A reactive disperse yellow dye is suitable for supercritical CO.sub.2 anhydrous dyeing. The reactive disperse yellow dye in has a parent of azo structure, and has monochlorometriazinyl groups thereon. The reactive disperse yellow dye can be used for supercritical CO.sub.2 anhydrous dyeing of cellulose fiber, protein fiber, chemical fiber and the blended fabrics thereof, and has good dyeing effect particularly for cotton-polyester blended products.

A reactive disperse yellow dye is suitable for supercritical CO.sub.2 anhydrous dyeing. The reactive disperse yellow dye in has a parent of azo structure, and has monochlorometriazinyl groups thereon. The reactive disperse yellow dye can be used for supercritical CO.sub.2 anhydrous dyeing of cellulose fiber, protein fiber, chemical fiber and the blended fabrics thereof, and has good dyeing effect particularly for cotton-polyester blended products.

In a process for removing dyes from a textile material, comprising or consisting of polyester fibers, or comprising or consisting of cotton fibers, a batch of said textile material is reduced to clippings having small size, treated with a solvent under stirring in an extraction chamber and centrifugated to remove the solvent, the solution comprising solvent and extracted material is used as a solvent to extract dye from another batch of textile material.