The present invention pertains to an aqueous ink containing mixtures of solvent dyes and disperse dyes suitable for printing on hydrophobic textile substrates.

The present invention pertains to an aqueous ink containing mixtures of solvent dyes and disperse dyes suitable for printing on hydrophobic textile substrates.

Dyes of formula (1) ##STR00001##
their production and their use are described.

Dyes of formula (1) ##STR00001##
their production and their use are described.

The present invention pertains to an aqueous ink containing mixtures of solvent dyes and disperse dyes suitable for printing on hydrophobic textile substrates.

The present invention pertains to an aqueous ink containing mixtures of solvent dyes and disperse dyes suitable for printing on hydrophobic textile substrates.

An ink jet ink composition for textile printing including a dye and 5% to 30% by mass of a cyclic amide that is liquid at normal temperature and that has a normal boiling point in the range of 190 C. to 260 C., wherein the hue angle h defined by the CIELAB color space on a recording medium ranges from 15 to 80 degrees.

A textile printing method that includes printing to a textile with a material including a dye expressed by the following general formula 1. ##STR00001## In general formula 1, R.sup.1 to R.sup.16 is H, CH.sub.3, OH, NHC.sub.2H.sub.5, COOH, SO.sub.3H, SO.sub.3Na, NO.sub.2, or NH.sub.2.

A textile printing method that includes printing to a textile with a material including a dye expressed by the following general formula 1. ##STR00001## In general formula 1, R.sup.1 to R.sup.16 is H, CH.sub.3, OH, NHC.sub.2H.sub.5, COOH, SO.sub.3H, SO.sub.3Na, NO.sub.2, or NH.sub.2.

The invention provides a process for tanning a substrate using at least one ionic liquid. The at least one ionic liquid can be used in at least one of the following tanning steps: tanning, re-tanning, preservation, liming, pickling, impregnation, lubrication, dyeing, fatliquoring or finishing.