Levelling agents and Diffusion agents

RUCOGAL® ACC

Dyeing accelerator for the dyeing of PES and PES- fibre blends with disperse dyestuffs

Almost odourless
Good colour-intensifying effects even at boiling temperature
Suitable for levelling out faulty dyeings
Slight impairment of the light fastness possible
Provides equal dye uptake of PES fibers with different dye exhaustion properties to eliminate color differences

Field of application: For all discontinuos dyeing processes

Chemical Basis: Preparation of carboxylic acid ester and emulsifiers

Ionic Character: Non-ionic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® ACD

Levelling agent for wool dyestuffs that are difficult to dye level, especially for 1:1 and 1:2 metal complex as well as acid dyestuffs

Good migration capacity
Levels out differences in affinity of different wool qualities
Resistant to hard water
Promotes dye penetration
Low-foaming

Field of application: For all discontinuos dyeing processes

Chemical Basis: Alkylamine ethoxylate

Ionic Character: Non-ionic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® AKR

Retarder for the dyeing of PAN fibre material with Cationic dyestuffs

Resistant to hard water salts
Applicable in weakly acid liquors
Affinity for the fibre
Excellent levelling capacity
Only temporary blocking effects

Field of application: For discontinuous processes

Chemical Basis: Quaternary ammonium compound

Ionic Character: Cationic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® BOSS

Low-foaming levelling agent with strong migration-promoting properties for HT polyester dyeings

Supports uniform colour build-up
Free of phthalic acid ester
Free of APEO or APEO- derivatives
Excellent levelling effects
Suitable for levelling faulty dyeings
Suitable for carrier and HT- dyeings, also on beam dyeing machines

Field of application: For discontinuous processes

Chemical Basis: Preparation of special polymers and fatty alcohol ethoxilates

Ionic Character: Anionic/Non-ionic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® CAR

Dyeing accelerator for the dyeing of PES and PES-fibre blends with disperse dyestuff

Good colour-intensifying effects even at boiling temperature
Excellent levelling and dispersing effects
Suitable for levelling out faulty dyeings
Slight impairment of the light fastness possible
Provides equal dye uptake of PES fibers with different dye exhaustion properties to eliminate color differences

Field of application: For discontinuous processes

Chemical Basis: Preparation of carboxylic acid ester and emulsifiers

Ionic Character: Non-ionic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® ENE

Universal levelling and dispersing agent, especially for the onebath dyeing of PAN blends

Good levelling power high dispersing apacity
Resistant to acids, alkalis and hard water salts
Prevents the precipitation of Cationic and Anionic dyestuffs when applied together

Field of application: For all discontinuous dyeing processes

Chemical Basis: Preparation of fatty alcohol ethoxylates

Ionic Character: Non-ionic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® MDR

Speciality product for improving the levelness when dyeing with reactive dyestuffs by exhaust methods

Distinct dispersing effect
Prevents the formation of dyestuff agglomerates
Controls the dyestuff fixation
Sequesters hard water salts
Supports homogeneous distribution of the dyestuffs
Sequestering and dispersing properties

Field of application: For all discontinuous dyeing processes

Chemical Basis: Preparation of special polymers and emulsifiers

Ionic Character: Anionic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® ERQ

Low-foaming levelling agent and dyeing accelerator with strong diffusion-promoting properties for HT polyester dyeings

Low-foaming, also in HT-range
Excellent levelling effects
Suitable for levelling faulty dyeings
Suitable for automatic metering devices
Supports uniform colour build-up

Field of application: For all discontinuous dyeing processes

Chemical Basis: Preparation of aromatic carboxylic acid compounds and ethoxylates

Ionic Character: Non-ionic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® PAA

For dyeing PA with acid dyestuffs, special product for levelling barriness of PA material

Affinity for the fibre and dyestuff
High dispersing capacity
Excellent levelling and migration capacity

Field of application: For all discontinuous dyeing processes

Chemical Basis: Preparation of alkylaryl sulphonate and alkyl amine ethoxylate

Ionic Character: Anionic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® PAB

Levelling agent for the dyeing of PAN fibre material with Cationic dyestuffs

Resistant to hard water salts
Applicable in weakly acid liquors
Affinity for the fibre
Axcellent levelling capacity
Only temporary blocking effects

Field of application: For all discontinuous dyeing processes

Chemical Basis: Quaternary ammonium compound

Ionic Character: Cationic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® PAP

Levelling agent for dyeing PA or WO with 1:2-metal complex dyestuffs or acid dyestuffs

Good wetting effects
Good dispersing action
HT-resistant
Excellent levelling and migrating power
Levels differences in affinity caused by the material
Resistant to hard water salts and acids
Affinity for the fibre and dyestuff

Field of application: For all discontinuous dyeing processes

Chemical Basis: Preparation of fatty amine ethoxylates and polyglycols

Ionic Character: Non-ionic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® PBM

Levelling agent with dispersing and pH stabilising properties for disperse dyeings of PES fibres

Resistant to usual concentrations of hard water salts and acids
Phthalate free
Levelling effect in the heating phase
Supports migration during dye exhaustion
No retarding effect in the dyeing phase
Excellent dispersing capacity
Suitable for carrier and HT dyeings
Good migration power
Eliminates preparation residues

Field of application: For all discontinuous dyeing processes

Chemical Basis: Preparation of fatty acid ethoxylates and aromatic sulphonates

Ionic Character: Anionic/Non-ionic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® PLA

Low-foaming levelling agent with strong migration-promoting properties for HT polyester dyeings

supports uniform colour build-up
free of phthalic acid ester
free of APEO or APEO-derivatives
excellent levelling effects
suitable for levelling faulty dyeings
suitable for carrier and HT-dyeings, also on beam dyeing machines

Field of application: For discontinuous processes

Chemical Basis: Preparation of special polymers and fatty alcohol ethoxilates

Ionic Character: Anionic / Nonionic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® POS

Special product for levelling out barriness when dyeing PA material; levelling agent for dyeing PA with acid dyestuffs

Resistant to hard water salts and acids
Low-foaming due to silicone-free defoamer system
Suitable for dyeings up to and above 100 °C
Good wetting properties
Distinct dispersing capacity
Covers differences in affinity due to the material

Field of application: For all discontinuous dyeing processes

Chemical Basis: Preparation of naphthalene sulphonate and alkyl amine ethoxylate

Ionic Character: Anionic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® PVI

Levelling and stripping agent for vat, sulphur, direct or reactive dyeings on cellulosic fibres

Has a strong affinity for the dyestuff
Levels with low application quantities
Suitable for brightening or stripping with higher application quantities

Field of application: For all discontinuous dyeing processes

Chemical Basis: Polyvinylpyrrolidone

Ionic Character: Non-ionic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® RDM

Speciality levelling agent used in discontinuous reactive dyeing methods, which reduces the processing times by shortening salt, dye and alkali dosage periods

Suitable to transport in containers and to store in tanks
Resistant to hard water salts
No-foaming
Distinc levelling effects
Distinct dispersing capacity
Prevents the formation of dyestuff agglomerates
Controls the dyestuff fixation
Sequesters hard water salts
Protect dyestuffs against chlorine which may come from process water

Field of application: For all discontinuous dyeing processes

Chemical Basis: Preparation of aromatic sulphonates and modified acrylic acid derivative

Ionic Character: Anionic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® RLC

Speciality product for improving the levelness during dyeing with reactive dyestuffs in the exhaust method

Low-foaming
Resistant to hard water
Distinct dispersing effect
Prevents the formation of dyestuff agglomerates
Controls the dyestuff fixation
Sequesters hard water salts

Field of application: For all discontinuous dyeing processes

Chemical Basis: Preparation of aromatic sulphonates and modified acrylic acid derivative

Ionic Character: Anionic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® STAR

Levelling agent with dispersing and pH stabilising properties for disperse dyeings of PES fibres

Phthalate free
Levelling effect in the heating phase
Supports migration during dye exhaustion
No retarding effect in the dyeing phase
Excellent dispersing capacity
Suitable for carrier and HT dyeings
Eliminates preparation residues
good migration power
Covers differences in affinity due to the material

Field of application: For all discontinuous dyeing processes

Chemical Basis: Preparation of fatty acid ethoxylates and aromatic sulphonates

Ionic Character: Anionic/non-ionic

Form: Liquid

RUCOGAL® TMC

Levelling agent with dispersing and pH stabilising properties for disperse dyeings of PES fibres

Resistant to usual concentrations of hard water salts and acids
Phthalate free
Levelling effect in the heating phase
Supports migration during dye exhaustion
No retarding effect in the dyeing phase
Excellent dispersing
Suitable for carrier and HT dyeings

Field of application: For all discontinuous dyeing processes

Chemical Basis: Preparation of fatty acid ethoxylates and aromatic sulphonates

Ionic Character: Anionic/non-ionic

Form: Liquid

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