Vat Yellow 1 appearance is brown powder insoluble in water acetone alcohol chloroform and toluene are slightly soluble in o-chlorophenol pyridine is soluble in nitrobenzene (hot). It is diluted in dark orange in concentrated sulfuric acid to produce a yellow precipitate. The leuco body formed in the alkaline powder solution is green in the blue acid powder solution.
Vat Yellow 1 is Brown powder, Insoluble in water, ethanol, acetone, chloroform, toluene, slightly soluble in o-chlorophenol, Pyridine , soluble in hot the difficulties. In alkaline insurance powder also for blue ones; In the acidic insurance powder also in stock for green; The strong sulfuric acid for dark orange, yellow diluted produce precipitation. This product is crisp cloth varieties, for old yellow color Brightness as reduction golden, oxidation difficulties, after soaping color phenomenon.
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It is Mainly used for cotton cloth dyed and suspension of the volume of body knot dyeing, also can dip to cotton yarn, can be directly printing and the discharge, suitable for PVA, PVA/cotton blended fabric dyeing and printing. Can be processed into organic pigments.
Dyeing depth g/L | 20 |
Dyeing method | IN IW |
Leuco color | Blue |
Leveling property | ▲▲ |
Dead cotton | ▲ |
Light (Xenon test 1/12) | 6 |
Light (Xenon test 1/1) | 6-7 |
Light (Xenon test 2/1) | 6-7 |
Dyeing method | Dyeing Temperature(℃) | Reduction method | Reduction temperature(℃) | Leveling property | Other properties |
The most suitable method is A, but also the B method. | 45~60, Highest 90 | Vatting | 50~60 | Good | Extremely easy to restore, dye Photochromism |
Light fastness | Soaping(95℃) | Perspiration | rubbing | ironing | Bleaching resistant | Mercerized | |||||||
Standard depth | 1/12 depth | orginal Sample Color changed | White sample Stained | orginal Sample Color changed
| White sample Stained
| Dry | Wet | immediately | 4hafter | Chlorine bleaching | Oxygen bleaching | Orginal sample color changed | white sample changed |
6~7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4~5 | 3~4 | 4 | 4~5 | 4~5 | 5 | 5 |
Use a standard alkaline vatting system with sodium dithionite (hydrosulfite) as the reducing agent and caustic soda to control pH; monitor reduction until the dye reaches the leuco (soluble) state, then apply and oxidize carefully to lock color. Controlled reduction/oxidation is essential to maximize fastness and avoid uneven shades.
Yes — Vat Yellow 1 is suitable for direct printing on cotton and PVA/cotton blends, but because it is a vat dye it must be applied using vat/printing paste formulations that include a reducing system or solubilised vat form. It is not a reactive dye and therefore behaves differently in post-treatments.
Compared with typical reactive or disperse yellows, Vat Yellow 1 provides markedly better wash and light fastness and higher chemical/chlorine resistance, but requires vatting chemistry (reduction + oxidation) and is less straightforward to apply in household conditions.
Yes — Vat Yellow 1 can be converted to organic pigment grades and is used in plastics and coatings in specialist formulations; it shows good transparency and weather fastness when processed as a pigment. Thermal limits and masterbatch processing should be validated for each polymer system.
Cellulosic fibers (cotton, viscose) and PVA/cotton blends are the primary targets. It can also be used in specialty applications such as polyacrylonitrile fiber pulp coloring and wood/art paints when converted appropriately.