ACIDDYE
Acid dye
An acid dye is a dye, chemically a sodium salt of a sulfuric, carboxylic or phenol organic acid. Acid dye is soluble in water and possesses affinity for amphoteric fibers while lacking direct dyes' affinity for cellulose fibers. When dyeing, ionic bonding with fiber cationic sites accounts for fixation of colored anions in the dyed material. Acids are added to dyeing baths to increase the number of protonated amino-groups in fibers.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Acid dye
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