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Spectroscopic Study of the Interaction of Reactive Dyes with Polymeric Cationic Modifiers of Cotton

Version 1 : Received: 10 April 2023 / Approved: 11 April 2023 / Online: 11 April 2023 (05:15:11 CEST)

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Papapetros, K.; Sygellou, L.; Anastasopoulos, C.; Andrikopoulos, K.S.; Bokias, G.; Voyiatzis, G.A. Spectroscopic Study of the Interaction of Reactive Dyes with Polymeric Cationic Modifiers of Cotton Fabrics. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 5530. Papapetros, K.; Sygellou, L.; Anastasopoulos, C.; Andrikopoulos, K.S.; Bokias, G.; Voyiatzis, G.A. Spectroscopic Study of the Interaction of Reactive Dyes with Polymeric Cationic Modifiers of Cotton Fabrics. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 5530.

Abstract

Cotton cationization with low molecular-weight/polymeric cationic modifiers allows the effective dyeing of fabrics with reactive dyes under salt-free and more environmentally-friendly conditions. The current work focuses on the spectroscopic study of the intermolecular interactions, which dictate the physicochemical process associated with dyeing. Water-soluble copolymers of vinyl benzyl chloride and vinyl benzyl triethylammonium chloride (VBCTEAM) have been used as cellulose cationic modifiers. Dye uptake was assessed using Remazol Brilliant Blue and Novacron Ruby dyes. The study involves ATR-FTIR, UV-Vis, fluorescence and XPS spectroscopy. The results of binary polymer-rich dye-polymer aqueous solutions or dye-polymer precipitates at stoichiometric charge-ratio revealed that the sulfonate/sulfate anions of the dyes interact with the cationic VBCTEAM units of the polymer via electrostatic interactions. Moreover, the comparative study of unmodified/modified dyed cotton indicates that the dye reactive sites remain unaffected for cationized cotton, suggesting that electrostatic interactions are the main driving force for the high dyeing performance observed.

Keywords

cotton; reactive dyes; cationization; polymeric modifier; salt-free dyeing; electrostatic interactions; covalent bonding

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Physical Chemistry

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