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EP 0178255 B1 19890118 - PROCESS FOR FIXING DYEINGS OR PRINTINGS

Title (en)

PROCESS FOR FIXING DYEINGS OR PRINTINGS

Publication

EP 0178255 B1 19890118 (DE)

Application

EP 85810429 A 19850923

Priority

CH 464784 A 19840928

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4659333A] The invention relates to a process for fixing azo, metal complex azo and formazan dyes on textile fabrics with hot steam to give stable shades, which process comprises fixing textile fabrics dyed or printed with said dyes in hot steam that contains at least 0.5% by volume of air.

IPC 1-7

D06P 5/20; D06B 19/00

IPC 8 full level

D06B 19/00 (2006.01); D06P 1/00 (2006.01); D06P 5/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06B 19/0047 (2013.01 - EP US); D06P 5/2077 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 8/918 (2013.01 - US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0178255 A1 19860416; EP 0178255 B1 19890118; DE 3567681 D1 19890223; JP S6183384 A 19860426; US 4659333 A 19870421

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85810429 A 19850923; DE 3567681 T 19850923; JP 21272585 A 19850927; US 77081185 A 19850829