Technical Information Albigen A New

January 2000

Dye-affinitive stripping and levelling agent

Albigen A New is used

- as a stripping agent for dyeings obtained with vat,

sulfur, reactive and direct dyes

- for lightening the shade of dyeings and prints

produced with direct dyes

- to prevent the ground from being stained when

prints produced with direct and reactive dyes are
washed off

- as a levelling agent in dyeing with vat and direct

dyes.

Colorants and Finishing Products

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Nature Polyvinylpyrrolidone solution

Physical Form Almost colorless liquid

Storage Albigen A New has a shelf life of at least 24 months if it is kept

in the original sealed containers at temperatures between 5ºC
and 25ºC. Once the containers have been opened, their
contents should be used up as soon as possible, and they
should be tightly reclosed after each withdrawal.

Properties

Solubility The solutions are resistant to acids, alkalis, electrolytes, and the
salts causing hardness in water.

The product solidifies on exposure to severe frost, but re-

liquefies on heating without detriment to its properties. Albigen
A New is nonionic and non-surfactant, and it is compatible with
the auxiliaries normally encountered in the textile industry.

pH The aqueous solutions react almost neutral.

Mode of Action Albigen A New owes its effects to its affinity for anionic dyes. It
thus greatly increases the dye concentration in the liquor. In
the one case, this entails that the uptake of dye onto the textile
is suppressed or even entirely prevented; and in the other case,
that dye is stripped from a colored textile. This effect differs
from one class of dyes to another and also between individual
dyes within the one class.

Conventional wetting agents, detergents and clearing agents do

not affect Albigen A New.

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Application

Dyeings and prints

Vat dyes Stripping can be substantially improved by adding Albigen A

New to the blank vat and can be the Albigen A New
concentration. Thus the deeper the shade, the more Albigen A
New that has to be added. Nevertheless, the concentration
should not overstep the recommended value, as otherwise the
solubility limit for the dye-Albigen A New addition compound
may be exceeded and precipitation may thus occur. It is
precisely this risk that exists with dark shades. The
concentration recommended for stripping shades that have
been dyed or printed with vat dyes in long liquors is

4.5-7.5 g/l Albigen A New

In order to avoid the precipitation that may arise in dyeing to

dark shades, auxiliaries with a dispersing effect, e.g. Basol® WS
or Uniperol® AC (2 g/l) should be added to the stripping bath. If
the process water is hard, it would be advisable to add
Basokol® NB-SN or Trilon® TA.

The stripping bath for wound packages should Basol® WS or

Uniperol® AC in order to eliminate any risk that the dye will filter
out in the package. This applies to medium as well as to dark
shades.

The temperature of the stripping bath should be as high as

possible, but should not exceed 85ºC, as otherwise the bath
stability could be impaired.

The following recipe is recommended:

1-2 g/l Dekol N-SN

1-2 g/l Basol WS and/or
1-2 g/l Uniperol AC
10-15 ml/l caustic soda 38º Bé
5-6 g/l Hydrosulfite
4.5-7.5 g/l Albigen A New

45-60 minutes at 60-85ºC (check the state of the vat), followed

by rinsing warm and then cold.

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The risk of exceeding the solubility limit for the dye/Albigen A

New addition compound is less in long liquors than in short. For
this reason, the following liquor rations should be adhered to in
stripping piecegoods on the jig:

Pale shades 5:1

Medium shades 8:1 to 10:1
Dark shades 10:1 and higher

The strongest stripping effect on piecegoods is obtained in

winch becks and jet-dyeing machines, because they allow long
liquor ratios and intense movement in the liquor.

Sulfur dyes Albigen A New also promotes the stripping of sulfur dyes. In this
case, the dyeings are stripped in a blank vat with caustic soda and
hydrosulfite and not with a boiling sodium sulfide solution.

The rules for stripping sulfur dyes are the same as those for vat
dyes.

Direct dyes The material from which direct dyes have to be stripped is treated
with the following recipe:

1.0 g/l soda ash

2.0 g/l Hydrosulfite Conc. BASF
3.0 g/l Albigen A New

30-60 minutes at 50ºC, followed by thorough rinsing

Reactive dyes The material from which reactive dyes have to be stripped is
treated with

15 g/l caustic soda 38º Bé

5 g/l Hydrosulfite Conc. BASF
3 g/l Albigen A New

30-60 minutes at 60-80ºC, followed by thorough rinsing

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Lightening the shade of dyeings and prints produced with

direct dyes

Dyeings and prints produced with direct dyes are lightened by

treating them near to the boil in a very long liquor containing

0.5-2 g/l soda ash

1.5-4.5 g/l Albigen A New

If the dyeings have been treated with copper salts in order to

improve their fastness properties, an even greater lightening
effect can be achieved by adding 0.5-1 g/l of Trilon TA powder.

Washing off prints produced with direct and reactive dyes

The presence of Albigen A New in wash baths prevents the

white grounds from being stained when prints produced with
direct and reactive dyes are washed off. It also prevents
staining of the white effects when discharge prints are washed
on direct-dyed grounds. Albigen A New is particularly
recommended if the reactive dyes have high substantivity and
are thus difficult to wash out. In this application, it is added in
proportions of 0.5-1.5 g/l to the wash bath, which contains the
usual detergents, e.g. Kieralon®.

Levelling

Vat dyes Owing to its strong retarding effect on vat dyes, Albigen A New
can contribute towards the achievement of level dyeings in
difficult cases, particularly in dyeing wound packages in very
pale shades.

In order to avoid unnecessary wastage of dye in cases of this

nature, the proportion of Albigen A New should be kept very
low. Good results are obtained with the following combination
of auxiliaries:

1-2 g/l Dekol N-SN

0.5-2 g/l Peregal P
0.075-0.45 g/l Albigen A New

Albigen A New should be added only in the diluted form (1:10)

to the dyebath.

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Direct dyes Owing to their high affinity, direct dyes may give rise to unlevel
pale shades on viscose rayon. Since Albigen A New has a
strong retarding effect on them, it reduces the rate at which they
exhaust and thus improves the levelness.

In order to avoid excessive retardation, i.e. wastage of dye, the

concentration of Albigen A New should be no higher than
necessary. It depends on the dye concentration. Thus

1.5-2.25% of Albigen A New for pale shades (up to 1% dye).

.75-1.5% of Albigen A New for medium shades (1-3% dye).

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Safety
When using this product, the information and advice given in our Safety Data
Sheet should be observed. Due attention should also be given to the
precautions necessary for handling chemicals.

We know of no ill effects that could have resulted from using Albigen A New for
the purpose for which it is intended and from processing it in accordance with
current practice.

According to the experience that we have gained over many years and other
information at our disposal, Albigen A New does not exert any harmful effects
on health, provided that it is used properly, due attention is given to the
precautions necessary for handling chemicals, and the information and advice
given in our Material Safety Data Sheet are observed.

Important: While the information and data contained in this bulletin are
presented in good faith and believed to be reliable, they do not constitute
a part of our terms and conditions of sales unless specifically incorporated
in our Order Acknowledgment. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED
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Note: Material Safety Data Sheet is available upon request.

BASF Corporation, 2000

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