The effect of washing parameters on the quantity of dye discharge from clothes

• Main Authors: Jiang, L. (Author), Liu, J. (Author), Xiong, M. (Author), Yang, Q. (Author), Zhao, X. (Author), Zhou, C. (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2022
• Subjects: Dye discharge; Reactive red 195; Response surface; Single-factor; Washing parameters
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 In this paper, the effect of washing parameters on the quantity of dye discharge from fabric dyed in highly saturated color (FSC) was discussed. Firstly, the FSC was prepared with reactive red 195 to represent the dark clothes. Secondly, the effect of the washing parameters, including washing time, washing temperature, washing water volume, the weight of FSC, and the dosage of detergent, on dye discharge was analyzed through the single factor test. Thirdly, the mathematical relationship between the quantity of dye discharge (DDQ) and the four washing parameters was discussed through the center combination experiment and response surface method. And a quadratic model was built to predict the quantity of dye discharge when the FSC were washed with different washing parameters. The experimental results indicated that the quantity of dye discharge was affected by the four selected washing parameters and the optimal washing parameters to reduce the quantity of dye discharge can be deduced from the quadratic model. The optimized parameters effectively reduced 0.99 mg dye discharge per liter, and the DDQ reduction rate was up to 53.5%. © 2022, The Author(s).