Component-Resolved Kinetics of Low-Temperature Disperse Dyeing in Chemically Modified PET/Spandex Blends
摘要
Here, the isothermal disperse dyeing kinetics of a chemically modified PET/spandex blend—poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-polyethylene glycol) (PCP)/spandex (80:20)—were investigated and compared with those of a conventional PET/spandex blend using C.I. Disperse Red 60 and C.I. Disperse Red 167. Component-resolved rate-of-dyeing curves were obtained by independently quantifying dye uptake in the polyester and spandex phases during isothermal dyeing at 100–130 °C. Both blends exhibited time-dependent dye redistribution at extended dyeing times, evidenced by polyester uptake reaching a plateau or decreasing while spandex uptake continued to increase. The diffusion coefficients confirmed strong phase selectivity, with spandex diffusivities being one to two orders of magnitude higher than those of the polyester phases; Red 167 showed particularly high spandex diffusivity, consistent with its greater staining propensity. Arrhenius analysis further supported substrate effects: for Red 60, PET exhibited a high activation energy compared with PCP, indicating that PEG modification substantially lowers the thermal barrier for polyester-phase transport. Within the reduced-temperature window relevant to spandex-containing substrates (110–120 °C), PCP/spandex achieved higher polyester-phase uptake than PET/spandex and reduced spandex staining within practical dyeing times (≤ 60 min). Overall, the component-resolved kinetic framework clarifies how redistribution governs phase-specific uptake and supports chemically modified PET/spandex blends as more effective substrate system for low-temperature disperse dyeing.