Table 3.
pH of each dyeing process

Type of dye pH
Water Na2SO4 Na2CO3 Soaping Fixing
1st 2nd Amount (g/L) pH
Red H-E3B, Red RB 133% 4.4 4.3 4.4 0 4.5 9.8 8.1
2 9.5
5 10.2
10 10.5
20 10.8