| Group | Uses | |
| Category: | Acridine dyes, derivatives of acridine >C=N-and>C=C | Textiles, leather |
| Category: | Anthraquinone dyes, derivatives of anthraquinone >C=O and>C=C | Textiles |
| Category: | Arylmethane
dyes
|
|
| Category: | Azo dyes, based on a -N=N- azo structure | |
| Category: | Cyanine dyes, derivatives of phthalocyanine | |
| Category: | Diazonium dyes, based on diazonium salts | |
| Category: | Nitro dyes, based on the -NO2 nitro functional group | |
| Category: | Nitroso dyes, are based on a -N=O nitroso functional | |
| Category: | Phthalocyanine dyes, derivatives of phthalocyanine >C=N | Paper |
| Category: | Quinone-imine dyes, derivatives of quinone | Wool and paper |
| Category: | Azin
dyes
|
Leather and textile |
| Category: | Xanthene dyes, derived from xanthene -O-C6H4-0 | Cotton, Silk and Wool |
| Category: | Indophenol dyes, derivatives of indophenol >C=N-and>C=O | Colour photography |
| Category: | Oxazin dyes, derivatives of oxazin -C-N=C =C-O-C= | Calico printing |
| Category: | Oxazone dyes, derivatives of oxazone | |
| Category: | Thiazin dyes, derivatives of thiazin | |
| Category: | Thiazole dyes, derivatives of thiazole >C=N-and-S-0= | Intermediate |
| Category: | Fluorene dyes, derivatives of fluorene | |
| Category: | Rhodamine dyes, derivatives of rhodamine | |
| Category: | Pyronin dyes |
According to Ionical properties
According to the properties of the produced iones frime the dyes when
solubilised in aquas solution, dyes are classified into two majore
categories__
- Cationic Dyes
- Anionic Dyes
According
to
source of the raw materials
- Natural Dyes
- Synthetic Dyes
According
to
the application
- Acid Dyes
- Azoic Dyes
- Basic Dyes
- Direct Dyes
- Disperse Dyes
- Reactive Dyes
- Solvent Dyes
- Sulphur Dyes
- Vat Dyes
- Mordant Dyes
