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HS Code |
571307 |
| Cas Number | 6359-98-4 |
| Ec Number | 228-819-0 |
| Molecular Formula | C16H12N4Na2O7S2 |
| Molecular Weight | 514.40 g/mol |
| Appearance | Yellow powder |
| Solubility In Water | Soluble |
| Melting Point | Decomposes |
| Iupac Name | Disodium 4-[(2,4-dinitrophenyl)azo]naphthalene-1-sulfonate |
| Color Index Number | CI 18965 |
| Synonyms | C.I. Acid Yellow 17, Aizen Yellow G, Metanil Yellow |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Ph Value | 6.0-7.0 (1% solution) |
| Uses | Textile dyeing, paper dyeing, inks |
As an accredited Acid Yellow 17 factory, we enforce strict quality protocols—every batch undergoes rigorous testing to ensure consistent efficacy and safety standards.
| Packing | Acid Yellow 17 is packaged in a sealed 25 kg fiber drum with inner polyethylene lining, featuring chemical hazard labeling. |
| Shipping | Acid Yellow 17 should be shipped in tightly sealed containers, away from moisture and incompatible substances. It must be labeled according to local and international transport regulations. Store and transport in a cool, dry place, ideally under UN Number 2651, as it may pose environmental and health hazards if not handled properly. |
| Storage | **Acid Yellow 17** should be stored in a tightly sealed container in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated area away from direct sunlight and incompatible substances such as strong oxidizers. Avoid moisture and sources of ignition. Proper labeling and secondary containment are recommended to prevent spills. Use appropriate personal protective equipment when handling and ensure emergency eyewash stations are accessible nearby. |
Applications of Acid Yellow 17 in Industrial ManufacturingAs a direct dye with established performance in coloration processes, Acid Yellow 17 supports multiple specialized industrial sectors with stable shade, water solubility, and straightforward blending protocols. Our manufacturing facility supplies Acid Yellow 17 to downstream manufacturers who integrate this compound into precise process stages, meeting compliance needs and technical specifications for finished goods in textiles, paper, leather, ink, and detergent formulations. 1. Textile Wet Dyeing for Cellulosic FibersTextile manufacturers apply Acid Yellow 17 for coloration of regenerated cellulose and natural fibers such as viscose rayon, mercerized cotton, and modal fabrics. The dye incorporates under acidic to neutral pH across batch, continuous, and semi-continuous (pad-steam) operations, imparting bright shade consistency and high fastness suitable for both fashion and technical textiles. Application protocols must consider bath pH control, pre-treatment requirements, and anti-migration additives to achieve uniform penetration and wash durability for downstream finishing or direct garment production. Industry compliance standards
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2. Paper Coloring for Tissue and Specialty GradesPaper and pulp processors integrate Acid Yellow 17 during wet-end coloring to achieve stable yellow shades in tissue, writing, and packaging paper grades. Performance relies on the dye's affinity for cellulose under mildly acidic to neutral furnish conditions, as well as its resistance to bleaching agents. Precise dosing is required to prevent deposits on equipment and color migration, particularly for grades requiring food contact compliance or anti-fading stability under light exposure. Industry compliance standards
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3. Liquid and Powder Detergent FormulationHousehold and industrial cleaning product manufacturers select Acid Yellow 17 to impart a stable yellow tint to liquid, gel, and powder detergent products. The dye offers strong water solubility and shelf stability in surfactant-rich environments with a neutral to low-alkaline pH. Dosing takes place after bulk surfactant blending, and stability testing is conducted under accelerated aging and UV exposure schedules before final packing. Industry compliance standards
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4. Leather Drum Dyeing for Garments and FootwearLeather processing plants use Acid Yellow 17 in wet drum dyeing protocols for garment, glove, and shoe upper leathers. The dye diffuses into semi-chrome or vegetable-tanned hides under controlled temperature and pH, requiring careful pre-soaking and acidification sequences. Post-dye fatliquoring and fixation enhance wash and rub fastness, supporting stringent visual and performance criteria required by major footwear and fashion brands. Industry compliance standards
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5. Water-Based Inkjet and Flexographic Printing InksProducers of water-based printing inks leverage Acid Yellow 17 for bright yellow shades on cellulose-rich substrates. The dye disperses uniformly in aqueous or glycol solvent vehicles, with batch-specific pH adjustments to optimize printhead compatibility. Ink formulators must verify bleed and migration parameters for paperboard and corrugated stock and stability under both heat and UV curing sequences. Industry compliance standards
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Decades spent running reactors and watching dyes take shape has taught us which products deliver on the promises written on their packing slips. Among the many dyestuffs traveling through the plant, Acid Yellow 17 holds a place of steady reliability. QH or QL grade, powder or granule, it earns the respect of our customers and technicians on the shop floor. What you see in the dye bath comes from the careful chemistry and patient work behind the bag.
Manufacturing this dye begins with thorough selection of raw naphthol intermediates. The slightest variation in purities or particle sizes shows up months later as subtle differences in batch shade or solubility. Our team insists on analytical controls during diazotization and coupling. By doing this, we hit the right color value and strength every time. Laboratory results yield data, but hands-on witnessing of the cake’s filtration, moisture and texture often tells just as much as the numbers.
Unlike direct or vat dyes, Acid Yellow 17 is part of the monoazo acid dye family. Its tint is clear, warm and stable under most application conditions, a true yellow that resists fading, weather and detergent attack. Under our micro-granulation protocol and fine grinding, end-users see quicker dissolution, fewer undyed pinholes, and smoother batch corrections.
Textile and paper finishers do not want surprises in the dyehouse. Shade drift or variable solubility means cost and time lost—not to mention reputation. We do not skip corners with standardization. Every batch of Acid Yellow 17 passes blending, filtration, oven-drying, and granulation steps. QC staff runs thin-layer chromatography, particle size analysis, and colorfastness tests shoulder to shoulder with operators who have spent years handling dyes. Lot records back up every drum from raw material traceability to finished shipment.
Our customers, especially textile mills, ask about compatibility—Acid Yellow 17 readily blends with other acid yellows and acid reds to craft olive greens, golds, and autumn shades on wool and nylon. It keeps pH stability right where dyeing needs it: no surprises mid-batch. The color stays pure, without the muddy undertones that creep in after repeated washes or sunlight exposure.
No matter the scale—lab dyeing, sampling, all the way up to continuous runs—customers value predictability, high yield per kilo, and low waste. They rely on our process discipline to maintain those benchmarks. Our dye can be trusted on wool, silk, nylon, modified acrylic and even anodized aluminum; its anionic nature bites well into cationic sites after acid pre-treatment.
We often receive requests to match old legacy shades or to create new blends for seasonal trends. Dye houses send precise Pantone chips or fabric swatches, sometimes fragments from the 1970s. Keeping Acid Yellow 17’s specifications tight means a wide blending window: just a small percentage change impacts the final shade. Those are moments where a manufacturer’s memory, not just a datasheet, solves the riddle.
Modern dye manufacture faces regulatory and environmental constraints. For Acid Yellow 17, we focus on minimal iron content and low salt formation. Each batch’s effluent profile is tested: sulfonated dye residues, sodium chloride load and aromatic amine content must meet tight in-house limits before release. Customers who operate in Europe or North America demand compliance with REACH, OEKO-TEX, and specific fastness requirements. We cut contamination risks, so users avoid liability down the supply chain.
Minimizing worker exposure takes more than ventilation and gloves. Early in the kitchen, careful control over dusting and wet-milling reduces airborne micro-particles both for us and for end-users. Our technical teams offer guidance on effluent management for companies who ask—our chemists have been through enough regulatory cycles to know how quickly the bar rises.
Acid Yellow 17 covers a broad range of color needs but does not fit every application. On polyester fibers or certain high-performance synthetics, shade lift is negligible, and alternative disperse dyes work better. Where heat stability is critical, like high-temperature carpet steaming, some yellow acid dyes darken or show slow red shifts. Over the years, we have tweaked coupling temperatures or iron-removal steps to help customers extend the usage window, yet some process limitations are fundamental to the chemistry.
Compared to Acid Yellow 36, 42, or metal complex alternatives, this dye strikes a practical balance: clean shade, reasonable price, easy handling, and broad market availability. Its lightfastness usually outperforms direct yellows yet trails some chromium-complexed dyes, whose environmental impact and regulatory attention limit their use more every year. On the efficiency front, our granulated Acid Yellow 17 disperses in open or closed dyeing systems with far less pre-mixing, and cuts batch-to-batch adjustments.
Running a chemical plant is not like running a warehouse. We watch raw materials come off rail cars, mix kettles for days, and clear filters by hand if a batch runs slow. Every worker here knows why we sweat the details on a dye like Acid Yellow 17. If a batch dries too slowly, gets contaminated with heavy metals, or shades out low, no amount of polishing fixes the problem after it leaves the door. Our team maintains records of tweaks—slowing a neutralization step, easing a filtration for clarity, reblending small lots to nudge a yellow toward the right spectral curve.
Customers sometimes visit to check our controls. We share batch cards, filtration rates and real mill test pieces. We answer detailed technical questions—how our powder sieves behave after two years, why we switched to a multi-stage spray-drying process instead of rotary ovens, which solvents enhance solubility without increasing off-odors. These are the details only a manufacturer alive to daily challenges knows by heart.
Beyond apparel, Acid Yellow 17 serves specialty users—paper finishers, ink formulators, flexible film converters and even research labs exploring biological stains. In water-based and solvent-based systems, we see different purity, salt and water content requirements. Years ago, a major envelope paper producer highlighted an unexpected brightener interaction; our surface chemistry team reworked anti-caking agents and desiccation profiles to avoid spotting or streaking at high machine speeds. From laboratory scale to tons per month, changes ripple quickly downstream.
Changes in fashion and consumer taste drive color needs in unpredictable ways. One season a muted ochre sees global run; next year, sharp lemon tones dominate. Keeping lots of Acid Yellow 17 and other key intermediates in regular rotation means we can help customers ride out spikes or slumps in demand. It pays to stay nimble—a lesson only manufacturers feel when the order books swing.
Down years or boom times, steady supply trumps promises. Textile and specialty paper lines cannot sit idle because a dye load is locked at port or waiting for customs paperwork. We prefer direct supply arrangements with our partners, not just to see the finished goods through customs, but to listen for the early tremors in pricing or sourcing. Our buyers chase down quality intermediates globally, negotiate with freight carriers, and keep lead times close to predictable. This is not a task you outsource to marketers.
Repeat buyers return not only for consistent material. Product support matters—a line goes down in Turkey and a colorist calls us with a challenge. Two hours later, our team has run a test in the plant to confirm if a new batch of Acid Yellow 17 will match their requirements. Speed counts. Having technical folk on call means problems get solved before they harm customers’ orders or shrink margins.
Market trends in dye chemistry lean gradually greener. Over the last decade, we invested in processes that strip free aromatic amines, reduce formaldehyde traces, and decrease water and energy consumption per ton of dye. We redesigned our effluent treatment headers to match new emission rules, well before regulators knocked on our door. We test not once but on every batch—an out-of-spec drum gets caught, not passed on as someone else’s liability.
Research teams study ways to replace older, problematic intermediates, moving toward safer, more robust and color-stable products. Our plant does not just take new mandates; we work to exceed them. Starting with tight control over intermediate manufacturing and blending, we lower the odds of reprocessing, waste and off-spec colors.
No shiny marketing can replace the fingerprints of the real makers. We answer to chemists and plant managers who have seen both breakthroughs and setbacks. In the case of Acid Yellow 17, each production batch records its own small history of changes—raw goods, staff adjustments, minor mechanical fixes, tweaks to filtration or drying. Learning from those stories, each batch in turn gets stronger, more predictable, less prone to problems in the field.
Some end-users prize lowest cost per kilo. Others value shade brilliance or batch-to-batch repeatability for high-end textiles and demanding markets. Both groups return if a manufacturer delivers on its promises and puts real expertise into the product. Both groups walk if unexpected color drifts or poor filtration show in the dyehouse. The stakes are real: hundreds of thousands of meters of garment fabric, batches of artist papers, bulk shipments to automotive suppliers. No room for shortcutting.
We keep our plant doors open for visits because the best improvements come from honest feedback. End-users bring issues—a paper streak here, a dull batch of wool scarves there. We invite partners to the plant, share our methods, compare notes on what works and what falls short. The technical exchanges have changed how we dose antioxidants, pack powders, or time batch drying. Everyone learns, and results trickle back to help another customer elsewhere build more reliable color lines.
It makes a difference when partners know exactly who crafted their dye. There is no substitute for direct conversation—our chemists know how each tweak plays out in practice, what to expect when scaling a recipe from lab to plant, and where typical hiccups occur. Distributors might push plenty of products, but only a manufacturer sees the entire chain from raw material to shipment, and invests in each step.
We carry pride in shipping a drum or bag of Acid Yellow 17 that stands up to scrutiny from anyone on the factory floor. Whether you run a mill, a flexo press, or research bench, predictability and integrity count. The critical details—the right color, solubility, fastness and clean handling—come from thousands of small choices through years of operation. No one gets there by shortcuts or blind trust in market data alone.
Acid Yellow 17 is more than a commodity. It is a reflection of years of accumulated expertise, adaptability to changing regulations, and an ongoing commitment to clarity, purity and reliability. Across color benches and fiber vats, it pays to know your supply line and trust the hands that guide the chemistry. For us, the process never ends. Each drum has a story, every batch a lesson, and every loyal customer a reason to improve again tomorrow.
