“…The colour strength (expressed as the K ⁄ S value) of the dyed fabrics was estimated from the spectral diffuse reflectance at the wavelength of maximum absorption (k max = 600 nm). It was calculated using the Kubelka-Munk equation (Eqn 1) [53]: (3), delivery pump (6; consisting of cooler [4] and high-pressure pump [5]), safety valve (8), pressure gauge (9), magnetic stirring constant-temperature air bath (19; consisting of pre-heater [11], dyeing vessel [12], filter [16], magnetic stirrer [17] and constant-temperature air bath [18]), temperature gauge (20), semi-automatic back pressure regulating valve (24; consisting of back pressure regulating valve [22] and heater [23]). A stirring bar (15), PP fabric #1 (14) and sandwiched dyestuff (13) were put into the dyeing vessel (12) in sequence (3), high-pressure pump (4), pre-heater (5), pressure gauges (6)(7)(8), magnetic drive (9), DC motor (10), safety valves (11,12), cooler (13), stop valves (14-18), needle valve (19) and heater (20)…”