Fundamentals and Practices in Colouration of Textiles - Tapa dura

This book discusses in detail the fundamentals and practices of dyeing and coloration of textiles. It covers academic as well as industrial aspects of coloration while also defining problems and providing solutions. It is of interest to researchers who study process and quality control. New developments and research in the area of dyeing, viz. dyeing of micro-fibre, garment dyeing etc have also been included to keep pace with modern day requirements. Another unique feature of this book is that it is a concise compact text book containing chemistry and application details of all classes of dyes.

Dr. J.N. Chakraborty is professor and head of the textile technology department at the National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India. He has published fifty research papers in national and international journals. Dr. Chakraborty's experience combines both engineering and business applications in various industries. The innovation on room temperature vat dying of cotton using iron(II) salt-lig and complexes is a pioneering published work of him.