**Meet the editor**

Peter J. Hauser received his BS (1969) and PhD (1974) degrees in chemistry from North Carolina State University. After a 24 year career in textile chemical research and development with both large and small companies, he returned to North Carolina State University where he is currently Professor, Associate Department Head, and Director of Graduate Programs in the Textile Engineer-

ing, Chemistry & Science Department. He teaches graduate and undergraduate level courses in textile wet processing and has research interests in textile treatments to reduce costs, energy usage and pollution associated with textile wet processing; high performance chemical finishes for enhanced value textiles; plasma treatments of textiles; and indigo dyeing and denim garment wet processing. Hauser has produced 77 technical publications, one book, and two book chapters and holds ten United States patents. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, Society of Dyers and Colourists, and the Textile Institute.

Contents

**Preface IX** 

Chapter 2 **Dyeing Wool with** 

Chapter 3 **Pretreatments of Textiles** 

Chapter 5 **Dyeing of Environmentaly** 

Petra Forte Tavčer

Melih Günay

Chapter 1 **Effect of Radiation on Textile Dyeing 1** 

R. R. Deshmukh and N. V. Bhat

**Metal-free Dyes – The Use of Sodium** 

**Prior to Dyeing: Plasma Processing 33** 

**Friendly Pretreated Cotton Fabric 77** 

Chapter 6 **Improvement in Acrylic Fibres Dyeing 89** 

Chapter 8 **Commercially Adaptable Coloration** 

Chapter 9 **Substrate Independent Dyeing of** 

Chapter 7 **The Future of Dye House Quality Control with** 

John A. Rippon, Jackie Y. Cai and Shaun M. Smith

Chapter 4 **From Murex Purpura to Sensory Photochromic Textiles 57** 

Vedran Durasevic, Durdica Parac Osterman and Ana Sutlovic

E. Giménez-Martín, A. Ontiveros-Ortega and M. Espinosa-Jiménez

**the Introduction of Right-First Dyeing Technologies 119** 

**Synthetic Textiles Treated with Low-Pressure Plasmas 173** 

**Processes for Generic Polypropylene Fiber 155**  Murari L. Gupta, Fred L. Cook and J. Nolan Etters

Hossain Mohammad Mokbul and Hegemann Dirk

Ijaz Ahmad Bhatti, Shahid Adeel and Muhammad Abbas

**Borohydride for the Application of Vat Dyes to Wool 17** 
