Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A two-phase process for preparing conversion articles with reactive and vat dyestuffs or discharge resist prints with reactive dyestuffs or a mixture of reactive and vat dyestuffs on cellulosic materials, which comprises (a) printing or padding the material with a weakly acidic printing paste or padding liquor the pH of which is sufficiently low as to ensure that the reactive dyestuff is not fixed on the cellulose and which contains the reactive dyestuff or the mixture of reactive and vat dyestuffs, (b) overprinting the material with a neutral printing paste containing a stable reducing agent of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal salt of a sulfinic acid, (c) drying the material, (d) contacting the material with an aqueous strongly alkaline liquor, (e) steaming the material and (f) finishing the article.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
A two-phase process for preparing conversion articles with reactive and vat dyestuffs or discharge resist prints with reactive dyestuffs or a mixture of reactive and vat dyestuffs on cellulosic materials, which comprises (a) printing or padding the material with a weakly acidic printing paste or padding liquor the pH of which is sufficiently low as to ensure that the reactive dyestuff is not fixed on the cellulose and which contains the reactive dyestuff or the mixture of reactive and vat dyestuffs, (b) overprinting the material with a neutral printing paste containing a stable reducing agent of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal salt of a sulfinic acid, (c) drying the material, (d) contacting the material with an aqueous strongly alkaline liquor, (e) steaming the material and (f) finishing the article.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the neutral printing paste contains a vat dyestuff.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reducing agent is an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of a sulfinic acid obtained by reaction with an aldehyde or an amine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process as claimed in claim 3, wherein the reducing agent is sodium formaldehyde-sulfoxylate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process as claimed in claims 3 or 4, wherein the strongly alkaline liquor contains a cyano complex or a diacetyldioxime complex of iron, copper, chromium, manganese, cobalt or nickel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein steaming is performed for 5 to 30 seconds with saturated steam.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the weakly acidic printing paste or padding liquor contains sodium dihydrogenphosphate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the strongly alkaline liquor contains an alkali metal hydroxide, carbonate or silicate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the strongly alkaline liquor is applied by passing the material through said liquor or, by spraying or padding the material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cellulosic material consists essentially of native or regenerated cellulose fibers or of a mixture of such fibers.