• Patil Ashwini
• Saptarshi Maiti
• Ravindra V. Adivarekar

In the recent scenario, the textile industry is well known as most polluted industry due to vast use of dyes and dyeing chemicals; mainly salt and alkali. Reactive dye is major category of dye for dyeing of cellulosic also uses high concentration of electrolytes in the process. The amount of unused electrolyte causes pollution in the environment. By many literatures it is observed that reduction of electrolyte in the reactive dyeing process is possible either modifying the dye or modifying the cotton surface. In the recent research work, approach is to reduce or eliminate addition of electrolyte in the dyeing treatment on modified cotton fabric by treating it with synthesized dyeing auxiliary. Acceptable results are observed in case of dyed cotton fabric. The physical properties of dyed cotton fabric were studied with fabric strength and scanning electron microscope (SEM); which showed excellent results. The chemical properties of dyed fabric were analyzed for colour strength and fastness property. The good fastness properties of modified dyed cotton fabrics are achieved in comparison to control fabric.

Surface Modification, Cyanuric Chloride, Cotton, Reactive Dye, Electrolyte.

"Salt-free Reactive Dyeing on Surface modified Cotton Fabric", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.628-635, November-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811491.pdf

"Salt-free Reactive Dyeing on Surface modified Cotton Fabric", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp628-635, November-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811491.pdf