S. No | Dye | Types | Dyed fiber | References |
1 | Acid Dye (anionic) | 1) Azo 2) Anthraquinone, and 3) Triarylmethane. | wool, nylon, nylon/cotton blends, acrylics, and silk | |
2 | Basic dye (cationic) | 1) Crystal violet, 2) Safranin, 3) Basic fuchsin 4) methylene blue. | wool, silk, cotton, and modified acrylic fibers | |
3 | Direct dyes | 1) Phthalocyanine, 2) Stilbene or 3) Oxazine | cotton, other cellulosic fibers, paper, leather, wool, silk and nylon. | |
4 | Reactive dye | 1) Vinyl sulphone (e.g., c.i. reactive black 5) 2) Chloro/fluoro triazine (c.i. reactive red 3) 3) Chloro/fluoro pyrimidine | Cellulosics, silk, nylon and wool. | |
5 | Disperse dye |
| cellulose acetate, polyester, nylon, triacetate, and acrylics | |
6 | Mordant dye | 1) Hematein (natural black 1) 2) Eriochrome cyanine r (mordant blue 3) 3) And celestine blue b (mordant blue 14). |
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7 | Vat dye | 1) Quinonic, 2) Anthraquinones 3) And indigoid dyes. | Cotton, wool and other fibers. | |