Vat dye refers to the coloring of fiber by
reduction under alkaline conditions, and then
after oxidation, it is restored to the original
insoluble dye on the fiber and dyed. It is used
to dye cellulose fiber; the insoluble vat dye is
made into sodium sulfate, It becomes a soluble
vat dye, mainly used for cotton
printing.
Vat dyes are insoluble in water. They
must be reduced and dissolved in an alkaline
strong reducing solution to become leuco sodium
salt to dye the fiber. After oxidation, it will
be restored to an insoluble dye lake and fixed on
the fiber. It is generally washable. , High light
fastness. For example, Shilin Blue and so on. It
is mainly dyed with cotton and polyester-cotton
blended fabric; vinylon can also be colored; in
the silk industry, it is used for rayon, rayon
and rayon interweaving, and real silk discharge
printing.
When dyeing with vat dyes, dip
dyeing, jig dyeing or pad dyeing can be used.
Generally, yarns and knitted fabrics are mostly
dip-dyed, and woven fabrics are mostly jig-dyed
and pad-dyed.