fibres application classes

Natural fibres

Animal

Wool acid, basic, mordant, reactive,

(solubilized vat)

Wool blends (wool-cotton, acid, direct, mordant, reactive

wool-viscose, etc.)

Silk acid, basic, direct, mordant, (reactive),

(solubilized vat)

Vegetable

Cotton azoic, basic, direct, mordant, oxidation,

reactive, sulfur, vat

Bast (linen, flax, hemp, acid, direct, (disperse), reactive, vat,

jute, ramie) solubilized vat

Modified cellulose fibres

Viscose direct, mordant, pigment, reactive, sulfur,

vat, solubilized vat

Secondary acetate disperse

Triacetate disperse

Synthetic fibres

Polyamide (nylon, Perlon, Rilsan) acid, disperse, mordant, pigment, reactive

Polyester (Dacron, Terylene) disperse, pigment

Polyacrylonitrile (Acrilan, basic, disperse, pigment

Courtelle, Orlon)

Polyvinyl chloride (Envilon, basic, disperse

Thermovyl)

Polyolefines (Meraklon, Prolene) disperse

Elastomers (Glospan, Lycra) acid, disperse, reactive, (wool), vat