Scientists have unlocked a way to dye polyester using 90% fewer chemicals and 40% less water. Fizzy water was the key to making polyester dye less harmful to the environment in the creation of a new ...

Scientists at the University of Leeds have developed a technique to dye polyester using 90 % less chemicals and 40 % less water. Image Credit: Taigi/Shutterstock.com Fizzy water was the key to making ...

At a factory in Vietnam, workers load rolls of undyed polyester into a steel container connected to a storage tank that holds carbon dioxide. When pressure in the container is turned up, the carbon ...

Think about your favorite shirt. What color is it — and how did it become that color? The dye manufacturer tested different types of fabrics to see how the color would look on each. The manufacturer ...

Fizzy water was the key to making polyester dye less harmful to the environment in the creation of a new method developed by an interdisciplinary team at the University of Leeds spin-out company, ...

Advanced polymer fibers such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyetherimide and high‐performance polyamides pose distinctive challenges for dyeing due to their semi‐crystalline structure, limited ...