NOVACRON ®
Olive NC
Trichromatic olive element with excellent application properties. Recommended
for khaki, olive, sand, beige, earth tone shades. Outstanding light and wet light
fastness, very good washing-off and wet fastness properties (chlorine, peroxide,
etc.). Excellent compatibility with other NOVACRON NC dyes (Yellow NC,
Brown NC, Grey NC) Continuous dyeing
Dye properties
Pad-batch Pad-dry-pad-steam Pad-steam Pad-thermofix
Method suitability
Coverage of immature cotton
Liquid form – Pad-dry-pad-steam
Oeko-Tex 100 CO merc.
Stability to thermosoling (PES/CEL blends)
Neutral discharges
Alkaline discharges
Stripping (continuous method)
Partial stripping (continuous method) 15%
Stability to reduction
Washing-off properties
Artificial light: TL 84 no change
Tungsten G
2.4 g/kg
Key:
very good good moderate – not recommended
Solubility at 25°C and bath stability at 30°C
12 g/kg
Solubility Bath stability
In water 100 g/l
Pad-batch C1 100 g/l 30 min
Pad-batch C3 100 g/l 3h
Pad-batch C4 100 g/l 30 min
Pad-dry-pad-steam 100 g/l
Pad-steam 100 g/l 3h
Pad-thermofix 100 g/l 3h
24 g/kg
Degree of fixation
Pad-batch, method C1, 25°C, CO merc. 88%
NOVACRON® Olive NC
Influence of fixation time on yield
Pad-batch Pad-thermofix
Yield Yield
110 110
100 100
90 90
80 80
70 70
60 60
50 50
C1 C3 C4 30 s 45 s 60 s 90 s
Method Thermofixation time
Batching time: 8 h, 16 h, 24 h, 48 h at 25°C Thermofixation temperature: 160°C
Pad-dry-pad-steam / pad-dry-steam Pad-steam
Yield Yield
110 110
100 100
90 90
80 80
70 70
60 60
50 50
30 s 60 s 90 s 120 s 60 s 75 s 90 s 120 s
Steaming time Steaming time
Fastness properties
Xenon light fastness Wet fastness
1/25 SD Ch 5–6 Washing Ch CO CV
1/12 SD Ch 5–6 60°C, C1S 1x 4-5 4–5 4–5
1/6 SD Ch 5–6 60°C, C1S 5x 4–5 4–5 4–5
1/3 SD Ch 5–6 95°C, E1S 1x 4–5 4 4–5
1/1 SD Ch 6 Peroxide wash, 95°C, E2S 4 4 4–5
2/1 SD Ch 6 Oxidative bleach damage, M&S C10A 4–5
Influence of finishing Ch CO WO
Finish Ch Light Water, severe 5 5 5
A 4–5 5–6 Sea water 4–5 5 4–5
B 4–5 5–6 Chlorinated water, 20 mg/l 4
C 4–5 6 Perspiration, alkaline 4–5 4–5 5
D 5 6 Perspiration, acid 4–5 5 5
E 4 6 Hot pressing, dry, immediately 4
F 4–5 6 Nitrogen oxides 4–5
141038e, © 2007 Huntsman For disclaimer and notes on fastness tables see corresponding pattern card.
