Abstract
In order to achieve salt-free dyeing on cotton fiber with reactive dyes, an amino-terminated hyperbranched polymer (HBP-NH 2) grafted cotton fiber (HGCF) was prepared by the oxidation of cotton fiber with sodium periodate in water and subsequent grafted with an aqueous solution of HBP-NH 2. Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry (FTIR) of the HGCF indicated that all aldehyde groups of the oxidized cotton fiber have reacted with amino groups of the HBP-NH 2. As a result, the HGCF fabrics prepared under the optimum conditions displayed markedly enhanced colour strength when dyed with reactive dyes using salt-free dyeing. The washing fastness, rubbing fastness and levelling properties of the dyed HGCF fabrics were also good compared with those obtained by conventional dyeing. The zeta-potential of the HGCF in liquid phase was tested and found to be positive at pHs lower than 6.5. The dyeing behaviour of Reactive Brilliant Yellow A-4GLN on the HGCF was found to follow a Langmuir-type adsorption curve.
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