What are the Requirements of a Substance to Act as a Dye?

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What Are The Requirements Of A Substance To Act
as A Dye?
Sagar Colour Co. is one of the foremost textile
dyes and chemicals manufacturers in Gujarat as
well as other parts of India. 
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Requirements Of A Substance To Act as A Dye?
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• The dye is a substance used for coloring
  textiles, papers, leather, and other things. This
  color doesnt get altered by washing, exposing to
  the sunlight and heat, and other factors.
• It is different from the pigment which is a
  beautiful colored powder dispersed in a medium.
  The examples are paint and ink.
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• Pigments are inorganic or organic compounds.
• A dye, on the other hand, is mostly an organic
  compound.

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• Based on the source, we can classify dyes into
  two categories natural dyes and synthetic dyes.
  Both types have different characteristics and
  qualities.
• They are used in different applications based on
  their suitability and applicability.
• Dyes are soluble in water and/or organic
  solvents. Pigments are insoluble in both types of
  liquid media.
• A dye can color substrates that show affinity
  towards the dye. A pigment can be used to color
  any polymetric substrate. However, the coloring
  mechanism is different in both cases.

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What are natural dyes?

• Until the end of the nineteenth century, all dyes
  were obtained from natural sources. The main
  sources were vegetables, plants, trees, and
  lichens.
• The oldest evidence of the dyeing method is found
  in the Egyptian tombs. People discovered
  beautifully died pieces of fabrics in the ancient
  pyramids.

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• A few dyes were extracted from insects and
  animals as well.
• There are hieroglyphs about the dye extraction
  process.  The natural dyes arent highly stable,
  and they are complex mixtures.
• Alizarin and indigo are significant dyes.
  Alizarin is red, and Indigo is blue in color.
  These two dyes are still in use. They are rated
  high in terms of dying properties. Though the
  synthetic indigo is also widely used, natural
  indigo is always in demand for coloring types of
  denim.

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Synthetic dyes

• After 1850, chemical dyes were discovered in
  Great Britain. They got immense popularity in a
  short time. The synthetic dyes replaced natural
  dyes because they were produced in bulk.
• It was the foundation of dyes manufacturing indust
  ry which reduced the cost of dying. Though the
  earlier synthetic dyes were not good in quality,
  they improved consistently in the later
  centuries.
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• Nowadays, we have incredibly good-quality
  synthetic dyes available in a wide spectrum of
  colors.In the nineteenth century, the studies of
  coal tar revealed that reactions of coal tar
  compound can yield various dyes.

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• Thus, dyes have changed the world by producing
  beautiful eye-catching products. The continuous
  advancement in technology introduces new and more
  attractive dyes in the market.
• If you are looking for dyes and chemicals
  manufacturers in india then Sagar Colour Co. is
  one of the foremost acrylic dyes, cationic
  dyes and textile chemicals manufacturers in
  Gujarat as well as other parts of India.
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• Types Use of Cationic Dyes in Textile Industry 
• What is The Difference Between Acidic Dyes and
  Basic Dyes?

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