Reactive Dyes are the most versatile and popular class of Organic Dyes for importing color on cellulosic fibers. As the name suggests, these dyes chemically react with cellulose to form a covalent bond between dye molecule and cellulose. The salient features of Reactive Dyes are
- Brilliant shades
- Ease of application
- Overall good fastness
- Properties
- Economy
The popularity of Reactive dyes with textile processors is due to its versatility in application by various dyeing methods such as exhaust dyeing, semi-continuous and continuous dyeing as well as various printing methods by direct printing, resist printing, discharge printing and very recently by inkjet printing.