Acetate is primarily used in dresses, blouses, and special occasion apparel in addition to home fashion materials. Acetate offers a luxurious look with a soft hand and exceptional drape characteristics. It is easily dyed with Orcocil™ disperse dyes or printed with OrcoSperse™ pigment dispersions.
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Orcocil™ Disperse Dyes for Acetate
Orcocil™ dyes are a specially selected group of disperse dyes characterized as low-energy disperse type. These exhibit excellent leveling characteristics and build-up at low temperatures on acetate, nylon, and differential dyeing of nylon. These are also used as an alternative to acid dyes on nylon offering excellent leveling properties for barre coverage with limited wash fastness in high concentrations.
Technical Data
Select the buttons below for a physical properties shade card, preparation, dyeing, & finishing procedures on acetate & blends, and associated chemical technical bulletins. You can also visit our Technical Resources page where you can search by technical bulletin, procedure, dye or pigment class, and material being colored.
Select the button below for a downloadable shade card which illustrates shades and a listing of physical properties. The color shown on these shade cards and web pages is only indicative and does not represent the EXACT shade of the product.
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Image | Name | Color Index Name (CI) | Gas Fading | Fastness to Light | Details |
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Black NCS-F | No Ci | Ac=5, N=5 | Ac=5, N=5 | ||
Black NCI | No Ci | Ac=5, N=5 | Ac=5, N=5 | ||
Black A1B Powder (with BON only) | Disperse Black 9 | Ac=5, N=5 | Ac=4, N=4 | ||
Blue BNN Ex Conc | Disperse Blue 3 | Ac=1, N=4 | Ac=4, N=4 | ||
Fast Blue Green G | Disperse Blue 7 | Ac=1R, N=5 | Ac=6, N=4 | ||
Blue GFD 150% | Disperse Blue 102 | -, Ac=4-5 | -, Ac=4 | ||
Scarlet B | Disperse Red 1 | Ac=4, N=4 | Ac=4, N=4 | ||
Fast Pink RF-E | Disperse Red 4s | Ac=2 -3 | Ac=6, N=5 | ||
Pink MC | Disperse Red 15s | Ac=3, N=3 | Ac=5, N=5 | ||
Red R | Disperse Red 17 | Ac=4, N=4 | Ac=4, N=4 | ||
Red B | Disperse Red 30 | Ac=4-5, N=5 | Ac=5, N=2-3 | ||
Violet RLF | Disperse Violet 1 | Ac=1, N=1 | Ac=5, N=6 | ||
Yellow GS | Disperse Yellow 3s | Ac=4-5, N=5 | Ac=6, N=6 | ||
Yellow G Sub | Disperse Yellow 3s | 6 | |||
Fast Yellow GLF New | Disperse Yellow 33s | 5 | 5-6 |
OrcoSperse™ Pigment Dispersions for Acetate
OrcoSperse™ organic aqueous pigment dispersions for textiles are specifically designed for printing, padding, and garment dyeing. The wide shade range of this product line, including bright fluorescent and earthtone colors, can be used to develop unique shade and physical special effects–just call our technical staff to develop the perfect shade and process to achieve your desired effect.
Technical Data
Select the buttons below for a physical properties shade card, preparation, dyeing & printing, & finishing procedures on acetate & blends, and associated chemical technical bulletins. You can also visit our Technical Resources page where you can search by technical bulletin, procedure, dye or pigment class, and material being colored.
Select the button below for a downloadable shade card which illustrates shades and a listing of physical properties. The color shown on these shade cards and web pages is only indicative and does not represent the EXACT shade of the product.
OrcoSperse™ Organic Aqueous Pigments Shade Card
Procedures & Technical Bulletins
Pigment Index Name
Light Fastness (Hours)
No CI
Fluorescent Blue G 2065
3-5
Pass
Heat Sensitive
No CI
Fluorescent Green B 4010
3-5
Pass
Heat Sensitive
No CI
Fluorescent Orange RN 9018
3-5
Pass
Heat Sensitive
No CI
Fluorescent Cerise 6200
3-5
Pass
Heat Sensitive
No CI
Fluorescent Pink BN 6027
3-5
Pass
Heat Sensitive
No CI
Fluorescent Red FP 6003
3-5
Pass
Heat Sensitive
No CI
Fluorescent Yellow GN 9026
3-5
Pass
Heat Sensitive
Black 7
Black KN 8050
40-80
Pass
Stable to 375°F
Blue 15:1
Blue 2GN 2011
300
Pass
Stable to 375°F
Blue 15:1
Blue 2GN 2025
300
Pass
Stable to 375°F
Blue 15:3
Blue 3GN 2031
300
Pass
Stable to 375°F
Blue 29
Royal Blue RN 2008
60-100
Pass
Stable to 375°F
No CI
Brown RN 3000
100-150
Pass
Stable to 375°F
No CI
Brown 2KN 3012
40-80
Pass
Stable to 375°F
Gold 1
Nonmetallic Gold 1012
–
Pass
Stable
No CI
Nonmetallic Silver 101
–
Pass
Stable
Green 7
Green BN 4009
300
Pass
Stable to 375°F
Green 7
Green YN 4020
300
Pass
Stable to 375°F
Orange 16
Orange 01/030
10-20
Pass
Stable to 375°F
Red 122
Magenta LDN 6141
100-140
Pass
Stable to 375°F
Red 23
Red 2RN 6110
20-60
Pass
Stable to 375°F
Red 31
Red Violet 3RN 6050
20-40
Pass
Stable to 375°F
Violet 19
Pink LBN 6032
100-120
Pass
Stable to 375°F
No CI
Red BRYN 6002
40-80
Pass
Stable to 375°F
No CI
Scarlet YDC 6019
40-80
Pass
Stable to 375°F
Red 123
Scarlet LDC 6034
100-120
Pass
Stable to 375°F
No CI
Red HS3B 6038
100-140
Pass
Stable to 375°F
Violet 23
Violet 4BN 7026
300
Pass
Stable to 375°F
Yellow 83
Golden Yellow RN 9018
80-100
Pass
Stable to 375°F
Yellow 14
Yellow 2GN 9000
20-40
Pass
Stable to 375°F
No CI
White R 8004
500
Pass
Stable to 375°F
No CI
White SGL 8002
500
Pass
Stable to 375°F