DyeCoo Textile Systems,
a Netherlands-based company, created DryDye technology and the first
commercially available textile dyeing machines to use recycled carbon
dioxide instead of water. The name “DyeCoo” was derived from the process
of “dyeing” with “CO2” (carbon dioxide).
DryDye fabrics are dyed using supercritical fluid CO2, which means
carbon dioxide is in the form of an expanded liquid or heavily
compressed gas. Once the CO2 is heated to 120 degrees Celsius and
pressurized, it can then color synthetic fibers and enhances the
distribution of dyes into fabrics, as stated on DyeCoo’s website.
