into water)
Water depth (m)
From the above Figure, it can be seen that CO
2 utilization rate is significantly affected by water depth. Considering the fact that water depth commonly used in the art is usually as shallow as <0.8m, at neutral pH CO
2 utilization rate would expect to be less than 70%, which is much less than CO
2 utilization efficiency of >95%for CO
2 pressurized vessel (
Reactor) ,.
The invention has been described herein in considerable detail in order to provide those skilled in the art with the information needed to construct and use embodiments of the invention as required. However, it is to be understood that various modifications can be accomplished without departing from the scope of the invention itself.
Claims (7)
- A process for dyeing a textile substrate, comprising in the pretreatment stage of the process, the steps ofproviding a carbonic acid solution;introducing the carbonic acid solution to a dye vat containing the textile substrate, to control the pH of the textile substrate to be around neutral.
- The process for dyeing a textile substrate according to claim 1, wherein the carbonic acid solution is prepared in a pressurized reactor system.
- The process for dyeing a textile substrate according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising the step of introducing additional CO 2 into the dye vat atmosphere to maintain carbonic acid concentration in the solution.
- The process for dyeing a textile substrate according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the carbonic acid solution has a concentration of 0.2-5 g/L.
- The process for dyeing a textile substrate according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the textile substrate is selected from the group comprising cotton, nylon, rayon, polyester, silk, wool, acrylic, and leather.
- A process for dyeing a textile substrate, comprising the steps of:providing a carbonic acid solution;providing a dyeing solution in a dye vat;adding the carbonic acid solution to the dyeing solution in the dye vat, to control the pH of the dyeing solution.
- The process for dyeing a textile substrate according to claim 6, wherein the carbonic acid solution is prepared in a pressurized reactor system.
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