Dyeing time/min Untreated fabric Treated fabric
E% F% T% E% F% T%
5 10.9 33 3.597 26.6 48.1 12.7946
10 25.6 39.4 10.0864 39.9 57.5 22.9425
15 37.4 50.1 18.7374 54.7 66.7 36.4849
30 51.7 62.9 32.5193 66.8 80.5 53.7740
45 55.2 65.7 36.2664 70.7 82.0 57.9740
60 61.1 70.0 42.7700 73.3 83.4 61.2156
120 62.6 71.1 44.5086 77.3 85.7 66.2461
180 62.6 71.1 44.5086 77.3 85.7 66.2461
Table 6: Effect of dyeing time on Exhaustion (E%) and total fixation (T%) of treated and untreated polyester fabric dyed with Basic blue.