Everythingyouneedtoknowaboutsolventdyes! Dyescomeinanumberofoptions.Inthisarticlewearegoingtodiscussabout somepopulartypesofdyes,Solventdyes!Thistypeofdyefindsitsapplicationin manyindustries. These arecoloringagentsthatformasolution,bydissolvinginorganicsolvents andnotinwater.

. The fact that these dissolve completely in the solvent without forming a layer, makesthemveryuseful.Thebestthingaboutthesecolorantsisthefactthatyou canachieveaconsistentcolorwiththem. Thesedyesarenotionizedeasily(i.e.thesedonotchangepolarityeitherdueto lossorgainofelectrons).Thisisthereasonwhythesedyesdonotdissolvein water,whichisahighlypolarcompound. NomenclatureandClassification These chemicals are named according to the particular nomenclature system. Whatisthesystem;letushavealook</p> Thefirstwordofthenameisalwayssolvent Thencomestheshadeofthedye Andlast,butnottheleastisthenumber SomecommonexampleofthiscanbequotedasSolventBlue24,SolventRed 36,andSolventYellow164,tonameafew. These agents have been grouped together on the basis of their shade. For example,Anthroquinonedyesisthenamegiventothechemicalsfallinginthe rangeofgreenandblueshades.Similarly,redandyellowcoloredchemicalshave beenclubbedtogetherasAzodyes. Applications

Azocompoundsaremajorlyusedinthetextileandfoodindustry,withmore than70%ofallthecompoundsusedintheseindustriesbeingazocolors. Anthroquinonevarietyisusedasplasticcolorant compounds,asthesecan bedevelopedintoadiverserangeofhuesbyalteringtheirstructure. These dyes are used in the furniture industry for shading waxes, wood stains,andresins. Thesecompoundscanalsofindtheirapplicationinthemedicalindustry. Theyareusedfordiagnosticpurpose. Solventcolorantsareanintegralpartofresearchpurposes,andareusedin theformofstainingagentsforidentifyingthestructureandorganizationof cellularcomponents(bothplantandanimalcells). Thecompoundsalsofindtheirapplicationintheprintingindustry,andare usedformanufacturinginksaswell. Alltheabovementionedapplicationsofthesesolventbasedcoloringagentsmake themanimportantproduct,whichthefieldoforganicchemistryhasprovidedand hencealsomakeitwidelypopular.