Toward improved performance of reactive dyeing on cotton fabric using process sensitivity analysis

Purpose The conventional textile dyeing process requires various operational characteristics, and determining the most reliable factor in dyeing performance has always been a challenge for the textile industry. Thus, the present paper aimed to evaluate the process sensitivity of C. I. Reactive Blue 194 dyeing of cotton fabric using a statistical technique. Design/methodology/approach An L 27 orthogonal array-based Taguchi's methodology was used with six parameters and three levels of each parameter. The signal-to-noise ( S / N ) ratio and analysis of variance were studied using total fixation efficiency ( T %) as the response of the process sensitivity. Findings Results showed that dyebath pH was the most influential factor on the process and total fixation efficiency ( p -value…