US 20120047663A1

(19) United States

(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2012/0047663 A1
Lin et al. (43) Pub. Date: Mar. 1, 2012
(54) METHOD FOR REACTIVE DYEING OF (30) Foreign Application Priority Data
LEATHER
Aug. 26, 2010 (TW) ................................. O99128663
(75) Inventors: Shun Te Lin, Kuanyin Industrial Publication Classification
Park (TW); Thy-Horng You, (51) Int. Cl.
Kuanyin Industrial Park (TW); D6P.3/32 (2006.01)
Chao-Hsi Cheng, Kuanyin (52) U.S. Cl. ................................................. 8/437; 8/436
Industrial Park (TW) (57) ABSTRACT
The present invention relates to a method for reactive dyeing
(73) Assignee: Everlight USA, Inc., Pineville, NC of leather, which includes: providing a reactive dye solution
(US) including at least one reactive dye and water, and making the
reactive dye in the reactive dye solution to act on crust leather
21) Appl. No.: 12A926.606 at a temperature from 25°C. to 70° C. to form covalent bonds
(21) Appl. No 9 between the reactive dye and the crust leather. Accordingly,
the method for reactive dyeing of leather according to the
(22) Filed: Nov.30, 2010 present invention can enhance fastness and levelling property.
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METHOD FOR REACTIVE DYEING OF 0012. In the present invention, the reactive dye may be any
LEATHER conventional reactive dye, and may be a single dye or a
mixture of various dyes. In particular, according to the novel
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION dyeing method of the present invention, unleveling dyeing or
0001 1. Field of the Invention inconsistent permeability would not occur, and thus various
0002 The present invention relates to a novel method for kinds of dyes can be used in a mixture to obtain various color
reactive dyeing of leather and, more particularly, to a method tones. Herein, the reactive dye according to the present inven
for reactive dyeing of leather, which can enhance fastness and tion preferably contains a group of —SOCH=CH or
levelling property. —SOCHCHW, W being a leaving group which is elim
0003 2. Description of Related Art inable by a base, such as —Cl, —OSOH,
0004. During tanning, dyeing is an important process. In
conventional methods for dyeing leather, leather is dyed
mainly under acid dyeing condition, such that ionic bonds are
formed between dyes and leather. However, ionic bonds
between dyes and leather would be broken by alkaline solu
tion, and thereby the dyed leather by acid dyeing methods
cannot show excellent washing fastness and perspiration fast
CSS.
0005 US 2007/0033746A1 discloses a dyeing method to and R, R2 and Reach independently being C alkyl.
dye wet blue. In the case of using wet blue to perform a 0013 The suitable reactive dyes according to the present
reactive dyeing method, it can be found that leather cannot invention include, but are not limited to:yellow dyes, such as
absorb tannin and fatliquor or leak tannin and fatliquor out,
resulting in unleveling dyeing.
0006. By conventional dyeing methods and the dyeing NH2
method disclosed by US 2007/0033746A1, dyed leather with
high washing fastness, perspiration fastness, migration fast
ness and levelling property cannot be achieved, and thereby
the inventors of the present application have devoted them
selves to development of a novel method which can enhance
HN --( )—octor
washing fastness, perspiration fastness, migration fastness HO S
and levelling property of dyed leather.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION and EverZolYellow ED, EverZolYellow NPN, Everzolyellow
0007. The object of the present invention is to provide a LX, Everzol Yellow ED-R, Everzol Yellow GRB, Everzol
novel method for reactive dyeing of leather to obtain dyed Yellow PFG, Everzol Yellow 4GL, EverZol Yellow C-GL,
leather with improved perspiration fastness, washing fast Everzolyellow 3GL EverZolYellow ED-2G, Everzol Yellow
ness, migration fastness, levelling property and colour RNL, EverZol Yellow GSP, EverZol Yellow ED-S, Everzol
strength. Yellow GRand Everzolyellow 3RS sold by Everlight Chemi
0008 To achieve the object, the present invention provides cal Industrial Corporation; orange dyes, such as
a method for reactive dyeing of leather, including: providing
a reactive dye solution comprising at least one reactive dye
and water, and making the reactive dye in the reactive dye CH3CONH SOH
solution to act on crust leather at a temperature from 25°C. to
70° C. to form covalent bonds between the reactive dye and
the crust leather.
0009. Accordingly, the dyeing method according to the
present invention provides covalent bonds between the reac
C --O-o-OH

tive dye and the crust leather so as to enhance perspiration

fastness, washing fastness and migration fastness, and NH2
improve levelling property and feeling due to tannin and
fatliquor being absorbed favorably during dyeing process. In
comparison with conventional dyeing methods, the dyeing
method according to the present invention can be performed
--K)-socio
at higher temperature, and the dyeing temperature may even
be larger than 60° C. and reach 70° C. However, in conven
tional methods, the temperature is limited and cannot be SOH
larger than 60° C. (even 50° C.).
0010. In the present invention, the reactive dye acts on
crust leather preferably at a temperature from 25°C. to 70° C. and EverZol Orange GR, Everzol Orange 2R, EverZol Orange
and more preferably from 55° C. to 70° C. 2GS, Everzol Orange ED-2R, Everzol Scarlet 3GF, Everzol
0011. In the present invention, the crust leather is not Orange GSP, EverZol Orange ED, EverZol Orange 3R. Ever
particularly limited in kind, and may be cow crust leather, pig Zol Orange ED-G and EverZol Orange ED-R sold by Ever
crust leather or goat crust leather. light Chemical Industrial Corporation; red dyes, such as
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2

N C
N
N N SOH,

ioso-ch-ch- O
n NH OH

NEN

SOH
HOS SOH

HOSOCH2CH2SO12 OHN NN C

HOS N

N
H
ls lsN NH OH

NEN SOCH2CH2OSOH,

HOS SOH

and Everzol Red BS, EverZol Red ED-7B, EverZol Red LF-B, Everzol Red ED-3B, Everzol Red LX, EverZol Red F3B,
Everzol Red ED-2B, Everzol Red ED, Everzol Red F2B, Everzol Red LF-2B, Everzol Red C-3B and EverZol Rubine
Everzol Red 3BS, EverZol Red ED-S, Everzol Red BB, Ever- ED-R sold by Everlight Chemical Industrial Corporation;
Zol Red RBN, EverZol Rubine ED, Everzol Red ED-3R, blue dyes, such as

O NH2
SOH

O HN

SOCH2CH2OSOH,

O O=S-CH2-CH2-OSOH,
NH2 OH
loso-cis-cis O

NEN CO NEN
HOS SOH OMe
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and Everzol Navy Blue GG, Everzol Navy Blue BRF, Everzol as aluminum tannate, to enhance the fixation of dye on leather
Blue ED, Everzol Navy ED, Everzol Navy Blue FBN, Ever and full degree. The step for adding tanning agents may be
Zol Blue ED-G, Everzol Dark Blue LF, EverZol Blue LX, performed after the fatliquoring step. In additional, a step
Everzol Blue RS/P. Everzol Turquoise Blue G. Everzol Navy after adding tanning agents may be further included: adding a
LX, Everzol Navy Blue RGB H/C and Everzol Blue BB sold fixing agent to make the fixing agent to act on the crust leather
by Everlight Chemical Industrial Corporation; brown dyes, so as to enhance the fixation of the dye on the crust leather.
such as Everzol Brown LNS sold by Everlight Chemical 0020. Accordingly, the dyeing method according to the
Industrial Corporation; black dyes, such as present invention provides covalent bonds between the reac

OH
O O
|
too-ch-a--( )-s-s O --K)---it-a-oo:
|
O
HOS SOH
O

and Everzol Black ED-G, EverZol Black GRN, Everzol Black tive dye and the crust leather so as to enhance perspiration
GSP, Everzol Black GR, Everzol Black ED-2R, EverZol fastness, washing fastness and migration fastness, and
Black MW. Everzol Black B, EverZol Black C-RL, EverZol improve levelling property and feeling due to tannin and
Black ED, EverZol Black ED-R, EverZol Black N, EverZol fatliquor being absorbed favorably during dyeing process. In
Black LNS and Everzol Black NR sold by Everlight Chemi comparison with conventional dyeing methods, the dyeing
cal Industrial Corporation. The above-mentioned dyes can be method according to the present invention can be performed
used in single or in mixture according to requirement. In at higher temperature, and the dyeing temperature may be
particular, various color tones may be obtained by mixing even larger than 70° C. However, in conventional methods,
dyes of various colors. the temperature is limited and cannot be larger than 60° C.
0014. In the present invention, the reactive dye solution (even 50° C.).
may further include a dispersant. Herein, the dispersant may
be any dispersant favorable to level dyeing and desperation, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
and is preferably a dispersant containing naphthalene Sul
fonic acid condensate, such as Evertan PL sold by Everlight 0021 None.
Chemical Industrial Corporation. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED
0015. In the present invention, the reactive dye acts on the EMBODIMENT
crust leather preferably under a pH from 9 to 11. Herein, any
Suitable alkaline Substance or alkaline buffer system, such as 0022. The following examples are used to illustrate the
Sodium carbonate, Sodium bicarbonate, Sodium hydroxide, present invention, and many other possible modifications and
ammonia Solution, may be used to control pH of the reactive variations can be made without departing from the spirit of
dye solution. the present invention according to various concepts and appli
0016. In the present invention, the time of the reactive dye cations. The following examples are exemplified for a more
acting on the crust leather depends on the practical dyeing concrete description, and the scope of the present invention
condition (Such as pH and dyeing temperature), and prefer should not be limited thereto. Without specific explanations,
ably ranges from 100 minutes to 330 minutes. the unit of the parts and percentages used in the examples is
0017. In the present invention, the method may further calculated by weight, and the temperature is represented by
include a step after the reactive dye acting on the crust leather: Celsius degrees (°C.).
adding a fixing agent to make the fixing agent to act on the
crust leather. Accordingly, the fixation of the reactive dye on Example 1
the crust leather can be enhanced. Herein, the fixing agent
may be any fixing agent capable offixing dye, and preferably (0023 Water of 600 parts, a dispersant (Evertan PL) of 2
is a fixing agent containing polyamide, Such as Evertan WF parts and a reactive dye (Everzol Red ED) of 5 parts are added
sold by Everlight Chemical Industrial Corporation. into a rotary drum, followed by maintaining the temperature
0018. In the present invention, the method may further at 60° C. and drumming for 10 minutes. Subsequently, a piece
include a step after the reactive dye acting on the crust leather: of retanned crust leather of 100 g (thickness: 1.2 to 1.4 mm)
adding fatliquor to make the fatliquor to act on the crust is positioned into the rotary drum and drummed for 30 min
leather. Herein, the fatlicquor may be any fatlicquor suitably utes, followed by adding sodium carbonate of 8 parts with
used in a fatliquoring step, such as animal fats, plant fats, drumming for 30 minutes to control pH in a range from 9 to
synthetic fats, waterproofing fats, to enhance feeling and full 11. Then, a fixing agent (Evertan WF) of 4 parts is added
degree of leather. The step (i.e. fatliquoring step) may be therein and drummed for 30 minutes to fix the dye. Next, the
performed after the step of adding the fixing agent. crust leather is rinsed with water of 600 parts three times for
0019. In the present invention, the method may further 10 minutes each at 26°C., 40° C. and 50° C. Formic acid of 2
include a step after the reactive dye acting on the crust leather: parts is added into water of 600 parts, followed by maintain
adding tanning agents to make the tanning agents to act on the ing the temperature at 50° C. and drumming for 15 minutes.
crust leather. Herein, the tanning agents may be any known Then, fatliquor (silicon-containing waterproofing fatliquor)
Suitable tanning agents, and specifically is metal tannate. Such of 3 parts is added therein, drummed for 30 minutes and fixed
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with formic acid of 2.5 parts twice for 15 minutes each at pH part with drumming for 30 minutes. Subsequently, the crust
3.0+0.5. After washing with water, formic acid of 1 part is leather is rinsed with 26°C. water of 600 parts and drummed
added into 40° C. water of 600 parts and drummed for 5 for 10 minutes. Finally, the crust leather is dried and thus a
minutes, followed by adding aluminum tanning agents of 2 black leather is obtained.
parts with drumming for 30 minutes, and then adding a fixing
agent (Evertan WF) of 1.5 parts with drumming for 30 min Example 4
utes. Subsequently, the crust leather is rinsed with 26° C.
water of 600 parts and drummed for 10 minutes. Finally, the
crust leather is dried and thus a colorful red leather with high (0026 Water of 600 parts, a dispersant (Evertan PL) of 2
colour strength is obtained. parts and reactive dyes (EverZol Yellow ED of 2.6 parts,
Everzol Red ED of 1.1 parts and Everzol Navy ED of 0.3 part)
Example 2 of 4 parts are added into a rotary drum, followed by main
taining the temperature at 60° C. and drumming for 10 min
0024 Water of 200 parts, a dispersant (Evertan PL) of 2 utes. Subsequently, a piece of retanned crust leather of 100 g
parts and a reactive dye (EverZol Yellow ED) of 4 parts are (thickness: 1.2 to 1.4 mm) is positioned into the rotary drum
added into a rotary drum, followed by maintaining the tem and drummed for 30 minutes, followed by adding sodium
perature at 50° C. and drumming for 10 minutes. Subse carbonate of 8 parts with drumming for 30 minutes to control
quently, a piece of retanned crust leather of 100 g (thickness: pH in a range from 9 to 11. Then, a fixing agent (Evertan WF)
1.2 to 1.4 mm) is positioned into the rotary drum and of 3 parts is added therein and drummed for 30 minutes to fix
drummed for 30 minutes, followed by adding water of 400 the dye. Next, the crust leather is rinsed with water of 600
parts with drumming for 10 minutes and then sodium carbon parts three times for 10 minutes each at 30°C., 40° C. and 50°
ate of 5 parts and sodium hydroxide of 1 part with drumming C. Formic acid of 2 parts is added into water of 600 parts,
for 30 minutes to control pH in a range from 9 to 11. Then, a followed by maintaining the temperature at 50° C. and drum
fixing agent (Evertan WF) of 3 parts is added therein and ming for 15 minutes. Then, fatliquor (silicon-containing
drummed for 30 minutes to fix the dye. Next, the crust leather waterproofing fatliquor) of 3 parts is added therein, drummed
is rinsed with water of 600 parts three times for 10 minutes
each at 30° C., 40° C. and 50° C. Formic acid of 2 parts is for 30 minutes and fixed with formic acid of 2.5 parts twice
added into water of 600 parts, followed by maintaining the for 15 minutes each at pH 3.0+0.5. After washing with water,
temperature at 50° C. and drumming for 15 minutes. Then, formic acid of 1 part is added into 40°C. water of 600 parts
fatliquor (silicon-containing waterproofing fatlicquor) of 3 and drummed for 5 minutes, followed by adding aluminum
parts is added therein, drummed for 30 minutes and fixed with tanning agents of 2 parts with drumming for 30 minutes, and
formic acid of 2.5 parts twice for 15 minutes each at pH then adding a fixing agent (Evertan WF) of 1 part with drum
3.0+0.5. After washing with water, formic acid of 1 part is ming for 30 minutes. Subsequently, the crust leather is rinsed
added into 40° C. water of 600 parts and drummed for 5 with 26°C. water of 600 parts and drummed for 10 minutes.
minutes, followed by adding aluminum tanning agents of 2 Finally, the crust leather is dried and thus a brown leather with
parts with drumming for 30 minutes, and then adding a fixing good levelling property and uniform permeability is obtained.
agent (Evertan WF) of 1 part with drumming for 30 minutes.
Subsequently, the crust leather is rinsed with 26°C. water of Example 5
600 parts and drummed for 10 minutes. Finally, the crust
leather is dried and thus a colorful yellow leather with high
colour strength is obtained. (0027. Water of 600 parts, a dispersant (Evertan PL) of 2
parts and a reactive dye (Everzol Red ED) of 4 parts are added
Example 3 into a rotary drum, followed by maintaining the temperature
at 30°C. and drumming for 10 minutes. Subsequently, a piece
0025. Water of 600 parts and a reactive dye (Everzol Black of retanned crust leather of 100 g (thickness: 1.2 to 1.4 mm)
ED-G) of 8 parts are added into a rotary drum, followed by is positioned into the rotary drum and drummed for 30 min
maintaining the temperature at 70° C. and drumming for 10 utes, followed by adding sodium carbonate of 8 parts with
minutes. Subsequently, a piece of retanned crust leather of drumming for 30 minutes to control pH in a range from 9 to
100 g (thickness: 1.2 to 1.4 mm) is positioned into the rotary 11. Then, a fixing agent (Evertan WF) of 4 parts is added
drum and drummed for 30 minutes, followed by adding therein and drummed for 30 minutes to fix the dye. Next, the
sodium carbonate of 8 parts with drumming for 30 minutes to crust leather is rinsed with water of 600 parts three times for
control pH in a range from 9 to 11. Then, a fixing agent 10 minutes each at 26°C., 40° C. and 50° C. Formic acid of 2
(Evertan WF) of 3 parts is added therein and drummed for 30 parts is added into water of 600 parts, followed by maintain
minutes to fix the dye. Next, the crust leather is rinsed with ing the temperature at 50° C. and drumming for 15 minutes.
water of 600 parts three times for 10 minutes each at 30°C., Then, fatliquor (silicon-containing waterproofing fatliquor)
40° C. and 50° C. Formic acid of 2 parts is added into water of of 3 parts is added therein, drummed for 30 minutes and fixed
600 parts, followed by maintaining the temperature at 50° C.
and drumming for 15 minutes. Then, fatliquor (silicon-con with formic acid of 2.5 parts twice for 15 minutes each at pH
taining waterproofing fatliquor) of 3 parts is added therein, 3.0+0.5. After washing with water, formic acid of 1 part is
drummed for 30 minutes and fixed with formic acid of 2.5 added into 40° C. water of 600 parts and drummed for 5
parts twice for 15 minutes each at pH 3.0+0.5. After washing minutes, followed by adding aluminum tanning agents of 2
with water, formic acid of 1 part is added into 40°C. water of parts with drumming for 30 minutes, and then adding a fixing
600 parts and drummed for 5 minutes, followed by adding agent (Evertan WF) of 1.5 parts with drumming for 30 min
aluminum tanning agents of 2 parts with drumming for 30 utes. Subsequently, the crust leather is rinsed with 26° C.
minutes, and then adding a fixing agent (Evertan WF) of 1 water of 600 parts and drummed for 10 minutes. Finally, the
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crust leather is dried and thus a colorful red leather with added into a rotary drum, followed by maintaining the tem
common colour strength is obtained. perature at 60° C. and drumming for 10 minutes. Subse
quently, a piece of retanned crust leather of 100 g (thickness:
Example 6 1.2 to 1.4 mm) is positioned into the rotary drum and
0028. Water of 600 parts and reactive dyes (Everzol Yel drummed for 30 minutes, followed by adding sodium carbon
low ED of 1.8 parts, Everzol Red ED of 1.6 parts and Everzol ate of 4 parts twice with drumming for 15 minutes each to
Navy ED of 0.6 part) of 4 parts are added into a rotary drum, control pH in a range from 9 to 11. Then, a fixing agent
followed by maintaining the temperature at 50° C. and drum (Evertan WF) of 3 parts is added therein and drummed for 30
ming for 10 minutes. Subsequently, a piece of retanned crust minutes to fix the dye. Next, the crust leather is rinsed with
leather of 100 g (thickness: 1.2 to 1.4 mm) is positioned into water of 600 parts three times for 10 minutes each at 30°C.,
the rotary drum and drummed for 30 minutes, followed by 40° C. and 50° C. Formic acid of 2 parts is added into water of
adding sodium carbonate of 8 parts with drumming for 30 600 parts, followed by maintaining the temperature at 50° C.
minutes to control pH in a range from 9 to 11. Then, a fixing and drumming for 15 minutes. Then, fatliquor (silicon-con
agent (Evertan WF) of 3 parts is added therein and drummed taining waterproofing fatliquor) of 3 parts is added therein,
drummed for 30 minutes and fixed with formic acid of 2.5
for 30 minutes to fix the dye. Next, the crust leather is rinsed parts twice for 15 minutes each at pH 3.0+0.5. After washing
with water of 600 parts three times for 10 minutes each at 30° with water, formic acid of 1 part is added into 40°C. water of
C., 40°C. and 50° C. Formic acid of 2 parts is added into water 600 parts and drummed for 5 minutes, followed by adding
of 600 parts, followed by maintaining the temperature at 50° aluminum tanning agents of 2 parts with drumming for 30
C. and drumming for 15 minutes. Then, fatliquor (silicon minutes, and then adding a fixing agent (Evertan WF) of 1
containing waterproofing fatliquor) of 3 parts is added part with drumming for 30 minutes. Subsequently, the crust
therein, drummed for 30 minutes and fixed with formic acid leather is rinsed with 26°C. water of 600 parts and drummed
of 2.5 parts twice for 15 minutes each at pH 3.0+0.5. After for 10 minutes. Finally, the crust leather is dried and thus a
washing with water, formic acid of 1 part is added into 40°C. blue leather with good levelling property and colour strength
water of 600 parts and drummed for 5 minutes, followed by is obtained.
adding aluminum tanning agents of 2 parts with drumming
for 30 minutes, and then adding a fixing agent (Evertan WF) Comparative Example 1
of 1 part with drumming for 30 minutes. Subsequently, the
crust leather is rinsed with 26°C. water of 600 parts with 0031 Water of 200 parts, a wetting agent of 0.3 part and a
drumming for 10 minutes. Finally, the crust leather is dried piece of wet blue leather of 100 g (its thickness: 1.2 to 1.4
and thus a navy brown leather with good levelling property mm) are added into a rotary drum, followed by maintaining
and uniform permeability is obtained. the temperature at 40°C. and drumming for 60 minutes. After
Example 7 washing with water, water of 200 parts and chromium powder
of 3 parts are added therein and the temperature is maintained
0029 Water of 600 parts, a dispersant (Evertan PL) of 2 at 25°C. with drumming for 60 minutes, followed by adding
parts and a reactive dye (EverZol Brown LNS) of 4 parts are neutralizing tannin of 2 parts and formic acid of 2 parts with
added into a rotary drum, followed by maintaining the tem drumming for 20 minutes. Subsequently, Soda (Sodium bicar
perature at 60° C. and drumming for 10 minutes. Subse bonate) of 0.5 part is added therein with drumming for 50
quently, a piece of retanned crust leather of 100 g (thickness: minutes, and then the wet blue leather is rinsed with water.
1.2 to 1.4 mm) is positioned into the rotary drum and Water of 150 parts, acrylic tannin of 3 parts, resin tannin of 3
drummed for 30 minutes, followed by adding sodium carbon parts and polymer tannin of 3 parts are added therein with
ate of 5 parts with drumming for 30 minutes to control pH in maintaining the temperature at 25°C. and drumming for 50
a range from 9 to 11. Then, a fixing agent (Evertan WF) of 3 minutes, followed by washing with water. Water of 50 parts,
parts is added therein and drummed for 30 minutes to fix the and a leveling agent of 1 part and ammonia Solution of 1 part
dye. Next, the crust leather is rinsed with water of 600 parts are added therein with maintaining the temperature at 25°C.
three times for 10 minutes each at 30° C., 40° C. and 50° C. and drumming for 10 minutes. Subsequently, a reactive dye
Formic acid of 2 parts is added into water of 600 parts, (Everzol Red ED) of 3 parts is added therein with drumming
followed by maintaining the temperature at 50° C. and drum for 40 minutes, followed by adding fatlicquor of 6 parts with
ming for 15 minutes. Then, fatliquor (silicon-containing drumming for 50 minutes and then water of 150 parts with
waterproofing fatliquor) of 3 parts is added therein, drummed maintaining the temperature at 50° C. and drumming for 10
for 30 minutes and fixed with formic acid of 2.5 parts twice minutes. Finally, formic acid of 1.5 parts is added twice with
for 15 minutes each at pH 3.0+0.5. After washing with water, drumming for 20 minutes each, and then the wet blue leather
formic acid of 1 part is added into 40°C. water of 600 parts is rinsed with water and dried.
and drummed for 5 minutes, followed by adding aluminum
tanning agents of 2 parts with drumming for 30 minutes, and Comparative Example 2
then adding a fixing agent (Evertan WF) of 1 part with drum
ming for 30 minutes. Subsequently, the crust leather is rinsed 0032. A piece of wet blue leather (its thickness after
with 26°C. water of 600 parts and drummed for 10 minutes. shaved: 1.1 mm) of 100 g is washed at 30° C. for 20 minutes
Finally, the crust leather is dried and thus a brown leather with in a rotary drum filled with water of 200 parts, followed by
good levelling property and uniform permeability is obtained. using water of 150 parts, a disperant (Evertan PL) of 2 parts
and a reactive dye (EverZol Red ED) of 5 parts to dye the wet
Example 8 blue leather at pH 4.4 and 30° C. for 60 minutes. At 50° C.,
15% sodium carbonate aqueous solution of 100 parts is added
0030 Water of 600 parts, a dispersant (Evertan PL) of 2 in batches to fix the dye in the course of 60 minutes of
parts and a reactive dye (EverZol Navy ED) of 4 parts are drumming at pH 10.0, followed by washing with water of 200
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parts four times for 10 minutes each at 40°C. The pH value is dyed leather is cut into a specimen of 50.8x50.8 mm in size,
adjusted to 4.7 by adding water of 200 parts and formic acid and positioned between fiber fabrics (50.8x50.8 mm) to
of 0.7 part. Next, the dyed leather is retanned in a freshly set obtain two sandwich-like samples (i.e. a first sample and a
float composed of water of 100 parts, a polymeric tanning second sample). Next, the first sample is immersed into the
material of 2 parts and a naturally based fatliquor of 2 parts at prepared saline Solution until being wetted thoroughly and
35°C. for 30 minutes. The float is then admixed with a liquid then Squeezed to remove redundant liquid, followed by plac
synthetic tanning material of 15 parts, a polymeric tanning ing the first sample on a base plate of a perspiration tester.
material of 6 parts and Tara vehetable tanning material of 10 Then, the first sample is covered with clean plastic plates or
parts and drummed for 20 minutes. The leather is subse glass plates. According to the above-mentioned steps, the
quently fatliquored in the same float with a fishoil-based second sample is immersed into the prepared distilled water
fatliquor of 8 parts and a lecithin-based fatlicquor of 2 parts at and stacked on the plastic plates or the glass plates over the
35° C. by drumming for 2 hours. Finally, the leather is acidi first sample. Subsequently, all plastic plates or glass plates are
fied to pH 3.6 with concentrated formic acid of 2 parts and homed, and weights of 3.6 kg are placed on the perspiration
drummed twice for 10 minutes and once for 30 minutes. The
dyed, retanned and fatlicquored leather is additionally rinsed tester with samples disposed thereon, followed by tightening
with cold water at 15° C. for 10 minutes and then dried. screws of the perspiration tester to orientate the plate and then
removing the weights. The perspiration tester is placed into a
Test Example resealable plastic bag (33x38 cm), and disposed into an oven
preheat to 38°C., therewith the bag being unsealed. Then,
0033. The dyed leathers prepared by Comparative distilled water of 50 mL is placed into a beaker of 100 mL and
Examples 1-2 and Examples 1-8 according to the present disposed in the above-mentioned plastic bag, followed by
invention are compared in perspiration fastness, washing fast sealing the bag and placing the sealed plastic bag into the oven
ness, levelling property, feeling and colour strength, and the for 24 hours or more. Then, the beaker is removed and the
results are shown in Table 1. Herein, washing fastness is perspiration tester is taken out of the oven. The samples are
tested according to IUF 423, and perspiration fastness is taken from the plate of the perspiration tester and placed on a
tested according to the following method. nonabsorbent material until the samples are thoroughly dry.
0034) First, a saline solution (salt of 2 g being dissolved in During drying, the specimen cannot separate from the fiber
distilled water of 100 mL) is prepared and positioned in a fabrics. After drying, the distilled water and saline solution
beaker of 250 mL, while another distilled water of 100 mL is are observed for color bleeding to compare perspiration fast
positioned in another beaker of 250 mL. Subsequently, the ness of dyed leathers.
TABLE 1.
Kind of perspiration washing levelling colour
Entry Color (8le fastness fastness property feeling strength
Example 1 Red cow grain excellen excellent excellent excellent good
CS
(8le
Example 2 Yellow cow split excellen excellent excellent excellent good
CS
(8le
Example 3 Black cow split excellen excellent excellent excellent good
CS
(8le
Example 4 Brown cow split excellen excellent excellent excellent good
CS
(8le
Example 5 Red cow split excellen EXCecil (XCecil (XCecil COO
CS
(8le
Example 6 Brown cow split excellen excellent excellent excellent good
CS
(8le
Example 7 Brown cow split excellen excellent excellent excellent good
CS
(8le
Example 8 Blue cow split excellen excellent excellent excellent good
CS
(8le
Comparative Red cow grain bad bad goo EXCecil COO
Example 1 Welle
(8le
Comparative Red cow grain good good bad bad excellent
Example 2 Welle
(8le
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0035. From the above-mentioned test examples, it can be 1-10. (canceled)

found that the leathers prepared by Examples 1 to 8 of the 12. A method for reactive dyeing of leather, comprising:
present invention exhibit good permeability and levelling providing a reactive dye solution comprising at least one
property, and excellent washing fastness and perspiration reactive dye and water;
fastness. In comparison with the dyed leather according to contacting the reactive dye Solution with crust leather at a
Comparative Example 1, dyed leathers prepared by the dye temperature from 25°C. to 70° C. so that the reactive dye
ing method according to the present invent exhibit improved acts on the crust leather to form covalent bonds between
color tone, better stability of color strength, excellent washing the reactive dye and the crust leather; and
fastness, perspiration fastness and levelling property. In addi adding a fixing agent so that the fixing agent to acts on the
tion, Comparative Example 2 uses wet blue leather to perform crust leather,
reactive dyeing, and the resultant dyed leather exhibits bad wherein the fixing agent contains polyamide.
levelling property and feeling due to that leather cannot
absorb tanninandfatliquor or leaks tannin and fatliquor out of 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the reactive dye
it. On the contrary, Examples 1 to 8 according to the present contains a group of —SOCH=CH or - SOCHCH.W.
invention use crust leather to perform a dyeing process, and and W is a leaving group which is eliminable by a base.
thus the absorption oftennin can be improved and the leakage 14. The method of claim 13, wherein Wis - C1, OSOH,
of fatliquor from the leather can be inhibited, resulting in
dyed leathers with improved levelling property and feeling. o R
Also, the dyed leathers prepared by Examples 1 to 8 of the - +/
present invention have better perspiration fastness and wash -N M or -N-R,
ing fastness than that prepared by Comparative Example 2.
0036 Although the present invention has been explained
in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood
that many other possible modifications and variations can be and R, R2 and Reach independently are C alkyl.
made without departing from the scope of the invention as 15. The method of claim 12, wherein the reactive dye is
hereinafter claimed. selected from the group consisting of

NH2 CHCONH SOH

re-3-O-os C -O-
HOS OH

NH2

--K)-orgio
SOH

N C
N
O
| Na2N SOH,
too-ch-ch- O
n NH OH

NN

HOS
OO SOH
SOH
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N Cl
HOSOCH2CH2SO In 1 s
Na2N
nNH OH
HOS
NN

HOS SOH
O NH2
Cl

HOS es N COO SOH

N
H
ls 1s
N OH O HN
NFN SOCH2CH2OSOH,

HOS SOH
SOCH2CH2OSOH
O
O O=S-CH-CH-OSOH,
|
loso-ch-cis- NH OH
O

N=N CO N=N
HOS SOH OMe

roso-c-cit -( )-s-s O
--K)--in-chi-oji
SOH
O

Everzol Yellow ED, Everzol Yellow NPN, Everzol Yellow Everzol Navy LX, Everzol Navy Blue ROB H/C, Everzol
LX, Everzol Yellow ED-R, Everzol Yellow GRB, Everzol Blue BB, Everzol Brown LNS. Everzol Black ED-G. Everzol
Yellow PFG, Everzol Yellow 4GL, Everzol Yellow C-GL. Black GRN, Everzol Black GSP, Everzol Black GR, Everzol
Everzol Yellow 3GL, Everzol Yellow ED-2G, Everzol Yellow Black ED-2R, Everzol Black MW. Everzol Black B, Everzol
RNL, Everzol Yellow GSP, Everzol Yellow ED-S, Everzol Black C-RL, Everzol Black ED, Everzol Black ED-R, Ever
Yellow GR, Everzolyellow 3R, Everzol Orange GR, Everzol Zol Black N, Everzol Black LNS, Everzol Black NR and a
Orange 2R, Everzol Orange 2GS, Everzol Orange ED-2R, mixture thereof.
Everzol Scarlet 3GF, Everzol Orange GSP, Everzol Orange 16. The method of claim 12, wherein the reactive dye
ED, Everzol Orange 3R, Everzol Orange ED-G, Everzol solution further comprises a dispersant.
Orange ED-R, Everzol Red BS, Everzol Red ED-7B, Everzol 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the dispersant con
Red LF-B, Everzol Red ED-2B. EverZol Red ED, Everzol tains naphthalene sulfonic acid condentate.
Red F2B, Everzol Red 3BS, Everzol Red ED-S, Everzol Red 18. The method of claim 12, wherein the reactive dye acts
BB, Everzol Red RBN, Everzol Rubine ED, Everzol Red on the crust leather under a pH from 9 to 11.
ED-3R, Everzol Red ED-38, Everzol Red LX, Everzol Red 19. The method of claim 12, wherein the reactive dye acts
F3B, Everzol Red LF-2B, Everzol Red C-3B, Everzol Rubine on the crust leather for 100 minutes to 330 minutes.
ED-R, Everzol Navy Blue GG, Everzol Navy Blue BRF, 20. The method of claim 12, wherein the reactive dye acts
Everzol Blue ED, Everzol Navy ED, Everzol Navy Blue on the crust leather at a temperature from 55° C. to 70° C.
FBN, Everzol Blue ED-G, Everzol Dark Blue LF, Everzol
Blue LX, Everzol Blue R SIP. Everzol Turquoise Blue G. ck ck ck ck ck