Solvent dyes are used for a variety of purposes and new uses are constantly being found as new materials are brought into manufacture. The major outlets are tabulated for ready reference. The principal uses are given below :
- Spirit and oil wood stains and varnishes.
- Transparent lackers incorporating nitrocellulcse, cellulosoacetate, vinyl, alkyd or other synthetic resins or shellac.
- These are used for many purposes including foil printing. Inks, for rotogravure and rubber stereo printing for coating copying paper and typewriter ribbons for ball point pens and in printing inks as shading and brightening agents and for double tone effects.
- In fats, oils and waxes for candles, sealing waxes and polishes and surface finishes for a great variety of materials.
For mass colouration of moulding powders and other constructional materials of cellulose acetate. Polystyrene, polymethacrylate, poluvinylchloride, phenol formaldehyde and urea formaldehyde, amino plastics or other synthetic polymer compositions. In the leather industry For production of 'aniline' and 'semi-aniline' upper leathers and for spray finishing of dyed or undyed tannages. They are also used to correct off shade dyeings by spraying from either solvent solution or aqueouslorganic solvent emulsions. Solvent dyes are also used for paddle dyeing of furs and woolskins. Some minor or specialised uses include the colouring of soap cosmetics petrol and other fuel oils and signalling smokes.
List of Solvent Dyes - Solvent Yellow 02
- Solvent Yellow 14
- Solvent Yellow 18
- Solvent Yellow 33
- Solvent Yellow 43
- Solvent Yellow 44
- Solvent Yellow 72
- Solvent Yellow 172
- Solvent Yellow 163
