Research Article

A New Approach to Dyeing of 80 : 20 Polyester/Cotton Blended Fabric Using Disperse and Reactive Dyes

Table 6

Thermal behavior of azeotropic solvent-mixture-treated 80 : 20 PCF.

Solvent systemPretreatment time (min.) 𝑇 1 𝑇 0 𝑇 2 𝑇 𝑚 Max. heat flow in mW

Ac-EA-Cf4233.2243.4270.3254.646.22
30233.7243.8270.6254.946.92
Ac-MAc-nH4233.8242.1270.5254.444.97
30233.9242.7270.6254.745.09
untreated233.1240.6270.425436.55

𝑇 1 , 𝑇 0 , 𝑇 2 , and 𝑇 𝑚 correspond to starting, onset, final, and melting temperatures, respectively.