Colorant, Textile

Abstract

Textile colorants impart color to a textile material, usually with a high degree of permanency, as a result of their chemical binding or physical entrapment within or around the textile material. The textile material may be in one of several forms such as fiber, yarn, fabric, garment, etc. Textile colorants are supplied in both solid and liquid forms, for example, as powders, granules, solutions, or dispersions. In certain instances, precursors are applied to textile materials to generate the colorant in situ within the textile.