Yorkshire Farben offer flexible solutions across our range of textile chemicals.
We provide products of superior performance which allow enviromentally sound choices, backed by our technical application expertise.
Our Products
Wetting Agents, Detergents & Emulsifying Agents
Dyamul SN-MP
- Ionicity: n
- Description: liquid
Application: Blend of fatty alcohol ethoxylates and dispersants. Low foaming detergent for use with synthetic or natural fibres in preparation or dyebath.
Suitable for simultaneous scour dyeing of synthetics
Dyamul OEN new
- Ionicity: a/n
- Description: liquid
Application: APEO free blend of surfactants and grease solubilisers.
Detergent with high capacity to remove oils and other fibre preparation chemicals.
Especially useful in scour/dye of acetate and polyamide fabrics on jigs.
Dyamul SLX
- Ionicity: n
- Description: liquid
Application: Blend of surfactants and low odour grease solubilisers. High concentrated powerful detergent for dissolving and emulsifying mineral oils and waxes from synthetics and elastane blends.
- Low foaming
Dyamul HT-BD 200
- Ionicity: a/n
- Description: liquid
Application: Blend of surfactant levellers, dispersants, emulsifiers and lubricants. Developed for HT scour dyeing of greige PES and PES cotton blends. Effects level dyeing, promotes dye migration whilst simultaneously emulsifying and oils present on the fabric or the dyebath.
- Reduces cross staining by disperse dyes on PES cotton
- Has dyebath lubricant properties
- Recommended in Yorkshire’s Advance Bleach Dyeing System.
Dyapol G
- Ionicity: n
- Description: liquid
Application:
- Concentrated blend of surfactant emulsifiers and dispersants
- Recommended in a wide variety of reduction clear, post washing and stripping processes.
- With powerful emulsifying properties and tendency to foam, can be used in machine cleaning operations.
Anti Reducing Agents
Dyapol HWF
- Ionicity: 1
- Description: liquid
Application:
- Solution of mild inorganic oxidising agent.
- Prevents yield loss at high temperature and anerobic dyeing conditions of sensitive disperse dyes.
- Does not affect yield of reactive or direct dyes when using one bath methods.
- Used with Yorkshire’s HWF range.
Buffers, Acid Donors
Dyapol BDN
- Ionicity: a
- Description: liquid
Application:
- Dispersing agent with added sequestering and buffering action.
- Used in HT dyeing to maintain pH 5 to 5.5
- Suitable in one bath dyeing of PES cotton with reactive or direct dyes.
- Low foaming, suitable for all machine types.
Dyapol AB
- Ionicity: a
- Description: liquid
Application:
Buffer with built in dispersing and sequestering action. Used in HT dyeing to maintain pH 4 to 4.5 Overcomes varying pH of water supply and is recommended with pH sensitive disperse dyes.
Suitable in one bath dyeing of PES cotton with reactive or direct dyes.
Dyapol CA-BD
- Ionicity: a
- Description: liquid
Application:
- Concentrated blend of alkaline buffers and sequestrants.
- Used in HT dyeing to maintain pH 9 to 9.5 without need for additional alkali
- Hence reduces oligimar problems and gives cleaner dyeings.
- Recommended in Yorkshire’s Advance Bleach Dyeing System.
Carriers, HT Migration Levellers
Optinol MBF
- Ionicity: a/n
- Description: liquid
Application:
- Emulsified organic esters
- Highly effective migration/leveller for high temperature dyeing of polyester with disperse dyes.
- Product has good electrolyte stability and can be used in the one bath dyeing of PES cotton
- Minimal loss of dye yield
- Suitable for correcting unlevel dyeings.
Dispersing Agents
Dyapol NS
- Ionicity: a
- Description: liquid
Application:
- Sodium salt of high molecular weight naphthalene sulphonic acid polymer.
- Efficient dispersing agent fro disperse dyes at HT even where Glaubers salt is present.
- Suitable for one bath dyeing PES cellulose blends dyed with reactive or direct dyes
Dyebath Lubricants & Anticrease
Serilube ACA
- Ionicity: a
- Description: liquid
Application:
- Blend of phosphate esters
- Prevents rope marks, creasing and abrasion in jets.
- Unaffected by high amounts of electrolyte and alkali, so ideal in dyeing cotton and blends.
- Excellent emulsifying and dispersing properties so ideal for scour dyeing of 100% PES where soil suspension is required.
Acid Dye Chlorine Water Fastness
Serilube ACA
- Ionicity: a
- Description: liquid
Application:
- Blend of polyphenolic substances.
- Aftertreatment to improve chlorine water fastness of acid dyes on PA and PA elastane blends.
- Ideal for swimwear.
Acid Dye Wet Fastness
Dyapol SB 40
- Ionicity: a
- Description: liquid
Application:
- High molecular weight polyphenolic condensate.
- Powerful syntan for acid and pre met dyes on dyed and printed PA.
- Does not discolour white grounds on printed fabrics.
- Very effective reserving agent for PA fibres in wool/PA blends even at low application rates.
- Is stable in dilute acids but care to prevent precipitation with undiluted acids.
Dyapol ASN
- Ionicity: a
- Description: liquid
Application:
- Modified high molecular weight polyphenolic condensates with excellent acid stability.
- Strong syntan for acid and pre met dyes on dyed or printed PA. Excellent improvement in washfastness.
- Does not discolour white grounds on printed fabrics
- Reserving agent for PA fibres in wool/PA blends and PA/cellulosic blends.
Dyapol WX liq
- Ionicity: a
- Description: liquid
Application:
- Naphthalene sulphonate polycondensate with excellent acid stability.
- Economical syntan for acid and pre met dyes on dyed and printed PA.
- Moderate improvement in wash and water fastnesses
- Does not discolour white grounds on printed fabrics.
- Moderately effective reserving agent for PA fibres in wool/PA blends and PA/ cellulose blends.
Disperse Dye Light Fastness Enhancement
Dyapol K-UV
- Ionicity:
- Description: liquid
Application: Substituted benzophenone UV light absorber for increasing the light fastness of disperse dyes on polyester automotive fabrics
Reactive and Direct Dye Wet Fastness
Intrafix CR 200
- Ionicity: c
- Description: liquid
Application:
- Formaldehyde free polymeric quaternary aliphatic amine.
- Significantly improves wash fastness, cold water fastness and perspiration fastness of reactive dyed cotton or viscose.
- Beneficial effects on wet fastness of direct dyes.
- Does not reduce light fastness
- Suitable for exhaust or pad application.
Intrafix FF
- Ionicity: c
- Description: liquid
Application:
- Formaldehyde free polyamine derivative.
- General purpose economical fixing agent to improve wash fastness, cold water and perspiration fastness of reactive dyes.
- Does not reduce light fastness
- Suitable for pad and exhaust application.
Polyamide Levelling Agents
Intratex AL
- Ionicity: a/n
- Description: liquid
Application:
- Blend of fatty amine ethoxylates and anionic esters.
- A concentrated levelling agent for acid and pre met dyes on PA
- Promotes level dyeing and good coverage by controlling rate of exhaustion and enhancing dye migration.
- Assists coverage of barre
- Minimum effect on colour yield.
- Used to repair unlevel dyeings.
Intratex B
- Ionicity: a/n
- Description: liquid
Application:
- Blend of surfactants
- Reduces or eliminates barre when dyeing PA with acid or pre mets.
- Promotes migration and helps rate of exhaustion of other wise incompatible dyes. Thus promotes levelness and reproducibility
Intratex NI
- Ionicity: a/n
- Description: liquid
Application:
Higher fatty ethylene oxide condensate.Dispersant, penetrant and levelling agent for acid and pre met dyes in carpet dyeing
Reduction Clearing Assistants
Dyamul RCL
- Ionicity: a/n
- Description: liquid
Application:
- Blend of surfactant emulsifiers, dispersants and defoamers
- Low foam reduction clear and stripping assistant for PES, acetate and triacetate.
- High capacity to disperse and emulsify dye residues thus giving a clean dyeing and improved wet fastness.
- Can be used as a dispersant leveller during normal dyeing.
- Enhances level dyeing and keep dyeing machines clean at the same time.
- Suitable for all machines.
Softeners / Raising Agents
Patsoft 1220
- Ionicity: c
- Description: liquid
Application:
- Fatty amine/ polyolefin blend
- Imparts full soft handle to knitgoods and improves tear strength, sewability and abrasion resistance of resin treated cellulose fabrics.
- Effective lubricant for mechanical raising of most fibre types. (PES cotton, cotton)
- Applicable by pad or exhaust
Oil- and Water repellent products / FC-free WR / Crosslinker
Intrapel IP-823N
- Ionicity: weak c
- Description: dispersion
Application:
- Fluorocarbon C8 based and REACh registered
- Performs good water- / oil repelling and soil resistant power
- In use with various processing agents, it shows good process ability
- PFOS, APEO, DSDMAC, DHTDMAC and formaldehyde free
- Excellent effects even after home laundry or dry cleaning
- Has consistently excellent persistence and show a good performance in the polyester, nylon and cotton as well as on mixed blends
Intrapel IP-624
- Ionicity: weak c
- Description: dispersion
Application:
- Fluorine compounds based on C6 technology for highest performing water and oil repellent finishes on cellulosic and synthetic fibers as well as on mixed blends
- Good durability
- PFOS free; PFOA non detectable
Intrapel IP-031
- Ionicity: weak c
- Description: dispersion
Application:
- Fluor-free product which receives very good results on water repellency and rainproof on cellulosic (90-100) and blends
- Good results on Bundesmann
Intrapel Cross XA
- Ionicity: non/c
- Description: dispersion
Application:
- Butanonoxim based crosslinker
- Increasing performance and durability of oil- and water repellent products e.g. Intrapel IP-823N and
- Intrapel IP-824