Dye solution

Students use a commercial diluter to prepare five sets of dilutions of a stock dye solution (each set contains ten replicates) using two different diluters. Results are compared using f-tests and F-tests. 

Laser action in some dye solutions was first discovered by Lankard and Sorokin in 1966. This led to the first laser which was continuously tunable over an appreciable wavelength range. Dye lasers are also unusual in that the active medium is a liquid. 

In bofh CW and pulsed lasers fhe dye solution musf be kepf moving to prevenf overheating and decomposition. In a pulsed laser fhe dye is continuously flowed fhrough fhe confaining cell. Alternatively, magnetic stirring may be adequate for low repetition rates and relatively low power. In a CW laser fhe dye solution is usually in fhe form of a jef flowing rapidly across fhe laser cavify. 

The use of dyes for coloring is becoming more popular because of the almost infinite range of colors that can be produced. Moreover, dyes do not need to be electrically deposited. Anodized parts are simply placed in a heated dye solution until the pores become saturated with the pigment (see Dyes... 

In dye-binding tests, milk is mixed with excess acidic dye solution where the protein binds the dye in a constant ratio and forms a precipitate. After the dye—protein interaction takes place, the mixture is centrifuged and the optical density of the supernatant is determined. Utilization of the dye is thus measured and from it the protein content determined. Several methods for appHcation of dye-binding techniques to milk are given (24,25). 

Carbonless Copy Paper. In carbonless copy paper, also referred to as pressure-sensitive record sheet, an acid-sensitive dye precursor, such as crystal violet lactone or /V-hen2oy11eucomethy1ene blue, is microencapsulated with a high boiling solvent or oil within a cross-linked gelatin (76,83,84) or in synthetic mononuclear microcapsules. Microcapsules that have a starch binder are coated onto the back of the top sheet. This is referred to as a coated-back (CB) sheet. The sheet intended to receive the image is treated on the front (coated-front (CF)) with an acid. When the top sheet is mechanically impacted, the dye capsules mpture and the dye solution is transferred to the receiving sheet where the acid developer activates the dye. 

The reverse reaction, the photochemical ring opening of sphopyranes (22b), takes place by absorption ia the short-wave uv region of the spectmm and the merocyanine isomer (22a) is obtained. The electron transition of (22a) is ia the visible spectral region, whereas (22b) is colorless. As a result, the dye solution can change from colorless to a colored solution (87,88). These photochromic reactions can be used for technical appHcations (89). 

If extreme pumping capacities ate provided, supeduminescence can occur. For a cyanine dye solution, this phenomenon was observed and described for the first time in 1969 (100). 

Ammonium acetate has limited commercial uses. It serves as an analytical reagent, and in the production of foam mbber and vinyl plastics it is also used as a diaphoretic and diuretic in pharmaceutical appHcations. The salt has some importance as a mordant in textile dyeing. In a hot dye bath, gradual volatilization of ammonia from the ammonium acetate causes the dye solution to become progressively more acidic. This increase in acidity enhances the color and permanence of the dyeing process. 

A defining characteristic of dyes is the abiUty to dissolve in a given medium. Dissolution leaves no particles to refract or scatter light and thus a dye solution is transparent. A distinct advantage of a soluble-type stain is this transparency and brightness afforded by use of various dye types. SolubiUty is increased by agitation or heat, or a combination of the two. 

Powerful solvents such as dimethyl sulfoxide (common laser dye solvent) and solubilizing substituents (K" and R " = sulfoalkyl in stmcture 32) may enhance the transport of dyes in solution through skin and other membranes. Reference 88 (on laser dye solutions and toxicity) is recommended to researchers working with dye solutions. Other dyes, such as Indocyanine Green, attain useful properties (blood tracer dye) as a result of having solubilizing substituents in their stmcture. 

It is difficult for dye solutions in water to penetrate synthetic fibers such as polyester, cellulose triacetate, polyamides, and polyacryUcs which are somewhat hydrophobic. The rate of water imbibition differs with each fiber as shown in Table 1 as compared to viscose (see Fibers, regenerated CELLULOSics), which imbibes water at the rate of 100% (1). The low imbibition rate is attributed to the high T obtained when the polymeric fibers are drawn. During this drawing operation the polymer chains become highly oriented and tightly packed, forming a stmcture practically free of voids. 

The process of textile print coloration can be divided into three steps. First, the colorant is appHed as pigment dispersion, dye dispersion, or dye solution from a vehicle caUed print paste or printing ink, containing in addition to the colorant such solutions or dispersions of chemicals as may be required by the colorant or textile substrate to improve and assist in dye solubUity, dispersion stabUity, pH, lubricity, hygroscopicity, rate of dye fixation to the substrate, and colorant-fiber bonding. The required viscosity characteristics of a print paste are achieved by addition of natural or synthetic thickening agents or by use of emulsions. 

Transfer printing employs the intermediate step of printing dye dispersions or dye solutions onto a temporary substrate, usually paper. From the paper, the dye is transferred to the textile by heat and steam, while printed paper and textile are in close contact. The advantages and limitations of the process have been described (33). 

Foam Fractionation. An interesting experimental method that has been performed for wastewater treatment of disperse dyes is foam fractionation (88). This method is based on the phenomenon that surface-active solutes collect at gas—Hquid iaterfaces. The results were 86—96% color removal from a brown disperse dye solution and 75% color removal from a textile mill wastewater. Unfortunately, the necessary chemical costs make this method relatively expensive (see Foams). 

Let us examine some batch results. In trials in which 5 mL of a dye solution was added by pipet (with pressure) to 10 mL of water in a 25-mL flask, which was shaken to mix (as determined visually), and the mixed solution was delivered into a 3-mL rectangular cuvette, it was found that = 3-5 s, 2-4 s, and /obs 3-5 s. This is characteristic of conventional batch operation. Simple modifications can reduce this dead time. Reaction vessels designed for photometric titrations - may be useful kinetic tools. For reactions that are followed spectrophotometrically this technique is valuable Make a flat button on the end of a 4-in. length of glass rod. Deliver 3 mL of reaction medium into the rectangular cuvette in the spectrophotometer cell compartment. Transfer 10-100 p.L of a reactant stock solution to the button on the rod. Lower this into the cuvette, mix the solution with a few rapid vertical movements of the rod, and begin recording the dead time will be 3-8 s. A commercial version of the stirrer is available. 

The improved design of the gating interface resulted in precise alignment of the two capillaries. A colored dye solution was added to the HPLC eluent to allow for du cct observation of the flow gating and injection processes. Through observation of the movement of the dye through the interface, it was possible to ensure that the electrokinetic injections were performed correctly. Troubleshooting had been a... 

If the cation has been unchanged, its ability to act as a hydrogen-bond donor has been unchanged, so why is an effect seen at all I propose that there is competition between the anion and the Reichardt s dye solute for the proton. Thus, the values of the ionic liquids are controlled by the ability of the liquid to act as a hydrogen bond donor (cation effect) moderated by its hydrogen bond acceptor ability (anion effect). This may be described in terms of two competing equilibria. The cation can hydrogen bond to the anion [Equation (3.5-2)] ... 

Textile applications Much use has been made of non-molybdenum Cr-Ni steels in dyeing. On the other hand, many dyeing solutions contain chlorides or other corrosive substances such as formic acid, and here it is often wiser to use the 316 group. 

Direct evidence for the competition of two counteracting contributions to the transient absorption changes stems from the temporal evolution of the transmission change at 560 nm. From Figure 10-3 it can be seen that the positive transmission change due to the stimulated emission decays very fast, on a time scale of picoseconds. On the other hand the typical lifetime of excitations in the 5, slate is in the order of several hundred picoseconds. Therefore, one has to conclude that the stimulated emission decay is not due to the decay of the. Sj-population (as is typically the case in dye solutions). The decay is instead attributed to the transiei.i build up of spatially separated charged excitations that absorb at this wavelength. 

Procedure. Transfer the almost neutral sample solution of beryllium (containing 5 to 80jug of the element in a volume of about lOmL) to a 25 mL graduated flask, add 2.8 mL of 2.0M sodium hydroxide (or more if much aluminium is present), 5.0 mL of 0.64M boric acid solution, and 6.0 mL of the dye solution (see Note), dilute to the mark with distilled water, and mix well. Measure the transmittance at 520 nm, or with a green filter preferably using a 2 cm cell. 

Note. Prepare the dye solution by stirring 0.025 g of 4-nitrobenzeneazo-orcinol mechanically for several hours with 0.1 M sodium hydroxide filter before use. 

Safety Considerations. High-power lasers raise a number of safety issues. There are the flammability and the toxicity of dye solutions. Most importantly, the eye hazards of laser radiation require careful shielding of the beam, and interlocks that restrict access to the laser room and to the dome. The laser could also dazzle aircraft pilots if they look directly down the beam. It is therefore necessary to close a shutter in the beam when a plane comes too close, either manually by human spotters, or automatically by use of radar, thermal IR or CCD cameras. Care must also be taken to avoid hitting overhead satellites in the case of pulsed or high power laser systems. 

Kim FIG, Park Ch, Yang J et al (2007) Optimization of backflushing conditions for ceramic ultraflltration membrane of disperse dye solutions. Desalination 202 150-155... 

The times t are in minutes and the dye concentrations [dye] are in milliliters of stock dye solution per 100 ml of the reactant mixture. The stock dye solution was 7.72 x 10 molar. Use these data to fit a rate expression of the form... 

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